Job Description: Senior Product Designer
Job Summary:
As an Expert Product Designer to take ownership of design strategy and execution at the highest level. In this role, you will drive the vision for user experiences across multiple product lines and collaborate with key stakeholders to shape the direction of our products. You will leverage your extensive design expertise to craft seamless, innovative solutions, lead complex design projects, and mentor and inspire the design team. As a design leader, you will influence product development at a strategic level, ensuring that our products meet both user and business goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design strategy for multiple product lines, ensuring a cohesive and unified vision across all platforms.
- Manage and deliver end-to-end design solutions for complex, high-impact product features.
- Build and maintain comprehensive design systems and frameworks that scale across products and teams.
- Conduct and analyze advanced user research, usability testing, and performance data to inform design decisions and product direction.
- Collaborate closely with executive leadership, product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to align on strategic goals and design initiatives.
- Lead and mentor a team of designers, providing guidance, feedback, and professional development to ensure design excellence and innovation.
- Evangelize design thinking and user-centered design principles across the organization.
- Shape the product vision by translating business needs and user insights into actionable design strategies.
- Advocate for cutting-edge design techniques and methodologies, ensuring that the product design team remains at the forefront of industry trends.
- Provide high-level consultation and thought leadership to improve the user experience across all products.
Skills and Knowledge Required:
- Extensive expertise in product design, with proven experience leading high-profile design projects from inception to delivery.
- Deep understanding of UI/UX principles, design systems, and advanced prototyping techniques.
- Mastery of design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, and InVision, as well as knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
- Strong background in user research, usability testing, and data analysis to drive design decisions.
- Ability to mentor and inspire design teams while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to drive product innovation.
- A visionary mindset that drives both creative and strategic decisions, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Proven experience influencing product direction and contributing to long-term product and company strategy.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills to manage complex projects and diverse teams.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Product Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, or a related field.
- A portfolio showcasing a broad range of complex, high-impact product design work, including strategic design solutions and advanced user experience design.
Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of leading and executing large-scale, complex design initiatives.
- Significant experience working with cross-functional teams, influencing product direction, and leading design teams.
Key Focus Areas:
- Leading product design at a strategic level, ensuring design consistency and alignment across product lines.
- Driving innovation in product design and influencing the user experience at the highest level.
- Developing and maintaining a scalable, cohesive design system.
- Mentoring and empowering senior and junior designers, fostering a culture of design excellence and continuous learning.
Tools & Software:
- Required: Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, InVision, and similar design tools.
- Preferred: Advanced knowledge of HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and front-end development.
Other Recruitment Information:
- Competitive salary with executive-level compensation and performance-based incentives.
- Opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of product design and user experience.
- A dynamic, fast-paced work environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.
- Opportunities for leadership development and growth within the organization.