Global Head of Creative & Design Operations

Job title: Global Head of Creative & Design Operations

About the Role Global Head of Creative & Design Operations leads a small, nimble global team and partners with Finance, People & Culture, Procurement, Workplace Experiences and IT to operate Logitech's Creative & Design organization. Based in San Jose with a hybrid work expectation, this role drives budgeting, contracts, talent operations, assets, studios, awards, and culture initiatives to enable design-led, software-enabled hardware that benefits people and the planet.

What You'll Do

• Lead global C&D operations including budgets, contracts, MSAs and KPIs; partner with Finance to forecast and optimize the global budget; establish real-time visibility through dashboards and tracking frameworks.
• Govern external agencies, studios, prototype providers, and vendors; manage MSAs and performance metrics; collaborate closely with Procurement, Finance and Legal.
• Drive strategy and compliance for R&D design grants (e.g., Enterprise Ireland, IDA, EU) with milestone alignment across Engineering, Finance and Legal.
• Design and scale the C&D talent pipeline; architect and optimize contingent workforce programs; ensure smooth sourcing, onboarding, and offboarding of temporary and contract talent.
• Drive lifecycle management for the C&D digital and AI toolstack; partner with the C&D AI Lab and IT to provide cutting-edge tools, automated workflows, and robust design system infrastructure.
• Manage procurement for design-specific hardware, lab equipment, and consumables; establish and audit custody protocols for physical prototypes and ensure confidentiality and security.
• Oversee global creative and design studios and labs to optimize collaboration spaces.
• Lead and scale the C&D Awards program: asset aggregation, submission workflows, stakeholder management to maximize brand and innovation visibility.
• Plan and execute internal C&D community events, workshops, and culture-building initiatives; drive adoption of processes and compliance tools.
• Model Logitech values and drive macro-to-micro, data-driven execution; foster collaboration across diverse working styles; advance tools and workflows (including AI) to raise operational excellence and compliance.

What We're Looking For

• Experience managing budgets and contracts for a global Creative & Design organization; ability to forecast, track allocations, T&E and external spend; establish KPIs and ROI.
• Strong vendor management and MSAs governance; collaboration with Procurement and Legal.
• Proven ability to partner with Finance, People & Culture, Procurement, IT, and Legal; cross-functional program leadership.
• Talent operations background: building internship pipelines and governing contingent workforce programs.
• Experience with design tool stacks, AI/design systems, and hardware/lab procurement; implementing security, confidentiality, and custody standards.
• Experience running awards programs, studios/spaces, and global operations for creativity and innovation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with ability to lead through influence in a high-volume, multi-project environment; embody Logitech values: Be Yourself. Be Open. Stay Hungry and Humble. Collaborate. Challenge. Decide and Do.