Senior Strategic Designer (d/f/m)

Dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Steer the corporate venture building from the desirability perspective in the early phase of the innovation funnel
•  Coordinate and ensure the desirability stream in business building until the end of the prototyping phase and align with the viability and feasibility streams of the venture team
• Manage external market researchers and recruitment agencies to enable the user & expert interviews as well as quantitative surveys
• Conduct user & expert research via (remote) interviews and other qualitative and quantitative methods, synthesize the results to strategically frame actions for the venture
• Develop and iterate the method-portfolio of our design-team and communicate to internal stakeholders and business partners
• Coach and upskill counterparts from Strategic Business Units concerning user centricity, e.g. user research methodology and prototyping
• Iteratively design, test and refine disruptive services and apply the art of storytelling via user journeys, service blueprints, personas / archetypes etc.
• Contribute to conceptualization and refining implications/specifications, business modelling & strategic foresight in the venture team

YOUR SKILLS

• Completed education (Master degree) and 8 years of work experience in the field of Strategic Design, Innovation Management, Strategic Management, UX-Design, UI-Design, UX-Research, Psychology or another relevant program
• Experience in customer insights management and qualitative & quantitative research methodology
• Solid experience in visual storytelling through the use of tools, e.g. Figma, Adobe etc.
• A passion for human-centered design as a means to problem-solving
• Intrapreneurial mindset and resilience in a corporate venture context
• Strong creative, communicative and facilitation skills
• Fluent English (spoken and written), German is advantageous
• Extensive interpersonal and teaming skills, empathy and willingness to work in interdisciplinary teams in a corporate environment
• Availability as of October 2023 in the Berlin office of Henke