IDEO
IDEO provides human-centered design and innovation consulting services.
Company facts
- Founded
- 1991
- Employees
- 1,373
- Headquarters
- United States
- CEO
- Mike Peng
- Type
- Private
- Funding
- Corporate Round · 2016
- Subsidiaries
- IDEO.org, IDEO U
About
At the heart of IDEO lies a profound belief in the power of human-centered design to create positive impact. We are not just a design firm; we are a community of optimistic makers, thinkers, and doers who believe that the world's most complex problems can be solved through creativity and collaboration. Our culture is built on the foundation of empathy—understanding the needs, behaviors, and motivations of people to design solutions that truly resonate with them. We champion a 'fail fast, learn faster' mentality, where prototyping and iteration are celebrated as essential steps on the path to innovation. Collaboration is the lifeblood of our organization. We bring together diverse teams of designers, engineers, data scientists, and business strategists to tackle challenges from every angle. We foster an environment where 'making others successful' is a core value, and where individual autonomy is balanced with a deep sense of shared purpose. From our weekly 'Tea Time' gatherings to our multidisciplinary project teams, we cultivate a space where curiosity thrives and where everyone is encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. We are driven by a mission to design a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future, and we believe that by unleashing the creative potential in everyone, we can change the world.
Open positions
Senior Business Development Associate
Senior Business Development Associate In a Nutshell Senior Business Development Associates bring ideas, initiatives, and activities that help grow our business day in and day out. They join, support, and collaborate…
Interaction Design Lead
IDEO London seeks an Interaction Design Lead to direct multidisciplinary teams from research through delivery of human-centred digital and physical experiences. Day to day: hands-on design craft and prototyping in Figma (plus AI-assisted tools), exploring conversational/agentic AI UX, owning project delivery, and serving as a main client contact while mentoring designers.
Senior Software Design Lead
A senior engineer/architect at IDEO's San Francisco studio who turns client product visions into technical architecture, builds production-grade prototypes with real data, LLMs and integrations, and advises client executives on tech stack, build-vs-buy and agentic AI decisions while coaching designers to prototype in code.
Frontend Developer
Overview We are looking for a Frontend Developer to support our team in creating modern web applications for clients from across the world and various industries. If you are passionate about what you do, enjoy…
Senior Business Designer
A senior designer at IDEO frames ambiguous business challenges, crafts growth strategies, and turns insights into real-world products or ventures using systems thinking and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Strategy and Organisational Design Director
Strategy and Organisational Design Director— IDEO London In a Nutshell IDEO London is looking for a Strategy and Organisational Design Director who understands that strategy without activation is just intention — and…
Digital Product Director
Digital Product Director — IDEO London Digital Product Director In a Nutshell IDEO London is looking for a Digital Product Director to help shape what it means to design AI-driven products that people actually trust.…
Senior Visual Communication Designer
Senior Visual Communication Designer In a nutshell: Visual Communication Designers at IDEO make the biggest impact through visual storytelling. They work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to bring ideas,…
Visual Communication Design Lead
Chicago Visual Communication Design Lead In a nutshell: We are looking for a Visual Communication Design Lead who can guide teams and clients through complex design challenges, setting the visual direction and…
Senior Designer, Visual Interaction Design
Senior Designer, Visual Interaction Design In a nutshell: We’re looking for a Senior Visual Interaction Designer to join our Cambridge Studio who is passionate about crafting elegant, thoughtful user experiences, and…