IDEO.org is out to design an end to poverty by bringing creativity, empathy, and innovation to the social sector. Our goal is to improve the lives of people in poor and vulnerable communities through design and we’re doing it in three ways: through the products, services, and experiences that we design; through the problem solvers we fuel; and by inspiring the social sector to adopt human-centered design.

Position Summary:   

IDEO.org is seeking a Business Designer to join our Youth Reproductive Health program in San Francisco. As part of a multi-disciplinary design team, you’ll blur the lines between business strategy and creativity— helping to design new to world offers that are desirable for end-users as well as feasible and financially sustainable for the organization. With frequent travel to Africa (approx. 30%), you’ll be part strategist, part operational guru, and part creative problem solver. You’ll work alongside other builders and thinkers from different backgrounds. Business acumen is a given. Demonstrated passion for solving challenges facing the world’s most impoverished communities is a must. And, believing in the rights, potential, and importance of empowering girls, critical.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Champion business design within the Youth Reproductive Health program 
• Work with partners and teams to design, iterate, and scale IDEO.org’s health interventions for youth
• Ability to think holistically about the design of a new offering and the implications related to both the customer’s experience as well as the organization’s ability to implement and scale    
• Work closely with our partners to develop strategies, timelines, and operational models that appropriately consider the organizational needs, aspirations, business realities
• Distill business, customer, and partner constraints into digestible components for the design team
• Communicate the story of IDEO.org’s work with partners, funders, and stakeholders
• Participate in the delivery of a range of projects, defining project scope, goals and deliverables in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Establish relationships and liaise with key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle

You Will:

• Work with both YRH teams and their partners across the developing world to bring newly designed products, services and consumer experiences into existence 
• Guide partners through the implementation process and steward solutions to market by developing strategies, timelines, and financial models that appropriately reflect our partners’ organizational constraints and aspirations, while balancing the needs of the end-user
• Develop a process to gather feedback and continuously improve solutions as they scale
• Work closely with partners to ensure they have the competencies needed to replicate solutions on their own 

You are:

• Experienced in business model design, analysis, and implementation, with a Master’s degree in business and 5+ years of industry experience.
• Passionate about or interested in working in the developing world.
• Comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams and communicating business concepts to a variety of audiences, including partners and designers from other disciplines.
• Excited about the opportunity to get your hands dirty in an entrepreneurial, start-up environment.
• Experienced in or passionate about tackling challenges related to poverty.

Please upload your resume and cover letter.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.