If you’re an experienced Service Designer ready to lead complex, high-impact work and shape services used by millions of people, this is a role worth exploring.
We’re looking for a Lead Service Designer to drive experience design across major public sector transformation programmes — bringing together research, strategy, systems thinking and service design leadership to create services that are simpler, smarter and more human.
You should apply if you’re excited by visible impact, complex problem-solving and the opportunity to lead design direction on meaningful programmes. You’ll work with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams, shape strategy through delivery, mentor others and help strengthen design capability within a global organisation that invests in design, learning and progression.
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you’ll lead service design activity across discovery, alpha, beta and live phases, helping clients understand user needs, navigate complexity and deliver services that work better for everyone.
• Lead co-creation workshops with senior stakeholders, users and multidisciplinary teams to shape practical, user-centred solutions.
• Own and develop customer journey maps, service blueprints and service visions that identify pain points, opportunities and future-state experiences.
• Use research, insight, data and service design methods to inform strategic product and service direction.
• Work closely with product, research, content, technology and delivery teams in agile environments to turn strategy into measurable service outcomes.
• Influence client discussions, challenge assumptions constructively and bring clarity to complex service problems.
• Mentor designers, support design quality and help build a positive, collaborative design culture through shared methods, critique and best practice.
What you’ll bring
· Strong Service Design experience gained in consultancy, agency or client-side environments, ideally with experience leading workstreams or projects.
· Proven experience designing end-to-end services across digital and non-digital channels, with the ability to connect user needs, policy, operations and technology.
· Confidence facilitating complex workshops, influencing senior stakeholders and aligning multidisciplinary teams around a shared service vision.
· Experience turning research, insight, data and business needs into clear strategic recommendations and practical service improvements.
· Strong knowledge of journey mapping, service blueprinting, systems thinking, prototyping, usability and accessibility principles.
· Comfort working in agile delivery environments with designers, researchers, product teams, delivery managers, business analysts and developers.
· A strong portfolio with case studies that show your leadership, design thinking, decision-making and impact.
· Experience with tools such as Figma, Miro, Sketch, Adobe XD, Axure or similar.
· Experience working to GDS standards or on public sector digital services would be highly advantageous.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
