Who We Are
At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
The Role
As a Senior Service Design and Strategist for Kyndryl Vital Italy you’ll be a critical member of a cross-disciplinary team, leading innovative projects and modelling co-creative, human-centred behaviours. On customer engagements, you’ll be the design strategist and design leader. You’ll guide the team through the co-creatin phase, providing insights, ideas, and leadership to deliver high-quality, breakthrough solutions. You’ll be an ambassador for human-centred design to co-workers, partners, and customers, building awareness and including them in the journey. You’ll work with Kyndryl Vital Global leaders to identify high-potential customer projects and you will constantly look for more ways to add value to our customer’s experience.
You’ll partner with Kyndryl business and account leaders, Consult Partners, technical strategists and architects, customers stakeholders, and Kyndryl’s alliance partners to define problems, imagine solutions and service blueprints, and enable all to bring these solutions to life. We’re in start-up mode so you’ll have a lot of influence over the ways of working both locally and at the global level. You’ll ensure we connect with the other global Kyndryl Vital teams, and contribute case studies, best practices, and other learnings to our global practice.
Key role responsibilities
Experience Designer/Facilitator
1. Design and facilitate workshops, programmes and Vital experiences - both internally and with customers
2. Lead teams to collaborate on research/insights, defining problems, identifying ideas and service blueprints + understand technology to bring projects/solutions to life
3. Work with customer/account teams to ensure Kyndryl Vital workshop outcomes are appropriately summarised, developed and extended into downstream Consult revenue opportunities.
Kyndryl Vital Amplifier/Advocate
4. Be an advocate for Kyndryl Vital - championing design-thinking, collaboration and co-creation - both internally and with customers
5. Build awareness, create trust and clearly communicate Kyndryl Vital Italy strategy and value proposition – both internally and with customers
6. Support thought leadership agenda to raise profile and build reputation - both internally and with customers.
7. Support Kyndryl Vital operations and growth
8. Ensure Kyndryl Vital supports and enables Italy business strategy; driving sales, revenue, and profit
9. Grow Kyndryl Vital-specific opportunity pipeline, both within existing accounts and new logos
10. Support Kyndryl Vital programme management in Italy; project identification and development, resource support, relationship development with key account owners
11. Build & grow Kyndryl Vital programme; develop relationships and revenue opportunities.
Who You Are
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
12. Portfolio demonstrating design success with craft, strategic thinking, leadership, human-centric customer engagement, integrated technology, and inventive solutions in a variety of contexts
13. 10+ years in human-centred design, emphasizing design strategy, service design, and co-creation
14. Entrepreneurial mindset, thrive in ambiguity and enjoy ‘first of a kind challenges.’
15. Systems-thinking problem-solver who looks through multiple lenses (business, people, technology, sustainability) and integrates those insights into innovative solutions
16. Business acumen and language to work with customers, define key business objectives and create high-level business cases
17. Lead multi-discipline teams through a service design and blueprinting engagement, resulting in experience-based roadmaps that enable technologists to dig more deeply into solutions
18. Broad and flexible toolkit for designing co-creation journeys to lead teams from exploration to ideation. Adept at designing new tools when needed.
19. Excellent collaboration and communication skills with clients and internal stakeholders
20. Technology interest and acumen in some form
21. Strong presentation skills in pre-sales environment
22. Attention to detail in the language and relationship dynamics of key stakeholders.
Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise
23. Industry vertical experience
24. Experience in IT enterprise or IT environment
25. Participatory design and research
26. Knowledge and experience in IT infrastructure or other technical applications
27. Human behaviour, change management, or other applied social sciences
28. Data science, AI/ML, algorithm design experience
29. Proficiency with tools such as Microsoft Suite, Miro or Mural, & other digital collaboration tools
30. Experience in DesignOps or otherwise experienced in design-specific process and methodologies.
Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.
What You Can Expect
With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.