Senior Business Designer at Ideo

The role

As a Senior Business Designer at IDEO San Francisco, you will frame complex business problems and translate insights into viable growth opportunities. You will help organizations turn bold ideas into real-world outcomes by building the business models, strategies, and pathways needed to bring them to market.

What you'll do

• Generate viable business models and value propositions for new products and ventures
• Conduct market and financial analysis to identify emerging opportunities and inform business cases
• Synthesize research and data into clear narratives to align stakeholders and guide decisions
• Lead experiments and pilots to create innovation roadmaps for scaling recommendations
• Facilitate client workshops to drive alignment and strategic momentum
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary design teams across creative and technical disciplines

What you'll bring

• Minimum of 4 years experience in strategy consulting, product management, or venture design
• Strong business acumen across strategy, finance, operations, and product development
• Proven ability to creatively solve problems regarding business feasibility and viability
• Experience navigating ambiguous situations and influencing decisions in complex organizations
• Track record of bringing concepts to life through execution roadmaps or venture building

Your impact

You will turn ambiguity into clarity by connecting human-centered insights to commercially viable opportunities. Your work will move ideas beyond concepts into action, providing clients with clear, informed pathways for winning investments and strategic growth.