Director Design Strategy (m/f/d)

About the Position

Director Design Strategy (m/f/d)

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About the Company

This is Edenspiekermann

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.

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Responsibilities

• 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

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Requirements

• 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
• Strong track record working with product teams in complex organizations, ideally in enterprise or regulated industries
• Deep fluency in product thinking: product-market fit, iteration frameworks, product org design, and the full lifecycle of digital product development
• Hands-on experience with AI-driven product development and real proof points in agentic workflows, AI product strategy, or AI-assisted delivery
• An eye for great design and a genuine appreciation for design culture
• Excellent communication skills - facilitating C-level strategy sessions and running hands-on product workshops
• Fluent in English; German is a strong plus
• Consultancy mindset: structured thinking, business acumen, and the ability to work in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
• Ready to take ownership, make decisions, and bring energy and clarity to complex client situations
• Disciplinary leader: building, developing, and retaining a team, creating a culture of feedback and accountability, and fostering individual growth alongside collective output

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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

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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.

If you are interested, please provide us with the following documents and information:

• Current CV
• Portfolio
• Earliest possible start date
• Salary expectations
• Certificates / diploma

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.