Senior Strategic Designer: AI-Driven Innovation

Bain & Company

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 146,000 - 178,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

401(k)
Wellness program
Paid time off
Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Bain & Company is seeking a Senior Strategic Designer in San Francisco to lead end-to-end strategic design, from research through delivery, creating data-driven, human-centered solutions for client cases.

You will co-lead ideation, build prototypes, and drive experiments while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and coaching peers. Expect travel and a strong emphasis on design leadership within a consulting context.

Qualifications

  • 3–5 years of hands-on experience in digital product, service, or venture design.
  • Proven ability to navigate strategic ambiguity and co-create direction in complex contexts.
  • Strong grasp of design thinking, human-centered design, and agile methodologies.
  • Fluency with Figma, Miro, and Adobe Creative Suite; comfortable with GenAI tools.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable with travel.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end strategic design process from framing to delivery.
  • Conduct qualitative research and synthesize insights into artifacts like personas and journeys.
  • Co-lead ideation sessions and create new experiences with case teams.
  • Build storytelling assets and prototypes for fast, iterative exploration.
  • Run light experiments to test desirability, feasibility, and viability.
  • Collaborate with case teams, GPs, and client stakeholders with design leadership.
  • Adapt design approaches to project goals with balanced frameworks and practicality.
  • Model strong communication and tradeoff thinking behind design decisions.
  • Contribute to the AIS community through coaching, IP development, and initiatives.

Skills

Design thinking
Human-centered design
Agile methodologies
English proficiency
Communication
Collaboration
Travel readiness

Tools

Figma
Miro
Adobe Creative Suite
GenAI tools

Job description

Bain & Company is seeking a Senior Strategic Designer in San Francisco to lead end-to-end strategic design, from research through delivery, creating data-driven, human-centered solutions for client cases.

You will co-lead ideation, build prototypes, and drive experiments while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and coaching peers. Expect travel and a strong emphasis on design leadership within a consulting context.

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