Associate Director - Digital Strategy & Innovation (DSI)

Apply Description Company Overview Intentional Futures (iF) is an idea-to-impact consultancy that helps leaders turn good intentions into positive outcomes. Our clients are change agents who believe the world can be better than it is. We act as trusted guides and thought partners on their journeys. We are a firm of researchers, strategists, and designers who work on complex issues with corporations, nonprofits, and family foundations. We are looking for a self-motivated, skilled Associate Director to join our Digital Strategy & Innovation (DSI) team! Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that having staff from many backgrounds allows us to better serve our clients, support one another, and fulfill our mission. As an equal opportunity employer, iF considers all applications without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class. People of color, women, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are encouraged to apply. We take leadership and training seriously and will invest in you and your goals. Even if you don’t meet all the minimum qualifications but still feel you would be a strong fit, we encourage you to apply. Job Summary Intentional Futures is seeking an Associate Director to join our Digital Strategy & Innovation (DSI) practice. This role sets the bar for strategic thought leadership and seamless project and client management across large, complex engagements, moving fluidly between driving strategy as project lead and providing guidance as project advisor, often on multiple engagements at once. Working alongside our Director of DSI, you'll lead research, develop strategy, facilitate client engagements, and produce clear thinking that moves decision-makers to act. Our clients include some of the world's most consequential technology companies, philanthropies, and nonprofits, on work spanning technology learning sessions, AI transformation roadmaps, innovation facilitation, market analysis, and strategic storytelling. You'll own meaningful workstreams from day one, contribute to business development, and help grow a practice at the intersection of emerging technology and lasting impact. This role suits someone comfortable with virtual work who thinks rigorously, writes well, collaborates naturally, and cares about how technology affects people. Who You Are You have an infectious curiosity about technology and its implications for people, organizations, and society, along with an insatiable drive to go deep on new topics. You build relationships proactively and push your team's craft forward. You're a skilled, compelling facilitator who thrives in complex, high-stakes, highly collaborative environments, and you love the moment a client sees something they hadn't seen before. Role and Responsibilities Strategy & Research Lead and support multiple research and synthesis workstreams on complex technology, market trends, and organizational strategy questions for clients across the private sector, philanthropy, and nonprofit sectors, serving as either project lead, driving strategy directly, or project advisor, providing guidance and quality oversight Translate emerging technology trends, including AI and agentic systems, platform shifts, and digital infrastructure, into strategic insight and recommendations tailored to each client's context Lead collaborative, multidisciplinary project teams (strategists, designers, technologists) through scoping, budgeting, research, and delivery, producing frameworks, strategy documents, and narratives that land with executive and non-technical audiences Apply AI tools thoughtfully across client engagements and iF's internal work, with attention to responsible use and genuine value creation; contribute to iF's point of view on respon…