Strategic Business Designer, Business Transformation

dentsu; New York (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

401k

Flexible paid time off

At least 15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu in the United States (New York) is seeking a visionary Strategic Business Designer to drive international growth and organizational evolution within the BX Team. You will blend management consulting rigor with human-centric product design to translate market data into compelling narratives that win senior buy-in.

Working with cross-functional product and engineering teams, you will shape digital media product strategies, codify the BX body of work, and scale cross-border revenue streams

Qualifications

• 10+ years in management consulting, business transformation, or corporate strategy
• University degree in Business, Marketing, CS, or Media Studies
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and strategic client engagements

Responsibilities

• Lead BX on global pitches and new-business pursuits.
• Build trusted-advisor relationships at C-suite levels (CFO/CEO/CMO).
• Codify the BX body of work into frameworks and assets.
• Partner with product and engineering to drive discovery and design of digital media products.
• Translate transformation roadmaps and data into a clear internal narrative.
• Develop and maintain BX signature assets and case studies.

Skills

BX frameworks

AI literacy

Product design

Storytelling

Commercial transformation

Education

University degree in Business/Marketing/CS/Media Studies

Job description

Context

The BX practice acts as a strategic advisory unit for the client C-Suite focusing on a range of topics around corporate transformation from purpose and vision, sustainability, the growth of an existing business, creation of new businesses and internal transformations. It helps to bring the very best of the network to clients to solve their business challenges. In response to the change in how businesses engage with consumers, Dentsu is therefore set up to offer clients a cohesive end-to-end service which meets clients’ needs of speed, quality and value in a digital-first environment.

Job Description

Context

The BX practice acts as a strategic advisory unit for the client C-Suite focusing on a range of topics around corporate transformation from purpose and vision, sustainability, the growth of an existing business, creation of new businesses and internal transformations. It helps to bring the very best of the network to clients to solve their business challenges. In response to the change in how businesses engage with consumers, Dentsu is therefore set up to offer clients a cohesive end-to-end service which meets clients’ needs of speed, quality and value in a digital-first environment.

Opportunity & Role Purpose

We are seeking a visionary Strategic Business Designer to join our global Business Transformation (BX) Team. In this role, you will drive international growth and organizational evolution for our clients, acting as an internal transformation advisor. You will blend structured management consulting principles with cutting-edge technology and human-centric product design. Working within a core BX Team, you will translate complex global market data into compelling, high-stakes narratives that secure stakeholder buy-in, modernise our operational models, and scale cross-border revenue streams and products.

Core Responsibilities

• Pitch Leadership: Act as the BX lead on priority global pitches and new-business pursuits. Bring the BX point of view into the room early, probe and reframe business challenge with agility, imagination, and purpose.
• Senior Client Engagement: Build trusted-advisor relationships at the CMO, CSO, and CEO level. Run diagnostic sessions alongside account teams and move client relationships into enterprise strategy.
• Codifying the BX body of work: Serve as the primary author and keeper of next-generation BX materials. Turn the practice’s thinking and live client work into frameworks, points of view, and signature assets that carry the BX brand and get reused across markets.
• Product-Led Transformation Strategy: Partner with cross-functional product and engineering teams to drive the discovery, user journey mapping, and design of next-generation digital media products and ad formats.
• Strategic Narrative Design: Translate complex transformation roadmaps, regional data sets, and technical insights into a clear internal narrative that aligns decentralised global teams behind a shared point of view.
• Case studies and proof points: BX-grade case studies with named clients, and outcomes.
• Signature IP: Develop and maintain the practice’s owned assets, including diagnostic frameworks and any published index.

Key Skills & Requirements

• Consulting & BX Frameworks: Mastery of structured problem-solving models (e.g., MECE, Issue Trees, SWOT) and change management methodologies to navigate ambiguous corporate environments.
• AI & Tech Literacy: Practical understanding of generative AI workflows, algorithmic audience targeting, predictive analytics, and emerging media channels.
• Product Design Principles: Competency in design thinking, rapid prototyping concepts, and collaborating with UX/UI teams to enhance digital platform engagement.
• Storytelling Prowess: Exceptional capability to craft persuasive presentations and data visualisations that influence C-suite stakeholders and drive transformation buy-in.
• Commercial & Transformation Acumen: Deep expertise in advanced marketing attribution models, Media Mix Modelling (MMM), and measuring the financial impact of business transformation initiatives.

Desired Background

• Education: University degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Media Studies.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in management consulting, business transformation, digital product strategy, or corporate strategy.

The annual salary range for this position is $123,000-$186,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,
• Life insurance,
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,
• 401k,
• Flexible paid time off,
• At least 15 paid holidays per year,
• Paid sick and safe leave, and
• Paid parental leave.

Working with us

Joiningdentsu international, you’ll join a team of 70,000 people. It’sanopportunity to produce career- defining work. Along the way, you’ll team up with inspiring colleagues and encounter a richness of clients, cultures and experiences. We offer exciting challenges, memorable experiences and opportunities to shape your future.

Inclusion and Diversity

We’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We won’t define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That’s what we care about.

So, whether you’re joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.

Location

USA - Remote - New York

Time Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

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