Chief Creative Excellence Officer

About the Role

The Chief Creative Excellence Officer (CCEO) at Abadal is a high-level executive responsible for developing and steering the global creative direction of the company. The position's main objective is to turn creativity into a fundamental competitive asset by integrating design, branding, marketing, advanced technology, and customer experience across every product, service, and interaction worldwide. The CCEO collaborates with other C-suite leaders to ensure creative strategies are aligned with the company’s business ambitions, helping to foster innovation, maintain brand consistency, and elevate the company’s market presence.

Key Responsibilities

• Craft and roll out a comprehensive creative strategy that spans the entire organization and is aligned with overall business objectives.
• Set global creative standards and governance methodologies, ensuring benchmarks for creative performance are maintained.
• Define and uphold the company's creative vision, managing brand identity and visual representation across all markets and channels.
• Oversee the consistency of creative output in marketing, digital platforms, retail, advertising, and corporate communication.
• Support the adoption and integration of advanced technologies such as AI, AR/VR/XR, and automation to improve creative solutions and workflows.
• Encourage a culture that promotes innovative thinking, prototyping, and digital experimentation.
• Collaborate closely with teams involved in customer experience, UX/UI, and product design to architect seamless and engaging touchpoints for customers.
• Direct global management of creative operations, including workflow improvements, resource allocation, and vendor partnerships.
• Lead hiring, mentoring, and growth initiatives for creative talent, building high-performing and innovative teams worldwide.
• Advise the Board and executive team on branding and creative priorities and represent the company at industry events and with strategic partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Design, Marketing, Communications, Fine Arts, Digital Media, or Business.
• Advanced degree (MBA or Master’s in related disciplines) preferred.
• More than 20 years in creative, branding, design, or marketing leadership roles, ideally in multinational corporations or top agencies.
• Deep knowledge and experience in creative strategy, digital transformation, brand stewardship, and the application of AI and emerging technologies to creative operations.
• Exceptional ability to lead at the executive level, manage finances, and engage stakeholders both internally and externally.

Core Competencies and Additional Information

• Creative excellence, global brand strategy, and cross-cultural leadership.
• Mastery in design thinking, creative operations management, digital innovation, and AI-centric solutions.
• Demonstrated capacity to drive enterprise transformation and foster progressive, inclusive organizational cultures.
• Willingness to ensure adherence to all legal, IP, accessibility, and brand governance standards globally.