Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams throughout all project phases, including client alignment, context analysis, insight gathering, opportunity identification, actionable design development, and go-to-market execution.
• Employ creative and analytical tools to solve practical challenges.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to understand consumer behaviors and pain points.
• Analyze and synthesize research data to derive critical insights and discover opportunities.
• Create visual frameworks to map pain points and innovation possibilities.
• Generate concepts for new products, services, and experiences that align with consumer needs and business strategies.
• Validate concepts and solutions through qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Prepare compelling stories and presentations to communicate insights and solutions to clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or postgraduate degree in design, creative fields, human behavior studies, or analytical disciplines such as engineering, business, or economics.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Minimum of 2 years in leadership roles like Lead, Manager, Owner, Architect, or Coordinator.
• Experience managing a team of 5 or more employees for at least 1 year.
• Participation in a minimum of 2 full project cycles or multiple projects covering different development stages.
• Expertise in design thinking methodologies for innovation and problem-solving.
• Effective presentation and communication skills to articulate ideas and solutions.
• Experience working in collaborative environments balancing independent work and following direction.
• Exposure to consumer or user research, ideation, brainstorming, sketching, prototyping, and concept visualization.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly with clients and deliver persuasive presentations.
• Willingness to travel quarterly to the US for research or client work.
• Portfolio showcasing insight development, opportunity mapping, and framework construction.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher, both written and spoken.

We offer

• International projects with top brands.
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Employee financial programs.
• Paid time off and sick leave.
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses.
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses.
• Global career opportunities.
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities.
• EPAM Employee Groups.
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn.