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Service Designer Manager

Job in Southampton, Hampshire County, SO15, England, UK
Listing for: Ascendion
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
  • Management
    IT Project Manager, Project & Program Management, Change Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Manager – Service Design (Ascendion | UXReactor)

As a Manager – Service Design
, you will oversee and drive service design strategy across multiple business domains while managing a team of designers. You will ensure that discovery activities, insights, and service frameworks are executed with rigor and translated into clear opportunities that shape enterprise-level transformation. This role blends strategic oversight
, people management
, and hands‑on service design leadership
.

Manage & Oversee Discovery Work streams
  • Own and manage discovery programs across multiple business units (Operations, Customer Service, Finance, etc.).
  • Lead the planning and facilitation of stakeholder sessions, interviews, and cross-functional workshops.
  • Supervise and mentor Senior/Lead Service Designers in workflow mapping, system dependency analysis, and user research.
  • Ensure discovery outputs meet quality standards, follow structured methods, and produce actionable outcomes.
Drive Insight Generation & Strategic Synthesis
  • Review and analyze data, interviews, research artifacts, and service maps to identify operational, behavioral, and systemic patterns.
  • Oversee creation of service blueprints, ecosystem maps, and journey frameworks that highlight friction points and opportunities.
  • Translate insights into domain-level themes that connect user experience, processes, and technology.
  • Shape transformation opportunities by aligning insights with enterprise priorities.
Managerial & Strategic Expectations
  • Provide thought leadership on service design methodologies and best practices.
  • Manage workload, project timelines, and resource allocation across the team.
  • Partner closely with program leadership to ensure alignment with broader transformation goals.
  • Communicate insights, risks, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Consulting

Industries

Technology, Information & Internet, IT Services, IT Consulting

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