Associate Business Designer (Remote possible – SGT)

Join us to imagine and create tomorrow’s products, services and businesses

We’re a global innovation firm, imagining tomorrow’s products, services & businesses — and creating them today. An independent collective of strategists, designers, growth hackers and entrepreneurs . We join forces with the world’s most ambitious businesses to make what life needs next.

We have built a successful business – with +30% CAGR (year-on-year-growth) by building strong relationships and delivering exciting work. Our ethos is simple:

Make it personal: help others. Be yourself. Leave your ego at the door.

Make it better: think, and think again. Raise the bar. Listen, learn, share, repeat.

Make it happen: be entrepreneurial. No buzzwords, no theater. Ideas are nice, but impact is everything.

We have offices in New York, Singapore, Antwerp and Amsterdam with teams across 27 locations – we’ve committed to remote first, allowing our teams to locate in the places that work for them while still providing face-to-face bonding by always aiming to have multiple people in the same city. For this position, we’re looking to hire someone in Singapore, Indonesia or Philippines.

Requirements

Your day to day

You are a key contributor and you own specific research and build on the great work we do and continuously look for other opportunities to help our clients. We recognize everyone has a unique journey. We love that. But if you are still wondering if this is your dream job, consider this:

You take the lead on various research needs on different projects

Desk research: Gaining a quick understanding of a given topic through the unpacking of available research and news.

Qualitative research: Leading 1-1 consumer interviews and documenting quotes, stories, and discussions.

Quantitative research: Validating business hypotheses through digital experiments and quantitative research.

Insight development: Bringing all of this together to identify patterns of insights and opportunities that will inform the overall strategy.

You play a key role in project delivery

Workshop preparation and design: Support structuring the activities for an engagement to guide the clients in getting to a final result.

Final delivery: Translating all of the analysis into a final deliverable that is succinct as well as engaging.

Session Engagement: Responsible for participating in client sessions where possible with the goal of being able to take on more ownership of discussions over time.

You provide strategic support

Sparring partner: Asking the right questions and sharing strategic opinions with the Sr. Consultant to strengthen the overall analysis.

What you’ll need to succeed

1-3 years experience as an analyst / innovation intern / junior innovation consultant / UX researcher / Mixed methods researcher / …

Must have:

Academic background in Business/ Design/ Innovation/ Engineering/ Digital / … or equivalent work experience

Tech-and tool(!)-savvy and skilled in designing and executing impactful evaluative and generative experiments using digital tools. You’re interested in quantifying things.

You’re not afraid to do expert interviews, ethnographic interviews, extreme user research, participatory sessions, prototype feedback, live prototyping, trend research,…

Business analytical skills and being able to challenge a business case of a new venture on-the-spot; your sweet spot is the intersection of human needs and business impact

You are able to formulate your own opinion, backed up with arguments and confidence; you are strong in storytelling and you are comfortable facilitating sessions for small and large groups of clients.

You are confident and flexible as a member of interdisciplinary teams where harmonious collaboration and a hands-on attitude are essential

You have what it takes to thrive in our team: an authentic, humble personality, a no-nonsense approach, a relentless drive to learn, an open mindset, an entrepreneurial attitude, a true team spirit (no ego!) and you share our ‘make it matter’ mentality

Nice to have:

Understanding of different innovation methodologies such as: human-centered design, design thinking, lean start-up, digital in-market testing, etc.

Where you’ll be:

For junior roles, we expect regular collaboration with our other business designers, who are based in Singapore / Philippines

We expect you to live in or move to one of the three countries (Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia), allowing you to closely work with people that can coach and inspire you on the job

Once you grow into a more senior role at Board of Innovation, you can work from anywhere

Benefits

Why work at Board of Innovation

At Board of Innovation we are passionate about making what life needs next. Board of Innovation is not just a company but a way of working. It is a place that solves real challenges and creates a meaningful impact. It is a place that values diversity, intellectual curiosity, and the pursuit of passions. We strive to be a place where you can bring your whole self to work. As a remote first company, we understand that working from an office is not the only way to work. While the work we do is not easy, we make time to connect with the amazing people we’ve assembled from around the world to share our stories and learn from each other… Even spending a whole week together at our annual Summer Office (which is usually never far from a pool or beach!).

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