Design Strategist

Jobgether · Brazil

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Design Strategist based in Brazil.

This role sits at the intersection of product strategy, UX thinking, and business alignment, focused on transforming ambiguity into clear, actionable direction for digital product teams. You will be responsible for defining what should be built and when, ensuring that user needs, technical feasibility, and business goals are continuously aligned. Working in a highly collaborative environment, you will facilitate discovery sessions, lead strategic workshops, and help teams converge on well-defined solutions. The position requires a strong ability to structure problems, guide stakeholders, and accelerate decision-making through lightweight research and rapid conceptualization. You will also collaborate closely with designers, researchers, and engineers to ensure early validation and reduce rework. It is a strategic and facilitative role designed for someone who thrives in complexity and enjoys shaping product direction from the ground up

Accountabilities:

Define product direction by structuring ambiguous problems into clear, actionable requirements such as roadmaps, BRDs, information architecture, user flows, and sitemaps.
Lead discovery and strategy workshops with stakeholders to align business objectives, user needs, and technical constraints.
Prioritize product opportunities using desirability, feasibility, and viability criteria, shaping scope and sequencing early in the process.
Conduct lightweight research activities such as interviews, surveys, and validations to inform strategic decisions and reduce uncertainty.
Develop low-fidelity concepts, prototypes, and workshop artifacts using existing design systems to accelerate ideation and alignment.
Collaborate with designers and researchers, ensuring the right level of involvement at each stage and validating early concepts to reduce rework.
Translate insights into structured backlogs and delivery-ready inputs for engineering and product teams.

Requirements:

Experience in product strategy, UX strategy, service design, or similar roles with a strong systems-thinking approach.
Proven ability to facilitate workshops and align cross-functional stakeholders around complex topics.
Strong skills in problem framing, structuring ambiguity, and defining clear execution paths.
Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and turning uncertainty into structured outputs.
Hands-on experience with design systems and lightweight research methods (interviews, surveys, validation cycles).
Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution and rapid prototyping.
Strong communication and storytelling skills to influence decisions and drive alignment.
Understanding of when to involve specialists and how to collaborate effectively with design and research teams.

Benefits:

100% remote work with flexible location across Latin America
Full-time contract (40 hours/week) with potential for long-term engagement
Opportunity to work in EST-aligned schedules
Exposure to cross-functional product teams and strategic initiatives
Collaborative and international work environment
Opportunity to shape product strategy and influence high-impact decisions
Work with modern design systems and product discovery practices.

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Based on 677 disclosed Design salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $166K/year, with most offers between $125K and $198K (10th–90th percentile: $95K–$232K).

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