Visual Design Manager

Who we are:   Accenture Song is the world’s largest tech-powered creative group. Within Song, our Design & Digital Products practice helps iconic brands reinvent products, services, and spaces with the best of emerging technology to drive impact for end-users and for the business. From defining brand systems and designing digital and physical experiences, to building the visual tools and design systems that support them, we do it all. With 70 Song Studios and 4,000+ designers and makers across 6 continents,   you’ll   be joining a team working at the frontier of customer experience.   As part of the Design and Digital Products practice, we   operate   like   a studio   within the larger Accenture organization : high craft standards, and a direct line between design decisions and shipped products at scale. Our team includes specialists in Product Design, Product Management, Engineering, Experience Design, Immersive Experiences, Visual Design, and Content Design. We partner closely with colleagues across Accenture who bring deep   expertise   in capabilities, industries, accounts, and ecosystem partners. Together, we take on complex challenges with greater depth, speed, and rigor.   Who you are:   A Visual Design Lead who thinks conceptually and leads teams to bring that vision to life with exceptional craft   and a deep understanding   in   foundational design . You own the visual design direction   and narrative   on your engagements   from defining the aesthetic language and design system to directing high-quality output across every touchpoint. You set the bar for visual excellence, cultivate a culture of craft, and are committed to developing   and nurturing   the next generation of creative talent.   You   operate   as a decisive creative leader, trusted client partner, and you connect visual decisions to brand strategy and measurable business   impact. You   embrace AI as an enabler to your process and are ready to create alongside your team to make your   vision and   direction s   tangible .    The work:   In this role you will have accountability across three dimensions:   Client Delivery:   Lead the visual design direction on engagements   (internal or clients)   from concept through delivery, with accountability for   design   quality, aesthetic cohesion, and adherence to project timelines.   Operate as a conceptual thinker who can translate abstract briefs, brand strategy, and audience insights into clear, compelling visual languages.   Set and defend a high visual craft standard   directing the creation of brand identities, design systems, motion, typography, illustration, and digital experiences.   Both visionary and hands-on: define the creative direction while staying close to the work, shaping key design decisions and producing high-quality output alongside your team.   Use AI tools to accelerate concepting, iteration, and production, and model how these tools can enhance ,   not replace ,   creative thinking.   Serve as a leading creative voice in client discussions, confidently sharing your visual perspective and translating design rationale into strategic narratives that guide clients through complex, high-pressure decisions.   Business Development:   Proactively document how AI is changing your visual design workflows and quantify its impact on delivery quality and team performance to evolve how we work as a practice.   Contribute to proposals, create case studies from your work, and translate project learnings into clear, compelling thought leadership that   showcases   our visual design capabilities.   Identify   and shape new creative opportunities with existing client s,   recognizing when a brand, design system, or experience challenge is an opening for deeper engagement, and partnering with account leads to build a compelling point of view around it .   People & Practice Development:   Manage, support, and m entor team members in their day-to-day work, helping them grow their visual craft, develop creative confidence, navigate challenges, and evolve as visual designers.   Be a consistent and engaged member of the Visual Design   craft , proactively sharing methods, creative references, and outcomes from your projects and contributing to the evolution of the discipline.   Here’s   what   you’ll   need:   7+ years of experience in Visual Design spanning a range of industries, brand types, platforms, and visual contexts.  4+ years:  leading visual design engagements end-to-end, from creative concepting and visual strategy through to production-ready delivery.  directing the creation of brand identities, design systems, typography, motion, illustration, and digital UI that demonstrate a strong and consistent visual voice.  producing and directing high-fidelity visual work with exceptional attention to detail, including pixel-perfect deliverables and developer-ready specifications.  3+ years: directly managing or coaching visual designers, with demonstrated ability to develop contributors into stronger, more independent creative practitioners.  working in agile and cross-functional environments, collaborating with product designers, product managers, engineers, and strategists to deliver cohesive experiences.  delivering high-caliber visual design work that has shipped at scale, solved complex product or brand challenges, and driven measurable impact across customer experiences and business goals.  Experience in ground visual design decisions with a deep understanding of user experience (UX). At this level, the best visual work should not only look right but also function well, guiding users intuitively through products and experiences while expressing a coherent brand point of view.  Experience building and contributing to scalable design systems that ensure visual consistency across products, platforms, and channels.  Experience embedding AI tools and workflows into visual d