Strategic Designer

 

A wholly owned subsidiary of the Boston Consulting Group, we are an ever-growing global team of the world’s most remarkable entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, venture architects, product experts and investors. Our ventures create a strategic advantage for the most important global companies.

Our Strategic Design Team consists of world class business strategists, researchers, product specialists and designers. Together, we are helping corporations own the next horizon of innovation.

·        Help to prepare research guides and support the conduction of qualitative research

·        Assist in analyzing research results and develop actionable insights

·        Contribute to deep trend analysis and research of interesting exemplars in the marketplace

·        Proof empathy, listening and observation skills as well as recognize behavioral patterns

·        Bring the research to life through personas, customer journeys, insight-opportunity frameworks, system maps, stories, scenarios,  infographics and service models

·        Facilitate ideation sessions and support workshop preparation as well as immersion sessions with multi-disciplinary teams

·        Converge innovative ideas to a set of digital and physical products or services in cooperation with Experience Designers, Venture Architects, Product Managers and Engineers

·        Support the design, testing and refinement of disruptive products and services

·        Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that product development and delivery is consistent with consumer insights and strategy

·        Copywriting, branding or visual implementation skills are a plus

 

·        Undergraduate degree in Design, Business, Psychology, Strategy, Marketing or equivalent qualification; Master graduates preferred

·        2+ years of relevant experience in ethnographic research and building product

·        A portfolio of work demonstrating strong human-centered design capabilities across a diverse range of projects

·        Experience in a startup, tech company and/or agile environment is a plus

·        Experience with ethnographic research, divergent exploration, conceptual development

·        Positive attitude and an intrinsic motivation to deliver highest quality work

·        Strong interpersonal and teaming skills, empathy and willingness to work in interdisciplinary teams

·        General understanding of business models and economics

Salaries start from $90k + super + bonus, offers are made appropriate to the level of the role i.e. Strategic Designer, Senior Strategic Designer or Lead Strategic Designer.