Senior Strategic Designer: AI-Driven Innovation

Bain & Company; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 178,000; Full time

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.