Director Design Strategy (m/f/d) Berlin, Hamburg

Edenspiekermann; Berlin, Hamburg; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

30 days vacation

Hybrid work

Dog-friendly Berlin office

Urban Sports Club

Food club

ESPI cuisine

Team mentoring

In-house coaching

Descripción de la vacante

Edenspiekermann is a leading independent design consultancy in Berlin, partnering with world‑class brands and startups to invent and evolve digital products. The role centers on shaping product strategy through market insight, design excellence, and AI‑driven development, while guiding teams and client engagements end‑to‑end.

You will lead workshops, translate research into roadmaps, and champion design culture across client organizations. English fluency is essential; German is a strong plus.

Formación

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in product strategy, product design, or digital consulting.
• Strong track record with product teams in complex organizations, ideally enterprise/regulatory contexts.
• Fluent in English; German is a strong plus.
• Consultancy mindset with structured thinking and business acumen.
• Ability to own engagements, make decisions, and lead teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead client engagements end-to-end, from workshops to roadmaps.
• Translate user research, market signals, and business goals into actionable strategy.
• Steer AI-driven product development and agentic workflow integration.
• restructurings to teams, clarify decision rights, and improve ways of working.
• Be the primary client contact and project owner, driving trust and strategic clarity.
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues to grow into strategic contributors.
• Help shape Edenspiekermann’s product strategy offering and delivery methods.

Conocimientos

Product strategy

Agency experience

Client management

AI-driven product development

Leadership & mentoring

Descripción del empleo

We are Edenspiekermann - an independent design consultancy with 40+ years of experience helping world-leading organizations invent, build, and evolve their products. Our Product Strategy practice works directly with product teams at the intersection of market insight, design excellence, and AI-driven development.

Our interaction designers work in agile and interdisciplinary teams on websites and platforms for major brands as well as for startups. Our teams combine conceptual thinking, a sophisticated understanding of design and a deep knowledge of web and app development to develop a digital product or service with a user-centric approach. In doing so, we advise and coach our clients' teams to provide the best customer experience for their customers.

Your Tasks

You lead client engagements end-to-end - from product market fit workshops to product org design - acting as a trusted sparring partner for CPOs, Heads of Product, and VP-level stakeholders

You help clients invent and sharpen their product direction: translating user research, market signals, and business goals into actionable product strategy and roadmaps

You guide product innovation engagements, including AI-driven product development and agentic workflow integration - with real proof points, not just buzzwords

You know how product teams tick, what slows them down, and how to unlock them - whether that means restructuring team setups, clarifying decision rights, or redesigning their ways of working

You bring a strong design eye and advocate for design culture within client organizations, helping them build the conditions for great products to flourish

You act as the primary contact and project owner for your clients, driving trust, clarity, and strategic confidence

You coach and inspire more junior colleagues, helping them grow into strategic contributors

You help shape Edenspiekermann’s product strategy offering, contributing to how we pitch, deliver, and talk about this work and develop our methods further

Your profile

You have a minimum of 8 years of experience in product strategy, product design, or digital consulting - with at least 3 years in an agency or consultancy context

You have a strong track record working with product teams in complex organizations, ideally in enterprise or regulated industries

You are deeply fluent in product thinking: product-market fit, iteration frameworks, product org design, and the full lifecycle of digital product development

You have hands‑on experience with AI-driven product development and can demonstrate real proof points in agentic workflows, AI product strategy, or AI-assisted delivery

You have an eye for great design and a genuine appreciation for design culture - you don’t just think in roadmaps, you care about what gets shipped. You also have working knowledge of brand strategy mechanics and understand how brand and product thinking reinforce each other

Your communication skills are excellent - you're equally at home facilitating a C-level strategy session and running a hands‑on product workshop

You communicate fluently in English; German is a strong plus

You bring a consultancy mindset: structured thinking, business acumen, and the ability to work in fast-moving, ambiguous environments without losing your perspective

You are ready to take ownership, make decisions, and bring energy and clarity to complex client situations

You are a disciplinary leader - you know how to build, develop, and retain a team, create a culture of feedback and accountability, and foster individual growth alongside collective output

We Offer

A central role in a dynamic, independent design consultancy with an international portfolio spanning enterprise product design, city identity, design systems, and regulated industries

Direct access to partners and senior leadership - flat hierarchies, real autonomy, and room to shape how we do product strategy

A dedicated team of high-profile designers and strategists driven by a no-ego, high-craft culture

Personal responsibility, space for your own ideas, and the opportunity to grow with the company and the practice

30 days paid vacation, hybrid work, and a dog-friendly Berlin office

Work-life balance support including a potential four‑day week if needed

Benefits including Urban Sports Club, food club, and ESPI cuisine

Regular team gatherings and in‑house coaching and mentoring

We are pleased to meet you!

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/beliefs, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity.

One more thing, never fear to apply initiative. We understand: a lack of confidence can sometimes keep us from applying for a job. But guess what?! There is no such thing as the perfect applicant. That's why we encourage you to apply to us.