Strategic Design Internship - Sao Paulo

Applications must be submitted in English to be considered

WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world’s best places to work. We are currently the #1 ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list and have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor’s list since its founding in 2009. Extraordinary teams are at the heart of our business strategy, but these don’t happen by chance. They require intentional focus on bringing together a broad set of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and skills in a supportive and inclusive work environment. We hire people with exceptional talent and create an environment in which every individual can thrive professionally and personally.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

You’ll join our Design experts within the AI, Insights & Solutions team. This team is part of Bain’s digital capabilities practice, which includes experts in analytics, engineering, product management, and design. In this multidisciplinary environment, you'll leverage deep technical expertise with business acumen to help clients tackle their most transformative challenges. You’ll work on integrated teams alongside our general consultants and clients to develop data-driven strategies and innovative solutions. Together, we create human-centric solutions that harness the power of data and artificial intelligence to drive competitive advantage for our clients. Our collaborative and supportive work environment fosters creativity and continuous learning, enabling us to consistently deliver exceptional results.

WHERE YOU'LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM

As a Design Intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work on high-impact challenges for leading brands and businesses across a wide range of industries. This role offers exposure to diverse project types and the chance to contribute meaningfully at every stage of the innovation process under the direction and mentorship of a senior designer.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Participate in the full strategic design process hands-on to transform customer insights into impactful opportunities for growth

• Conduct qualitative research and synthesize learnings into actionable insights and tangible artifacts (e.g. personas, customer journey maps, opportunity maps)
• Support planning and execution of ideation workshops and creative sessions
• Design & Validation - Envision and conceptualize new business ideas and services with game changing potential and bring them to life through creative storytelling
• Iteratively design and refine solutions through low to high-fidelity prototyping 

Team with and learn from a diverse group of designers and innovation specialists with deep expertise in human-centered design and product development

• Contribute to the collective growth and experience of the AIS team by sharing your experiences and unique perspective
• Gain experience working in a client services environment
• Benefit from 1:1 mentorship from AIS team members with a broad range of experiences and backgrounds

Support case team on cross-functional process management and project delivery and ensure that I&D delivers successfully

• Help ensure that AIS is successful at delivering high impact results
• Independently own pieces of design work, take direction and feedback to evolve the work, and manage time effectively
• Effectively collaborate, co-create, and build relationships with multiple stakeholders (case team, client team, experts, outside partners)

Help to bring Bain to the next level as a business

• Build the AIS knowledge base by capturing learnings from client engagements
• Teach and transfer knowledge, expertise, and capabilities to Bain teams and client teams
• Contribute to AIS culture creation and take on team, office, or firm initiatives

ABOUT YOU

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s design program at an accredited university or institution and set to graduate no later than June 2026
• Must submit a design portfolio (linked or attached) for your application to be reviewed
• Must be able to work physically from the Bain & Company Sao Paulo office located at Av. Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek, 1909 - Vila Nova, Sao Pualo from start date until the end of the internship.

Successful candidates will have:

• Hands-on experience shaping digital products, services, and/or new ventures (or equivalent experience)
• A thorough understanding of Design Thinking
• Skillset and interests focused on areas within strategic design, research, UX/UI, service design, omnichannel experience design, and/or digital product design
• Comfort with and passion for the end-to-end design process, from early-stage insights gathering, to strategy definition, concepting, and prototyping
• Fluency in working with state-of-the-art collaboration and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Miro, Adobe Creative Suite, GenAI tools)
• Excellent communication, presentation and collaboration skills
• A highly ambitious and entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• A basic understanding of product and business strategy
• Understanding of and/or experience using Agile work methods