Lead Automotive Design Consultant

Lead Automotive Design Consultant

East Coast based senior individual contributor role focused on driving adoption and strategic impact of Gravity Sketch across automotive and industrial design customers. Own complex customer engagements, shape how Gravity Sketch is embedded into design workflows, and set the standard for consulting excellence. Work closely with Customer Success, Sales, and Product to influence client adoption of VR in design processes. Combine deep hands‑on delivery, strategic account ownership, and internal influence.

• Drive best practice and influence
  • Set benchmark for how Gravity Sketch is applied within automotive design workflows, staying at the forefront of 3D, VR, and AI developments.
  • Develop and share best practices, reusable frameworks, and new workflow approaches to scale success within the team.
  • Influence how the wider Design Consulting team approaches delivery through expertise.
• Deliver Advanced Consulting
  • Lead complex onboarding programs, advanced workshops, and cross‑functional training sessions that unlock concrete value for the client.
  • Work across design, engineering, and leadership teams to embed new ways of working.
  • Tailor delivery to a wide range of audiences, from hands‑on designers to senior stakeholders.
• Partner cross‑functionally
  • Work closely with the Customer Success manager to align on account strategy and rollout plans.
  • Collaborate with Sales on late‑stage opportunities and strategic demos.
  • Provide structured feedback to Product based on real customer workflows and challenges.
• Own customer engagements
  • Drive user engagement, planning and delivering demos, training, pilots and project support across multiple audiences.
  • Take ownership of creating scalable training content that inspires a range of cross‑functional users.
  • Partner with leadership to own quarterly planning across the account.
• Measure & communicate impact
  • Define and track success metrics across engagements, building narratives around adoption, workflow transformation, and ROI.
  • Monitor and allocate resources needed to support customers based on their journey stage.

• Based in East Coast USA, willing to travel quarterly as required.
• 5+ years of experience working with software in automotive design.
• Adobe Suite, Gravity Sketch and other 3D, AI and CAD programs (e.g., Rhino, Alias, Catia, Modo, Key Shot, Blender, Vizcom) – not all necessary.
• Advanced knowledge of using Gravity Sketch in the automotive design process; knowledge of industrial design or engineering processes is a plus.
• Strong understanding of automotive design workflows (concept → Class‑A surfacing → visualization).
• Excellent structure and organization, strong attention to detail, and teaming skills.
• Highly self‑directed; able to operate autonomously and lead engagements without close supervision.
• Strong organizational skills, managing multiple high‑impact projects.
• Comfortable working in a hybrid, globally distributed team.
• Passion and curiosity for VR and design; avid interest in how products are made.
• Grit: positive attitude, strong teamwork, hungry for success; willing to roll up sleeves and help as needed.
• Excellent communicator – written and verbal in English; strong listening and relationship‑building skills; ability to adjust style to varying personalities.

(Candidates with strong automotive experience and adjacent VR/tool experience are encouraged to apply.)

• Uncapped holidays – encouraged to recharge.
• £50 month personal wellbeing budget (or equivalent).
• Private healthcare.
• £1,000 yearly personal budget for professional development (or equivalent).
• Team lunch Wednesdays – in person or virtual with food delivery credit.
• Socials and an annual global meetup to build bonds and alignment.
• Enhanced parental leave policy (maternity and paternity).
• Cycle scheme & Techscheme.