We're in search of a Strategic Design Leader capable of working across business strategy, customer experience, research, innovation, AI-enabled delivery, and digital transformation. This role takes unclear business problems and turns them into defined opportunity areas, aligned decisions, and outputs ready for executive review. This is not a conventional UX, Product Design, or people-management function. It's a hands-on leadership opportunity for someone able to shape new business pursuits, steer intricate engagements, build compelling narratives, set prototype direction, and rally multidisciplinary teams across several accounts
Drive discovery and problem definition for intricate transformation, modernization, and innovation efforts, bringing clarity to unclear business situations Link customer needs, business goals, operational limitations, and technological feasibility into one unified strategic perspective Transform uncertainty into organized hypotheses, decisions, plans, and measurable results that keep initiatives moving forward Lead discussions with senior stakeholders and navigate conflicting viewpoints toward shared agreement Shape experience visions, guiding principles, customer journeys, service ecosystems, and future-state ideas that steer transformation work Spot friction points, opportunity areas, and intervention moments across channels, roles, and operational structures Convert strategic thinking into practical experience frameworks, roadmaps, and prototype briefs Confirm that recommendations are both financially sound and realistically achievable, not simply appealing in theory Work with account and delivery leaders to craft strategic opportunities and propositions for clients Build out proposal storylines,



methodologies, workstreams, staffing plans, estimates, and governance structures to support new business efforts Produce distinctive viewpoints, demos, and prototype narratives that give clients confidence in their choices Participate directly in pitches, workshops, executive sessions, and the discussions that follow them Pull together user research, market data, competitive analysis, stakeholder input, and operational information into cohesive understanding Separate verified evidence from assumption and flag important gaps requiring attention Turn evidence into implications, recommendations, and narratives ready for decision-making rather than simple description Produce strategic presentations, points of view, one-pagers, proposals, workshop content, transformation stories, and decision-making tools Organize complicated information so it's clear, trustworthy, and actionable for executive audiences Uphold high standards in information structure, visual storytelling, and editorial quality across deliverables Apply AI tools including Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Figma AI, Miro AI, and research agents to speed up research, synthesis, content creation, and prototyping Build repeatable AI-supported processes while exercising sound judgment, verification,



and quality assurance Support teams in using AI to multiply delivery capacity without losing strategic depth or generating generic output Offer direct strategic guidance to researchers, service designers, UX and product designers, content strategists, and solution teams Turn executive vision into clear briefs, working frameworks, and quality benchmarks that direct team execution Lead effectively through influence, even in contexts lacking formal reporting authority More than 10 years working in experience strategy, service design, innovation, consulting, product strategy, or digital transformation Proven ownership of intricate client engagements, handling them fully from initial framing to recommendation and concept definition Hands-on experience partnering with senior client stakeholders and account leadership to influence outcomes An impressive portfolio demonstrating executive narratives, strategic deliverables, and transformation projects Advanced facilitation ability, driving productive alignment among stakeholders holding varied viewpoints Strong capacity for synthesis, converting complicated, diverse inputs into clear, decision-ready insight Outstanding written communication skills, able to produce refined, executive-level materials Solid presentation capability, communicating complex strategic ideas with confidence and clarity Skilled at juggling several high-priority workstreams at once without compromising narrative clarity or delivery standards Professional-level fluency in both English and Spanish, strongly preferred due to the LATAM focus of this position Relevant certification in Product Management, which would enhance your overall candidacy

📌 Strategic Design Leader (México)
🏢 Epam Systems
📍 México