Business Designer

AVATR is looking for a Business Designer to join our growing team in Munich. As a Business Designer, you act as the critical link between market understanding, customer needs, product strategy, and car design. Working in a highly collaborative team, you combine analytical thinking with creative facilitation to shape future products and services. You ensure that design decisions are grounded in solid business insights while enabling a structured yet flexible framework for the creative process. Operating within a German subsidiary of a Chinese OEM, you will play a key role in bridging cultural, strategic, and operational perspectives between local and headquarters stakeholders.

What You Will Do

Customer & Market Insights

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to identify customer needs, behaviors, and trends in international markets
• Translate insights into actionable opportunities for product and service innovation
• Monitor competitive landscape and emerging mobility trends

Customer-Centric Methodologies

• Plan, support, and facilitate customer clinics, workshops
• Apply user-centered design methods to validate concepts and gather feedback

Product Strategy & Planning

• Support the development of product strategies aligned with market needs and brand positioning
• Contribute to product roadmaps and business case development

Stakeholder Alignment (Germany & China)

• Act as an interface between local teams in Germany and headquarters in China
• Align strategic objectives, and expectations across regions
• Prepare and communicate insights, concepts, and recommendations to diverse stakeholders

Design Process Enablement

• Provide frameworks, tools, and structured inputs to support the design team’s creative work
• Ensure that design concepts are aligned with business goals and customer insights

What You Will Bring

Bachelor's degree or above in Business, Design, Research, Innovation Management, Business Administration, or a related field

3–6 years of experience in business design, strategy, innovation, or product planning in automotive or mobility sector

Strong expertise in user research, market analysis, and insight generation, including familiarity with customer clinics and design thinking approaches

Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex insights into clear, actionable concepts

Proven experience working in cross-cultural environments, with strong intercultural competence and stakeholder management skills (experience with China-based stakeholders is a plus)

Strong facilitation, communication, and collaboration skills, with a structured yet flexible mindset to support creative processes

Fluent in English, German is a strong advantage, Chinese is a plus

What We Offer

Competitive Salary: Reflecting your skills and experience.

Hybrid Working: Flexibility to work both remotely and in the office.

Health & Wellness: Access to the Wellhub Pass for your well-being.

Employee Development: Learning opportunities and training programs to support your career growth.

Transport Support: Deutschland ticket or fuel card.

Meal Allowance: For lunch at the canteen.

Gifts: Celebratory gifts for work anniversaries and Chinese New Year.

Company Events: Regular team-building and social activities.

Optional Company Pension Scheme: Available based on your needs.

Inclusive Culture: A diverse, supportive environment where every voice is valued.

Thank you for considering joining our team! We look forward to hearing from you and hope you become a part of our company. If you are interested in the position, please apply now. We are excited about the possibility of working together to create a bright future!