Method is a global design and engineering consultancy founded in 1999. We believe that innovation should be meaningful, beautiful and human. We craft practical, powerful digital experiences that improve lives and transform businesses. Our teams [based in London, New York, Charlotte, Atlanta, Bengaluru, Mexico City, and remote] work with a wide range of organizations in many industries, including Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, and Energy and Utilities. This is a UK or European-based position.
Method is part of GlobalLogic, a digital product engineering company. GlobalLogic integrates experience design and complex engineering to help our clients imagine what’s possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow’s digital businesses. GlobalLogic is a Hitachi Group Company.As an Associate Director of Business Strategy, your role is to lead a team on strategic projects that exist across the product lifecycle. You’ll lead teams in tackling complex, business-impact generating challenges through a mix of hands on work and guiding other members of the project team..
Your tasks will include framing opportunities with clients, structuring and running business research activities, planning and facilitating collaborative workshops to drive opportunity explorations, gain alignment and roadmap the future of a client’s products and services. You partner closely with a client, serving as an internal champion to ensure our work meets their needs and also serving as an advisor to further their business aspirations through strategy and design. You’ll guide your project team in communicating complex concepts in written and diagrammatic formats and support design, product, data and engineering teams in bringing digital products and services to market by translating strategies into actionable outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a multidisciplinary team through complex projects, planning, conducting and interpreting business strategy activities to inform the direction of the product or service. Methods will include any/all of the business strategy tools, adapted for the client and context.
- Craft and drive digital transformation initiatives
- Translate brand, service, operational and financial business requirements into holistic deliverables in a highly collaborative environment, often joining unusual dots and leveraging your curiosity to tell a great story.
- Frame, challenge and translate client briefs into a project proposal, scoping projects to deliver on time and to a high standard. Demonstrate thought leadership, educate and share knowledge with others.
- Guide the client to the best outcome for their business and end users, thinking holistically about customer needs, business requirements, operational & organizational culture and technical possibilities.
- Plan and host collaborative workshops and work sessions with internal and external teams.
- Play an active role in new business activities to help define ways to win projects.
- Foster a culture of curiosity on the interplay between design, product and technology that manifests in how projects are framed and executed
- Impact Method through common missions that better serve our projects, our people and the world at large.
- Mentor and/or manage others in the Business Strategy Discipline
- Impact Method through common missions that better serve our projects, our people and the world at large.
- Polished presentation and storytelling abilities
- Foster a culture of curiosity on the interplay between design, product and technology that manifests in how projects are framed and executed
Qualifications:
- Fluent in English with excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills. Ability to successfully articulate ideas and intent to your team and your client
- Ability and willingness to shift working hours (up to 4 hours) on a project/temporary basis depending on client need and location in order to accommodate client, team, and project needs.
- Demonstrated success in effecting change and / or launching products or ventures in a startup or corporate environment, involving working across multiple stakeholder groups and joining dots to bring better alignment and understanding.
- Ability to collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers etc. as it pertains to developing digital products
- 7+ years of experience in consulting, agency, innovation, startup, project management, or a similar discipline.
- Effective communicator both in client presentations and meetings, able to frame complicated problems in ways that are easily understood. Effective time management skills to balance project schedules with fast-paced deadlines.
- Understand and contribute to statements of work, new business pursuits and project definitions. Able to spot opportunities for account growth on projects and communicate possibilities to Director/New Business.
- Great interpersonal skills and the ability to galvanize and inspire others. Not afraid to ask for help when needed.
- 1+ year team management experience - a high level of personal awareness and appreciation of the skills of others and are an active participant in strategy and design discussions and across our global team.
Location
- UK and Europe, remote first working with occasional need to be in our London office.
Why Method?
We look for individuals who are smart, kind and brave. Curious people with a natural ability to think on their feet, learn fast, and develop points-of-view for a constantly changing world find Method an exciting place to work. Our employees are excited to collaborate with dispersed and diverse teams that bring together the best in thinking and making. We champion the ability to listen, and believe that critique and dissonance lead to better outcomes. We believe everyone has the capacity to lead and look for proactive individuals who can take and give direction, lead by example, enjoy the making as much as they do the thinking, especially at senior and leadership levels.We believe in work/life balance.
Seriously. We offer a ton of competitive perks, including:
- Continuing education opportunities
- Flexible PTO and work-from-home policies
- Pension
- Health and dental benefits
- Company lunches, company outings, along with a lot of snacks
- Health and wellness programs
- Other location specific perks (just ask!)
Next Steps
If Method sounds like the place for you, please submit an application. Also, let us know if you have a presence online with a portfolio, GitHub, Dribbble or other platform.By clicking the "Submit Application" button below, you give your express consent to process your data for this vacancy according to the Recruitment Privacy Notice.By checking the box, you may also agree to allow GlobalLogic to retain your data for future opportunities for employment for up to 3 years.You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting privacy@globallogic.com.You can find more information about how GlobalLogic processes your personal data and what your rights are in the Recruitment Privacy Notice.
