Design Strategy Director

We are looking for a Design Strategy Director to join our team. A candidate in this role will drive the design strategy for the full lifecycle of the product from vision, research and conception to launch and optimization. The Design Strategy Director should have the ability to evaluate and weigh a range of disparate inputs, including external market activity, user needs and partners’ capabilities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience leading product design teams, at a design studio or internally within an organization
• A portfolio of work that demonstrates leadership in translating research into generative, effective outcomes across a range of design projects and deliverables (UX/UI, service design, product design, etc.)
• Ability to look at a situation, deconstruct it, and devise a way to make it better
• Appreciates the power of storytelling and has experience presenting those stories to senior partners
• A desire to lead and engage with collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams which include our partners
• Ability to persuasively present and defend your own strategic thinking and synthesis, in addition to listening and modifying your thinking based on the contributions and perspectives of others
• Great communication and collaboration abilities, including the skill to direct and manage small teams
• You thrive in ambiguity, and have a propensity to experiment with generative ideas in order to identify the most innovative and disruptive solutions

Benefits

• Flexible, project-based role
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic, fast-paced team
• Chance to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and senior client stakeholders