305 King St W
Suite 1100
Kitchener, ON N2G 1B9
Canada
Strategist - Hybrid Toronto, Canada
Strategist - Hybrid Description
Are you constantly asking questions about how people, businesses, and complex systems work? Do you find yourself digging into details to uncover new opportunities and ideas? Are you interested in using consumer research to design new experiences that truly connect with people? If so, this role is for you.
In this role, you will collaborate with experience designers, business strategists, engineers, data scientists and others to uncover insights, identify new opportunities, develop compelling value propositions and design solutions that are consumer driven, financially viable and technologically feasible.
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Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team throughout all phases of project work, including client alignment, context understanding, developing non-obvious insights, exploring and defining opportunities, creating actionable/tangible design expressions, and helping clients go to market
- Explore real-world problems using a combination of creative and analytical tools
- Conduct consumer research to understand needs and challenges
- Synthesize qualitative and quantitative information to uncover meaningful insights
- Identify opportunities to solve compelling consumer problems
- Develop ideas for new products, services, and experiences that will engage consumers and contribute to business success
- Validate ideas using both quantitative and qualitative approaches
- Contribute to client meetings and presentations
Requirements
- 1-3 years of experience using design thinking methods
- BA/BS or post-graduate degree in a design or creative field (e.g., design, art, etc.); a field studying people’s behavior (e.g., anthropology, psychology, history, etc.); or an analytical field (e.g., engineering, business, economics, etc.)
- Excellent presentation, communication, writing, and organizational skills
- Experience working in group settings, balancing taking direction with working independently
- Exposure to consumer/user research and analysis, ideation, brainstorming techniques, sketching, prototyping, and concept visualization
We offer
- Extended Healthcare with Prescription Drugs, Dental and Vision, and Healthcare Spending Account (Company Paid)
- Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Paid)
- Employee Assistance Program (Company Paid)
- Telehealth (Company Paid)
- Short-term Disability (Company Paid)
- Long-Term Disability
- Paid Time Off (including vacation and sick days)
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with Company match
- Maternity/Parental/Adoption Leave Top-up
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Employee Discounts
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here, you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
This posting includes a base salary range EPAM Canada would reasonably expect to pay the selected candidate. Individual compensation offers within the range are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, experience, credentials, education, training, the demand for the role, skillset, and overall business and local labour market considerations. Most candidates are hired at a salary within the range disclosed. Salary range: CA$90K - CA$120K. In addition, the details highlighted in this job posting above are a general description of all other expected benefits and compensation for the position.
EPAM Canada welcomes and encourages applications from candidates with disabilities. Please contact WFA Human Resource CA [email protected] if you have questions in this regard, or if you require an accommodation to complete the application process. Click here to review EPAM’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Accessibility Policies and Multi-Year Access.
