Design Leadership & Management

Evolve into a Design Leader role and gain influence

Learn how to structure, recruit and develop your teams, and progress to the position of Design Leader/Manager with 100% financeable training delivered by recognized experts.

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7 years
Average alumni experience
84
Net Promoter Score

Benefit from unique feedback from Design Leaders

Come and hear first-hand accounts of the construction, recruitment and development of design teams at Payfit, BlaBlaCar, Deezer, Heetch, Datadog...

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Building your first 100 days as a Design Leader & Manager

Understand the day-to-day life, expectations and skills to be developed as a Design Leader & Manager in order to define a precise career plan and make this evolution a success.

Structure, recruit and develop your design team

Identify and understand the specific characteristics of each individual in order to deploy methods, processes and tools to optimize your team's well-being, value and performance.

Give a new dimension to your role as Design Leader

Master the key skills needed to excel as a Lead: structuring and recruiting teams, setting up effective rituals and processes, developing and adopting the right posture.

Learn to create and disseminate a strong design culture

Learn how to position design as a strategic business asset and promote its impact effectively.

Design Leadership & Management alumni reviews
"Thanks to the Leadership & Management course, I was able to prepare calmly for my new position as Head of Design at Legalstart and prove my skills."
Legalstart
Simon L.
Head of Design
"The Design Leadership & Management training course was very rewarding. The mentors shared their inspiring experiences with us and gave us concrete tools to excel. Highly recommended!"
Quantilope
Titouan F.
Lead Product Designer
The training has been super enriching for me, as a first-time manager. I regularly consult the slides and resources shared by the mentors, which are a real gold mine!
Rapdosie
Noémie C.
Head of Product & Design

Discover the intensive program co-developed with our mentors

Understanding the role of Design Leader & Manager

Learn about the day-to-day challenges and human skills needed to make the transition to a Design Leader & Manager position.

Building an action plan for the first 100 days

Learn how to position yourself effectively, both internally and externally, and define a plan to succeed in your first 100 days as Design Leader & Manager.

Developing key managerial skills

Strengthen your interpersonal skills to manage difficult discussions, build a feedback culture and inspire confidence in your team through empathy and transparency.

Integrate product vision & strategy to structure your team

Understand the company's objectives and medium/long-term product challenges, so you can propose and defend a relevant team structure and composition.

Implement the right tools, rituals and team processes

Understand the individuals who make up your team, their strengths, areas for improvement and aspirations, so you can define the right way to manage and progress.

Adopting the right management style and posture

Get to know yourself and develop your own management style to promote a culture of benevolence, transparency, mutual support and performance.

Develop your design department as a strong entity

Learn to encourage connections between your team members and other departments, and to align around common values and design principles.

Demonstrate and amplify Design's impact and ROI

Learn how to measure and promote your team's success while developing storytelling, crisis management and diplomacy skills.

Influencing your company's strategy

Learn how to build, share and implement a Design vision, mission and strategy, and develop alliances to influence your company's strategy.

Financing tailored to your situation

Via your company

As a Qualiopi-certified training organization, we can benefit from your company's training budget (via their OPCO) and assist your HR department with the necessary procedures.

Personal

For payment of your training, you benefit from flexible payment terms in 3 instalments: 30% down payment, 35% in the middle of training and 35% at the end of training.

Via France Travail

We support you in your dealings with France Travail, whether you're looking for a job (AIF) or being made redundant (CSP).

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Batch 3 - October 5 to 19, 2024

  • 3 consecutive Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • On-site or remote
  • Minimum 4/5 years experience
  • 2,490€ - financing available
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Batch 4 - February 15 to March 1, 2025

  • 3 consecutive Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • On-site or remote
  • Minimum 4/5 years experience
  • 2,490€ - financing available
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Exchange with peers facing similar challenges

Collaborate with professionals who face the same challenges, exchange ideas and practical solutions, and benefit from their experience to enrich your approach and optimize your strategies.

Free
Saniya A.
Batch 2
Rapsody
Noémie C.
Batch 1
Legalstart
Simon L.
Batch 2
Quantilope
Titouan F.
Batch 2
Freelance
Antoine P.
Batch 2
Jow
Cécile M.
Batch 2
Siteflow
Mariane J.
Batch 1
Kactus
Martin B.
Batch 2
Combo
Vivien L.
Batch 2
SNCFConnect
Mellie L.
Batch 2
Escape
Sophie B.
Batch 2
Medium
Sophie A.
Batch 1
Free
Saniya A.
Batch 2
Rapsody
Noémie C.
Batch 1
Legalstart
Simon L.
Batch 2
Quantilope
Titouan F.
Batch 2
Freelance
Antoine P.
Batch 2
Jow
Cécile M.
Batch 2
Siteflow
Mariane J.
Batch 1
Kactus
Martin B.
Batch 2
Combo
Vivien L.
Batch 2
SNCFConnect
Mellie L.
Batch 2
Escape
Sophie B.
Batch 2
Medium
Sophie A.
Batch 1
Free
Saniya A.
Batch 2
Rapsody
Noémie C.
Batch 1
Legalstart
Simon L.
Batch 2
Quantilope
Titouan F.
Batch 2
Freelance
Antoine P.
Batch 2
Jow
Cécile M.
Batch 2
Siteflow
Mariane J.
Batch 1
Kactus
Martin B.
Batch 2
Combo
Vivien L.
Batch 2
SNCFConnect
Mellie L.
Batch 2
Escape
Sophie B.
Batch 2
Medium
Sophie A.
Batch 1
Free
Saniya A.
Batch 2
Rapsody
Noémie C.
Batch 1
Legalstart
Simon L.
Batch 2
Quantilope
Titouan F.
Batch 2
Freelance
Antoine P.
Batch 2
Jow
Cécile M.
Batch 2
Siteflow
Mariane J.
Batch 1
Kactus
Martin B.
Batch 2
Combo
Vivien L.
Batch 2
SNCFConnect
Mellie L.
Batch 2
Escape
Sophie B.
Batch 2
Medium
Sophie A.
Batch 1
Free
Saniya A.
Batch 2
Rapsody
Noémie C.
Batch 1
Legalstart
Simon L.
Batch 2
Quantilope
Titouan F.
Batch 2
Freelance
Antoine P.
Batch 2
Jow
Cécile M.
Batch 2
Siteflow
Mariane J.
Batch 1
Kactus
Martin B.
Batch 2
Combo
Vivien L.
Batch 2
SNCFConnect
Mellie L.
Batch 2
Escape
Sophie B.
Batch 2
Medium
Sophie A.
Batch 1
Free
Saniya A.
Batch 2
Rapsody
Noémie C.
Batch 1
Legalstart
Simon L.
Batch 2
Quantilope
Titouan F.
Batch 2
Freelance
Antoine P.
Batch 2
Jow
Cécile M.
Batch 2
Siteflow
Mariane J.
Batch 1
Kactus
Martin B.
Batch 2
Combo
Vivien L.
Batch 2
SNCFConnect
Mellie L.
Batch 2
Escape
Sophie B.
Batch 2
Medium
Sophie A.
Batch 1
Design Leadership & Management alumni reviews
The training exceeded my expectations. The content was rich, concrete and specific to product design. The small group format allowed us to benefit from the 6 mentors and apply what we learned.
Medium
Sophie A.
Sr Product Designer
"I covered concepts that were still new to me, such as OKR creation, a team strategy and measuring the impact of design. I found many good tips and interesting topics over the three days."
Siteflow
Mariane J.
Product Design Manager
"I covered concepts that were still new to me, such as OKR creation, a team strategy and measuring the impact of design. I found many good tips and interesting topics over the three days."
Jow
Cécile M.
Lead Product Designer

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Who we is for?

Senior & Lead Product Design

For those in transition or wishing to strengthen their managerial skills, adopt the right posture, and promote a strong design culture.

Design Managers

For managers seeking to excel in recruitment, team structuring and process optimization.

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