Job Description

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.

Responsibilities:

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.

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Only successful candidates will be notified.