Product Designer at TalentSquare

In this role as the Product Designer, you will be responsible for the overall user experience of a product. Your success will be measured on design output and the overall success of the product. We are looking for someone who is focused on actual customers and the value a product can bring to those customers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a good understanding of product strategy, and contribute to its continuous improvement and impact on relevant strategic initiatives
• Continuously collaborate with UX personnel, Product Manager and Engineers from discovery through to delivery
• Incorporate regular testing of designs to incrementally validate and refine ideas and uncover new insights
• Develop holistic user experience designs by thinking about the customer’s journey over time as they interact with the product and the company as a whole
• Create low and high-fidelity prototypes as a means for communicating ideas and soliciting feedback using the most appropriate tool(s) for the task
• Incorporate both interaction design (e.g. underlying conceptual models, workflows, and control layouts to manipulate such concepts) and visual design (e.g. composition, typography, visual brand) during product development
• Advocate for the product strategy and associated roadmaps both internally and with key external partners
• Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on products and performance
• Facilitate workshops to tease out objectives, understand business requirements, identity problems to be solved, and brainstorm solutions

Qualifications

Skills/Tools

• Figma, Sketch, Adobe suite, Abstract

Requirements

• Experience designing beautiful and satisfying mobile and web interactions [Both building and shipping features across native applications and/or web products]
• Must be done with University
• Knowledge and experience with Interactive designs, illustrations and   motion graphics.
• Deep understanding and application of principles of Product Design and concepts of Design Thinking. 
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral, with natural ability to articulate and defend design decisions.
• Outstanding portfolio showcasing creative, contemporary design across a breath of business verticals.
• Ability to be self-directed and fine dealing with ambiguity 
• Previous experience with a fintech/consumer internet/B2C or B2B start-up is a plus