CARE · 2 weeks ago
Senior Director of Product Strategy and Design
Atlanta, GA
Contract
Onsite
Director/Executive
12+ years expCARE is a global leader in the humanitarian and development sector, delivering support and services to millions of people worldwide. The Senior Director of Product Strategy and Design serves as an internal consultant, transforming evidence and insights into actionable program products while leading a team to ensure a systematic and data-driven product development process.
Health CareNon ProfitUnderserved Children
Responsibilities
Lead CARE’s internal consultancy function for product design—supporting technical teams to develop evidence-based, high-impact 'products' and signature programs aligned with CARE USA’s strategic pillars
Translate insights and data from the internal Research, Evidence & MEAL team and fresh new external insights into actionable design inputs
Guide teams in articulating problem statements, impact pathways, theories of change, and business cases for change that are both evidence-based and market-savvy
Lead facilitation of technical experts to develop clear, ambitious, and compelling program strategy and technical “pitches”, backed by evidence of quality and cost effectiveness and understandable by a non-technical audience
Serve as a facilitation and advisory resource to PSI’s technical teams, leading structured design sprints, co-creation workshops, and solution-mapping sessions
Use strong analytical and business lenses to ask probing, insight-driven questions that clarify purpose, challenge assumptions, and strengthen design quality and cost effectiveness and efficiency
Coach teams to articulate concise, funder-ready 'pitch products' and adaptive frameworks that can be customized across geographies and donors
Collaborate closely with the AVP Research, Evidence & MEAL to ensure knowledge, data, and evaluation findings directly inform the product pipeline
Map external and internal evidence to identify opportunities for program differentiation, learning replication, and competitive positioning
Ensure each new product or program design is grounded in cost-effectiveness, scalability, digital and alignment with CARE’s strategic metrics for impact
Act as a champion for design excellence and innovation across CARE’s technical teams and the broader PSI division
Continuously refine CARE’s product design methodology, tools, and templates to improve efficiency and quality across the organization
Represent CARE in external design and innovation networks, positioning the organization as a leader in evidence-driven, women-centered program design
Qualification
Required
Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in International Development, Business, Human-Centered Design, or related field
Minimum 12 years of professional experience, including 5+ years in product or program design, innovation management, or consultancy within the private sector
Proven track record in facilitation, strategic questioning, and co-design processes that translate evidence into implementable solutions
Experience pitching to private sector, corporate, or high-net-worth donors
Experience synthesizing complex data and insights into clear, compelling value propositions and donor-ready narratives and pitch decks
Preferred
Exposure to blended finance, corporate partnerships, or impact-investment-oriented program design
Experience utilizing AI for content development
Strong understanding of evidence generation, MEAL systems, and their application to program design
Proficiency in French, Spanish, or Arabic
Company
CARE
CARE is a leading international humanitarian organization.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (17)
2024 (8)
2023 (21)
2022 (20)
2021 (25)
2020 (12)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
The Pfizer Foundation
2021-11-30Grant
Leadership Team
Rasmus Stuhr Jakobsen
Chief Executive Director, CEO
Chris Noble
Corporate Partnerships
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