Director Design Strategy (m/f/d)

This is EdenspiekermannWe 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.Your TasksYou 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 stakeholdersYou help clients invent and sharpen their product direction: translating user research, market signals, and business goals into actionable product strategy and roadmapsYou guide product innovation engagements, including AI-driven product development and agentic workflow integration - with real proof points, not just buzzwordsYou 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 workingYou bring a strong design eye and advocate for design culture within client organizations, helping them build the conditions for great products to flourishYou act as the primary contact and project owner for your clients, driving trust, clarity, and strategic confidenceYou coach and inspire more junior colleagues, helping them grow into strategic contributorsYou help shape Edenspiekermann’s product strategy offering, contributing to how we pitch, deliver, and talk about this work and develop our methods furtherYour profileYou have a minimum of 8 years of experience in product strategy, product design, or digital consulting - with at least 3 years in an agency or consultancy contextYou have a strong track record working with product teams in complex organizations, ideally in enterprise or regulated industriesYou are deeply fluent in product thinking: product-market fit, iteration frameworks, product org design, and the full lifecycle of digital product developmentYou have hands-on experience with AI-driven product development and can demonstrate real proof points in agentic workflows, AI product strategy, or AI-assisted deliveryYou have an eye for great design and a genuine appreciation for design culture - you don’t just think in roadmaps, you care about what gets shipped. You also have working knowledge of brand strategy mechanics and understand how brand and product thinking reinforce each otherYour communication skills are excellent - you're equally at home facilitating a C-level strategy session and running a hands‑on product workshopYou communicate fluently in English; German is a strong plusYou bring a consultancy mindset: structured thinking, business acumen, and the ability to work in fast-moving, ambiguous environments without losing your perspectiveYou are ready to take ownership, make decisions, and bring energy and clarity to complex client situationsYou are a disciplinary leader - you know how to build, develop, and retain a team, create a culture of feedback and accountability, and foster individual growth alongside collective outputWe OfferA central role in a dynamic, independent design consultancy with an international portfolio spanning enterprise product design, city identity, design systems, and regulated industriesDirect access to partners and senior leadership - flat hierarchies, real autonomy, and room to shape how we do product strategyA dedicated team of high-profile designers and strategists driven by a no-ego, high-craft culturePersonal responsibility, space for your own ideas, and the opportunity to grow with the company and the practice30 days paid vacation, hybrid work, and a dog-friendly Berlin officeWork-life balance support including a potential four-day week if neededBenefits including Urban Sports Club, food club, and ESPI cuisineRegular team gatherings and in-house coaching and mentoringWe 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr