Director of Design Strategy and Consulting

Director of Design Strategy & Business Development (Consultant)

Are you a designer who thinks like a consultant Someone who enjoys solving complex client problems, shaping strategy, and turning ideas into compelling solutions — while also having the commercial instinct to help win new business

We're looking for a Design Strategy & Business Development Consultant to join our growing team.

This is not a traditional design role. You'll sit at the intersection of management consulting, design strategy, innovation, and business development — working with clients to understand their challenges, identify opportunities, and shape solutions that create tangible business value.

What you'll do

• Partner with business development teams to develop winning proposals, pitch decks, case studies and client narratives
• Engage directly with clients to understand their business challenges and translate them into design and innovation opportunities
• Lead or support discovery workshops, co-creation sessions and client conversations
• Apply design thinking, service design and research methodologies to develop experience maps, service blueprints and actionable strategies
• Conduct customer, market and trend research to uncover insights and strengthen our propositions
• Work closely with consultants, strategists, designers, AI and technology teams to take ideas from vision to value
• Help scope engagements, define approaches and articulate the business value of design
• Contribute to business development and sales activities — identifying opportunities, shaping propositions and supporting pitches

Who are we looking for

You could come from design, management consulting, service design, innovation, research, or a related field.

More importantly, you are someone who:

• Has a strong grounding in design thinking, service design or design methodologies
• Can quickly understand a client's business problem and structure it into a clear approach
• Is comfortable moving between research, strategy, design and commercial conversations
• Has experience contributing to proposals, pitches, sales or business development
• Is a strong storyteller who can turn complex ideas into compelling presentations and narratives
• Can translate customer insights into practical, commercially relevant solutions
• Is confident working with senior stakeholders and building trusted client relationships
• Thrives in fast-moving environments where priorities can evolve
• Enjoys working collaboratively across consulting, design, technology and business development teams

Please email your resume to [Confidential Information] for a confidential discussion. Only successful candidates will be notified.

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