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Director Design Strategy

at Edenspiekermann

Level: Lead
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Design and engineering agency providing brand, product, and digital services for organisations.

About Edenspiekermann

  • Edenspiekermann is an independent design consultancy with 40+ years of experience helping world-leading organizations invent, build, and evolve their products.
  • The Product Strategy practice works directly with product teams at the intersection of market insight, design excellence, and AI-driven development.
  • Interaction designers work in Agile and interdisciplinary teams on websites and platforms for major brands as well as for startups.
  • 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.
  • The consultancy advises and coaches clients' teams to provide the best customer experience for their customers.

What You'll Be Doing

  • 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.
  • Help clients invent and sharpen their product direction: translating user research, market signals, and business goals into actionable product strategy and roadmaps.
  • Guide product innovation engagements, including AI-driven product development and agentic workflow integration - with real proof points, not just buzzwords.
  • Understand 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.
  • Bring a strong design eye and advocate for design culture within client organizations, helping them build the conditions for great products to flourish.
  • Act as the primary contact and project owner for your clients, driving trust, clarity, and strategic confidence.
  • Coach and inspire more junior colleagues, helping them grow into strategic contributors.
  • Help shape Edenspiekermann’s product strategy offering, contributing to how we pitch, deliver, and talk about this work and develop our methods further.

What You'll Bring

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 ability to demonstrate 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, with an understanding of how brand and product thinking reinforce each other through working knowledge of brand strategy mechanics.
Excellent communication skills - equally comfortable facilitating a C-level strategy session and running a hands-on product workshop.
Fluency in English; German is a strong plus.
A consultancy mindset: structured thinking, business acumen, and the ability to work in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
Readiness to take ownership, make decisions, and bring energy and clarity to complex client situations.
Disciplinary leadership skills - knowing how to build, develop, and retain a team, create a culture of feedback and accountability, and foster individual growth alongside collective output.

Compensation & Benefits

  • 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.
  • 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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