Experience Designer, EY Wavespace

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Experience Designer, EY wavespace Singapore

(Senior Associate / Assistant Manager)

Shape how organizations think, learn and make decisions.

At EY wavespace, we help organizations tackle complex challenges through immersive experiences that bring together business, technology, design and human insight.

Our work spans strategy activation, leadership alignment, workforce transformation, innovation, AI adoption, behavioural science and capability building. We partner with clients to turn complex ideas into engaging experiences that help people explore possibilities, make decisions and take action.

As an Experience Designer, you will help design and deliver workshops, simulations, innovation programmes, learning journeys and transformation experiences for senior business leaders across industries.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys making sense of complexity, designing meaningful interactions and using emerging technologies to create better experiences.

What you'll do

Design experiences that help people think differently

• Translate complex business challenges into engaging workshop, learning and innovation experiences.
• Design participant journeys, activity mechanics, decision-making exercises and collaborative interactions.
• Develop compelling narratives that bring abstract concepts, strategies and emerging technologies to life.
• Create experience concepts, storyboards, frameworks, visual artefacts and prototypes.

Support experience delivery

• Support and progressively lead workshops, co-creation sessions and immersive experiences.
• Collaborate with facilitators, consultants and subject matter experts to deliver impactful experiences.
• Adapt experiences in real time based on participant feedback and emerging needs.
• Contribute to facilitation, debriefing and experience documentation.

Apply systems thinking and human-centred design

• Conduct research and synthesize insights from diverse stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Map systems, ecosystems, customer journeys and organizational challenges to uncover opportunities for intervention.
• Apply human-centred design approaches to frame problems and generate solutions collaboratively.
• Connect business objectives with participant needs and desired outcomes.

Leverage AI and emerging technologies

• Use AI tools to accelerate research, synthesis, content creation, prototyping and experience development.
• Explore new technologies and ways of working that can enhance client experiences.
• Prototype and experiment with AI-enabled experiences, simulations and learning formats.
• Contribute ideas that help shape the future of EY wavespace offerings.

Contribute to practice development

• Help evolve EY wavespace methodologies, tools and experience assets.
• Bring new thinking, creative approaches and emerging practices into the team.
• Support proposals and business development efforts through concept development and experience design.

What we're looking for

We're particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate strengths in some combination of:

• Systems Thinking
• Storytelling and Narrative Design
• Experience, Interaction or Service Design
• Simulation, Game or Learning Experience Design
• Design Research and Human-Centred Design
• AI-enabled Design and Prototyping

Important

We do not expect candidates to possess deep expertise across all dimensions. We are looking for individuals who demonstrate strength in several areas and curiosity to learn the rest.

What will make you successful

You are someone who:

• Enjoys tackling ambiguous and complex challenges.
• Can synthesize information and communicate ideas clearly.
• Thinks in systems, journeys and experiences rather than isolated deliverables.
• Is naturally curious and continuously learning.
• Is comfortable working across business, technology and human-centred disciplines.
• Has strong visual and verbal communication skills.
• Enjoys collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Experiments with AI and emerging technologies to enhance the quality and speed of their work.
• Is equally comfortable thinking strategically and rolling up your sleeves to get things done.

Preferred backgrounds

We welcome candidates from a wide range of disciplines, including:

• Experience, Service, Product or Strategic Design
• UX / Interaction Design or Design Research
• Industrial Design
• Game, Learning Experience or Simulation Design
• Innovation Consulting
• Behavioural Science, Organisational Psychology or Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Requirements

• 3-5 years of relevant professional experience.
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong problem-solving, systems thinking and design capability.
• Experience designing experiences, products, services, simulations, learning programmes or innovation initiatives.
• Ability to synthesize research and communicate insights effectively.
• Experience using design and collaboration tools such as Figma, Miro, Adobe Creative Suite, Lucid or equivalent platforms.
• Familiarity with generative AI tools and demonstrated application in professional or personal projects.
• Ability to rapidly create and test digital prototypes using AI-assisted, no-code, low-code or coding approaches.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-have

• Facilitation experience.
• Consulting or advisory experience.
• Experience designing simulations, serious games or interactive learning experiences.
• Prototyping, no-code, low-code or coding experience.
• Exposure to AI, innovation or transformation programmes.
• Visual communication, industrial design, motion design, spatial design or creative technology experience.

Application Requirements

Please submit:

• Resume
• Portfolio
• A short-written response (maximum 300 words) addressing:
  • Why are you interested in this role?
  • What experiences or strengths do you believe would be most valuable to EY wavespace?
  • If you are making a transition from a different discipline or career path, what motivates that move?

Why EY wavespace

At EY wavespace, you'll work at the intersection of business, design, technology and human behaviour.

You'll partner with senior leaders, strategists, technologists, behavioural scientists and transformation teams to create experiences that help organizations navigate uncertainty, accelerate innovation and drive meaningful change.

This is a role for curious builders, systems thinkers and creative problem-solvers who want to shape how people learn, collaborate and make decisions in an increasingly AI-enabled world.

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

All in to shape the future with confidence.