Strategy and Design Intern
Strategy and Design Intern
Job Purpose
You will jointly support the Strategy and Proposition Director and the Global Design Director to support the development of new commercial propositions in the workspace and adjacent industry segments. The role will require bringing highly relevant research and insight, identifying opportunities and developing design concepts to test and implement.
Key Responsibilities
- Research new propositions and competitors across global markets
- Undertake in-depth analysis of new propositions – including customer and commercial offer
- Create concepts designs for new formats – including drawings and layouts
- Help to pioneering new propositions through concept designs
- Pioneer new innovations by bringing in fresh thinking
Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications
- Design domain expertise, with a particular interest in workplace design.
- Commercial acumen with a basic understanding of real estate and construction.
- Ability to self-start and manage time productively.
- A confident decision maker.
- Proven experience of successfully influencing stakeholders in a matrix environment.
- Prioritises well consistently delivers against tight deadlines. ?
- Team player with high level of professional integrity. ?
- Excellent analytical skills with a passionate attitude to problem solving.
- Strong attention to detail.?
- Comfortable with ambiguity and prepared to work in an agile and flexible way.
IWG has been at the forefront of flexible working for more than 30 years. With over 3,500 locations around the globe, spanning brands including Regus, Spaces, Signature and HQ, we have made it possible for businesses of all sizes to make the transition to hybrid working, empowering employees to work wherever and whenever is most convenient.
We help more than 8 million people and their businesses to work more productively, supported by a choice of professional, inspiring and collaborative workspaces, communities and services.
As the world’s leading provider of hybrid work solutions, with four times the number of locations compared to its nearest competitor, IWG is already working with over 80% of the Fortune 500 and counts businesses including Amazon, Netflix, EY and Uber amongst its customers.
Companies of all sizes are shifting to flexible working to lower costs, improve employee retention and lower their carbon emissions. The flexible workspace is expected to grow by 600% by 2023, when 30% of all office space will be hybrid. We are growing our network faster than ever to keep up with demand from customers as we work towards our goal of reaching 30,000 centres.
Carbon Neutral Workplaces
IWG’s purpose of helping everyone have a great day at work, while protecting people and the planet is at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to supply all of our customers worldwide with carbon neutral workplaces, and we have a strong climate action plan in place to help us achieve our objective of Net Zero emissions by 2040.
Leading Employer Award
IWG is proud to be the recipient of a Leading Employer Award in both 2022 and 2023. Awarded exclusively to the top 1% of employers, the accolade is testament to our diverse global workforce and the role everyone plays in bringing our purpose, culture and values to life, every single day.
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