Design Strategist

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $130.6k - $182.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

✍️ Designer

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Cisco

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🔧 Hardware

🔐 Security

🏢 Enterprise

Hardware • Security • Enterprise

Cisco is a multinational technology company that provides networking hardware, software, and services to enterprises, service providers, and governments. It builds routers, switches, optical transceivers, programmable silicon, and edge computing platforms, and offers security, collaboration (Webex), observability, and AI-enabled software and support services to help organizations design, operate, and secure large-scale networks and data centers. Cisco also delivers professional services, training, and cloud-managed solutions to support digital transformation and AI-ready infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Define Strategic Foundations: Develop product roadmaps, Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), information architecture, and user flows • Prioritize with Rigor: Apply desirability, feasibility, and viability frameworks for MVP requirements • Lead Discovery & Facilitation: Facilitate workshops and decision forums • Implement Lightweight Research: Conduct rapid surveys, interviews, and validation studies • Prototype & Visualize: Produce lo-fi concepts using the new Design System • Drive System Evolution: Advocate for new features within the Design System • Orchestrate Design Specialists: Engage UX Researchers and Designers • Ensure Quality & Accessibility: Prioritize ease of use, high quality, and digital accessibility in all product solutions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of related experience, or Master's degree with 4+ years of related experience • Background in product/UX strategy, service design, or systems thinking • Strong command of core UX skills & capabilities (Interaction, Visual, Research, Content, and Information Architecture) • Proficiency in industry-standard design and research tools (e.g., Figma, Maze) • Proven track record to drive decisions across cross-functional teams (Executives, P&C, IT, Service Owners) • Expertise in scoping, sequencing, roadmapping, and metrics-tied outcomes • Experience using design systems to build products

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance • a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution • paid parental leave • short and long-term disability coverage • basic life insurance • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year • 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday • paid year-end holiday shutdown • 4 paid days off for personal wellness • 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year • sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st • additional paid time away for family emergencies • optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer • employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units