Envisioner - Design Strategist

EPAM is seeking an Envisioner to join our growing practice. Envisioning is the conceptualization of the ideal future experience — representing what doesn't yet exist in a way that teammates, clients, and potential users can interact with and react to. In this client-facing, creativity-forward role, you will use visual tools to explain complex ideas, participate in research, and act as a creative lead to design new experiences that truly connect with people. You will collaborate across a multidisciplinary team — including experience designers, business strategists, engineers, and data scientists — to develop solutions that are consumer-driven, financially viable, and technically feasible.

We are looking for someone who moves fluidly between research and visual storytelling — someone who can distill a complex strategy into its most compelling, tangible form and bring it to life through sketches, storyboards, prototypes, and more. A portfolio demonstrating your work is required.

Req.#1055241890

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team through all phases of project work — from client alignment and context-setting through insight development, opportunity exploration, and go-to-market support
• Listen with curiosity and an open mind; develop a deep understanding of what truly matters to consumers and clients, setting personal preferences aside to create for the target audience
• Surface and generate ideas when faced with a problem — seeing a breadth of possibilities, practicing structured ideation, extracting ideas from others, and live scribing to capture conversations as they happen
• Communicate the team's vision by distilling experiences to their fundamental form and selecting the right medium — sketches, storyboards, prototypes, video, journey maps — to convey ideas clearly and without distraction
• Translate abstract strategies into tangible, holistic experiences and actionable tools that enable consumers to interact with and respond to a new business strategy or opportunity
• Establish a foundation for design by articulating criteria and guidelines that ensure the future integrity of the experience, and support developers and designers in maintaining that intent through execution
• Work cross-functionally within a multidisciplinary team, balancing independent ownership of creative workstreams with close collaboration across strategy, engineering, data, and business disciplines
• Actively engage with and apply AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance visualization, ideation, and concept development processes

Requirements

• Degree in Design, Art, Communications, or another creative field
• Excellent visualization skills, including drawing, Adobe Suite proficiency, and working knowledge of Figma
• Demonstrated experience with consumer/user research, ideation, brainstorming techniques, sketching, prototyping, and concept visualization
• Strong client-facing communication, presentation, and storytelling skills; comfortable presenting to and facilitating workshops with senior stakeholders
• Ability to work quickly and visualize ideas at varying levels of fidelity across all stages of a project
• Openness and enthusiasm toward AI tools and experimentation; prior experience using AI in a creative, research, or strategy context is a plus
• Willingness to travel approximately once per month, primarily domestic US (occasional international travel may be required)
• Portfolio required — must include examples of storyboarding, journey mapping, and concept visualization

We offer

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)
• Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off – the employee will be eligible to accrue 15-25 paid days, depending on specific level and tenure with EPAM (accrual eligibility may change over time)
• Paid Holidays - nine (9) total per year
• Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection
• Accident Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• If otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus program
• If otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program

For remote work in New York City only.

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our clients, 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.
Engineer the Future with a Career at EPAM

This posting includes a good faith range of the salary EPAM would reasonably expect to pay the selected candidate. The range provided reflects base salary only. Individual compensation offers within the range are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: geographic location, experience, credentials, education, training; the demand for the role; and overall business and labor market considerations. Most candidates are hired at a salary within the range disclosed. Salary range: $110,000 - $150,000. In addition, the details highlighted in this job posting above are a general description of all other expected benefits and compensation for the position.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

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EPAM will not provide new H-1B visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates with existing transferable H-1B status may be considered.