Director of Design Strategy & Consulting

Are you a designer who thinks like a consultant? Someone who enjoys solving complex client problems, shaping strategy, and turning ideas into compelling solutions — while also having the commercial instinct to help win new business? We’re looking for a Design Strategy & Business Development Consultant to join our growing team. This is not a traditional design role. You’ll sit at the intersection of management consulting, design strategy, innovation, and business development — working with clients to understand their challenges, identify opportunities, and shape solutions that create tangible business value. Responsibilities: • Partner with business development teams to develop winning proposals, pitch decks, case studies and client narratives • Engage directly with clients to understand their business challenges and translate them into design and innovation opportunities • Lead or support discovery workshops, co-creation sessions and client conversations • Apply design thinking, service design and research methodologies to develop experience maps, service blueprints and actionable strategies • Conduct customer, market and trend research to uncover insights and strengthen our propositions • Work closely with consultants, strategists, designers, AI and technology teams to take ideas from vision to value • Help scope engagements, define approaches and articulate the business value of design • Contribute to business development and sales activities — identifying opportunities, shaping propositions and supporting pitches Who are we looking for? You could come from design, management consulting, service design, innovation, research, or a related field. More importantly, you are someone who: • Has a strong grounding in design thinking, service design or design methodologies • Can quickly understand a client's business problem and structure it into a clear approach • Is comfortable moving between research, strategy, design and commercial conversations • Has experience contributing to proposals, pitches, sales or business development • Is a strong storyteller who can turn complex ideas into compelling presentations and narratives • Can translate customer insights into practical, commercially relevant solutions • Is confident working with senior stakeholders and building trusted client relationships • Thrives in fast-moving environments where priorities can evolve • Enjoys working collaboratively across consulting, design, technology and business development teams Please email your resume to ShereenT@charterhouse.com.sg for a confidential discussion. EA License no: 16S8066 | Reg no.: R1107874 Only successful candidates will be notified.