Strategic Staffing Solutions · 20 hours ago
Design Thinking Strategist
Charlotte, NC
Contract
Hybrid
Senior LevelStrategic Staffing Solutions is seeking a Design Thinking Strategist III to join their enterprise Consulting Services team. The role involves shaping strategies through human-first approaches, facilitating Design Thinking workshops, and delivering complex projects for internal clients in the energy sector.
ConsultingCRMHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologySmall and Medium BusinessesStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
Supporting the team’s intake process by identifying client needs and desired outcomes through active listening and deep knowledge of design thinking strategy
Scoping work appropriately towards tangible outcomes on an accelerated timeline
Identifying the most effective design strategy services and thoughtfully communicating those recommendations to clients, bringing clarity and confidence to complexity
Facilitating teams through the human-centered design process including stakeholder management, problem framing, value definition, user research, concept development (including AI-enabled solutions), opportunity prioritization, assumption mapping, light prototyping, and storytelling
Partnering with Design, Agile, and Change Management within the larger Enterprise Innovation Consulting Services team to implement effort outcomes
Formalizing and communicating outcomes through meaningful storytelling and stakeholder management
Innovating ways for our team to improve operational excellence, leverage emerging technology and scale a human-centered culture
Qualification
Required
Working in ambiguous multi-faceted problem spaces, helping business partners bring clarity to opportunity areas and priorities using Design Thinking and Human-Centered Design methodology
Managing client relationships, thoughtfully scoping work, and managing expectations through clear communication that builds trust
Prior experience guiding a team through the human-centered process of starting with a problem and ending with an AI-enabled solution
Proficiency in Design Thinking methodology – including facilitation, user research and concept implementation
Leading teams through the Design Thinking lifecycle from beginning to end: problem identification and scoping, value mapping, solution definition, prototyping and testing
Planning and conducting user research studies, synthesizing findings, and packaging actionable next steps from key insights
Communicating user research findings to business teams, mapping research findings back to business value
Collaborating with other experts including Product leads, Researchers, Change Managers, UX designers, AI Specialists, Data Scientists, Agilists, Business Analysts, Engineers, and Developers
Preferred
Prior consulting experience is an advantage, but expert-level communication skills are essential
Prior experience in or knowledge of the energy industry is a plus
Company
Strategic Staffing Solutions
Strategic Staffing Solutions is a recruiting company which helps companies find suitable employees in various industries.
Founded in 1990
1001-5000 employees
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