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# Director, Ai Innovation Lab Vital Lead

- **Company:** Kyndryl, Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $179,760.0 - $341,520.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Service Design, User-Centered Design, Cloud Platform System
- **Published:** October 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/eb12344e-f139-4c1d-adb0-6c1c6b787c28

## About the Role

Experience in design strategy, service design, business strategy consulting, or a closely related field
Demonstrated experience leading discovery and design strategy work from problem framing through strategic recommendation
Background in user research methods, synthesis techniques, and insight development
Experience creating and using design strategy artifacts such as journeys, service blueprints, experience principles, or roadmaps
Ability to connect customer experience, business goals, and technology considerations into a coherent strategy
Experience working collaboratively with cross functional teams to deliver practical, implementable outcomes

Preferred skills and experience

Experience working within large, complex, or enterprise customer environments
Familiarity with human centered design, service design, or design thinking frameworks
Experience supporting digital transformation, platform modernization, or operating model change
Comfort facilitating structured workshops with senior customer stakeholders
Relevant certifications or formal training in design, strategy, or research disciplines

## Description

Your role
As a Design Strategist, you will shape how customers translate business goals into clear, human centered strategies and experiences. The focus is on problem identification, framing opportunities, and designing strategic direction that connects customer needs, business outcomes, and technology choices. Your work will balance structured discovery, collaborative design, and practical delivery of strategic recommendations that teams can act on.

What you will do
Lead design strategy engagements that clarify customer challenges, success measures, and desired outcomes
Plan and facilitate discovery activities such as interviews, workshops, and research to surface user, business, and operational insights
Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear problem statements, opportunity areas, and strategic design principles
Develop artifacts such as experience visions, service concepts, journey maps, and strategic roadmaps that guide decision making
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including strategy, technology, and delivery roles to align design intent with execution
Translate complex findings into clear narratives and recommendations that support customer decisions and prioritization
Support customers through change by validating concepts, testing assumptions, and refining strategies based on evidence


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