Senior Product Designer

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Senior Product Designer

We are looking for a Senior Product Designer!

A Senior Product Designer is responsible for leading the design and enhancement of user interfaces and experiences with a high degree of autonomy. This role emphasizes Human-Centered Design (HCD) methodology to ensure that user needs are at the forefront of the design process. The Senior Product Designer collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to deliver cohesive and user-centric designs that align with business goals and drive strategic initiatives. Additionally, this role involves mentoring and leading junior, mid-level, designers and influencing design culture across the platform

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design and Development:

• Lead the design and development of user interfaces and experiences that are intuitive, engaging, and accessible.
• Oversee the design of components for larger systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across products.
• Lead design standards and best practices for the Platform or Division based on guidance from the Distinguished Designer and Principal & Lead Designers.

Human-Centered Design:

• Apply HCD principles to deeply understand user needs, behaviors, and pain points through comprehensive research and user testing.
• Conduct advanced user experience analysis and integrate findings into strategic design solutions.

Prototyping and Testing:

• Create low, medium and high-fidelity prototypes and conduct various methods of User Research to iterate on designs based on user feedback and industry best practices.
• Utilize rapid and advanced prototyping techniques to demonstrate design concepts and validate solutions.

Collaboration:

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and other designers to deliver cohesive and user-centric designs, promoting consistency and reusability of components.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with product users and stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure alignment.

Learning and Growth:

• Continuously enhance design skills and stay updated with the latest design tools and methodologies, including exploring opportunities to use AI to streamline design processes.
• Work to understand the business unit and processes associated with the digital product.
• Apply modern design standards and best practices to all projects and mentor junior designers.

Product Strategy:

• Lead the implementation of the design strategy for the product to ensure the customer and their needs are at the center, while taking technical feasibility and business viability into consideration.
• Manage and prioritize the design backlog to achieve the product vision and aligned strategy.

Product Discovery & Delivery:

• Create comprehensive design artifacts to clarify user needs and requirements.
• Monitor user feedback and metrics, and present to stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and deliver more business value.

Design Support:

• Lead design iterations following user research findings and prioritize improvements.
• Work closely with Developers to provide what they may need to develop solutions to design specifications.

Workshop Facilitation:

• Conduct Design Workshops: Organize and facilitate design workshops to encourage team collaboration and co-creation.
• Engage Stakeholders: Conduct workshops with stakeholders to gather feedback, validate design concepts, and ensure alignment with project goals.

WHO YOU ARE:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5-7 years of experience in product design.
• Proficiency with design tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD).
• Strong user research and usability testing skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to create low, medium, and high-fidelity prototypes and influence appropriate level of fidelity with stakeholders
• Deep understanding of Human-Centered Design (HCD) principles.
• Familiarity with modern design standards, Agile environments, and the Product Development Lifecycle.
• Adaptability to changing project requirements.
• Experience in leading component design for larger systems and ensuring consistency across products.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor junior designers.