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# Design Thinking Strategist

- **Company:** Strategic Staffing Solutions
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Business Process Model and Notation, Cloud Engineering, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Event Driven Architecture, Data Management
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/bb7f64c7-9ac3-4ec2-b011-abfe0d3942c7

## About the Role

* Deep experience in process mapping and process design (BPMN, value stream mapping, Lean, or similar)
 * Strong understanding of enterprise IT architecture (applications, integrations, data flows, and system dependencies)
 * Hands-on familiarity with modern AWS architectures (e.g., cloud-native patterns, APIs, event-driven design, data platforms)
 * Ability to connect process, data, systems, and users into one cohesive view
 * Experience working in environments with incomplete or ambiguous information and bringing structure quickly
 * Exceptional facilitation skills (can run workshops and working sessions with senior leaders and operators)
 * Proven ability to build alignment and consensus across business and IT stakeholders
 * Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into simple, visual outputs
 * Ability to drive toward outcomes (not just discussion) and produce tangible deliverables
 * Comfort influencing without direct authority

*Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process

## Description

We are looking for a Design Thinking Strategist to assist us in expanding an exciting area in our Generation Solutions Business Unit.

This role will be responsible for:

 * Leading current-state process mapping efforts, capturing end-to-end workflows, data flows, system interactions, and user roles
 * Facilitating working sessions to align stakeholders and create a shared understanding of how processes functions today
 * Translating discussions into clear, structured artifacts (process maps, system maps, data flows, and user interactions)
 * Partnering with business and IT leaders to design future-state processes and capabilities aligned to digital and AI-driven transformation
 * Identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation, simplification, or improved data flow


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