Senior Product Strategist

• Strategic Development: Support Product Strategy leadership in defining and executing the product strategy, formulating long-term strategies and identifying innovative product opportunities. Conduct qualitative and quantitative research activities, including user interviews and competitive benchmarking, together with co-facilitate workshops. Synthesize insights into strategic opportunities, identifying user needs, pain points, and emerging trends. 

• Product Strategy: Support the execution of the product strategy roadmaps from a customer experience perspective, collaborating with the Product Manager to prioritize initiatives alongside client stakeholders and designers to set strategic vision. 

• Client Engagement: Engage directly with clients during delivery phases, and support product leadership during discovery and pre-sales to, communicate design rationale, and advocate for a human-centered approach throughout the project lifecycle. 

• Team Collaboration: Work closely with Product teams to expand business with existing clients. Supporting strategic design perspectives, and support business development initiatives. 

• Practice Development: Support the evolution of the Strategic Design practice at Intellias by refining methodologies, contributing to knowledge sharing, and mentoring junior designers. 

Key core skills:

• Creative Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address business challenges and enhance product strategy.  

• Research and Strategic Insights: Expertise in conducting and synthesizing user research, competitive analysis, and market benchmarks into actionable design strategies. 

• Experience Vision & Roadmapping: Ability to create experience blueprints, define strategic initiatives, and prioritize design efforts alongside product and delivery managers. 

• Human-Centred Design: Proficient in applying human-centred design principles to product development, ensuring solutions meet user needs and enhance the overall user experience. 

• Planning & Delivery: Strong time management skills to manage multiple design initiatives, ensuring high-quality, timely delivery. 

• Minimum 5 years of commercial experience in design  

• Very strong English verbal and written communication skills

Key Soft Skills 

• Facilitation & Collaboration: Proficient in steering collaborative efforts, communicating design decisions, and managing stakeholder interactions across diverse teams. 

• Storytelling & Advocacy: Skilled in narrative construction, presenting coherent stories that drive decision-making and stakeholder engagement. 

• Adaptability & Learning: Ability to quickly absorb new information, adapt to evolving design trends and technologies, and facilitate various forms of workshops and tests. 

• Leadership Behavior: Demonstrates mentorship capability, inspiring peers and juniors toward excellence to foster a positive and productive work environment. 

• Ownership and Autonomy: Exhibits a high level of ownership and autonomy, taking full responsibility for project outcomes and driving initiatives with minimal supervision.  

• Influence and Decision-Making: Ability to influence decision-making by positioning themselves as trustworthy and knowledgeable, effectively guiding stakeholders toward strategic product

Nice to haves

• Willingness to travel frequently. 

• Fluent in communication with C-level executives 

• Comprehensive understanding of multiple business domains 

• Quick adaptability to new business environments 
• Sales intuition and ability to build internal partnerships