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Product Designer II

Product Designer II

CompanyLessen
LocationChicago, IL, USA
Salary$80000 – $85000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Bootcamp
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • Proficient in Figma and Miro.
  • Proficient in working with design system UI libraries.
  • Ability to present UX research to build empathy for users, UX deliverables to convey workflows, and Figma prototypes to bring experiences to fruition.
  • Ability to convey user experience through stories and presentations and frame problems for a diverse audience of stakeholders, helping them envision potential design opportunities.
  • Working knowledge of usability principles, conventions, and techniques.
  • Able to proactively manage expectations and communicate accurate timelines.
  • Passionate and vocal advocate about all things Product Design and other areas of design and innovation.
  • Passionate about taking complex processes and making them simple to navigate.
  • Has a track record of delivering work that demonstrates consideration for multiple inputs and perspectives to arrive at a robust solution that works for users and the business.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of typography, color theory, and layout basics across various platforms and devices.
  • Ability to apply Figma best practices with component work, variants, and auto layout to ensure consistency and streamline implementation.
  • 2+ years of experience creating digital designs from inception through to implementation.
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
  • UX/HCI education at a boot camp, college, or graduate school, or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience collaborating with Product Management and Engineering counterparts.
  • Experience contributing to a project’s entire product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Leverage your past work experience to contribute ideas and designs for your assigned scrum team within your first 30 days.
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment that demands rapidly concepting, iterating and testing concepts.
  • Ability to work on both greenfield and brownfield products.
  • Design elegant, smart, and usable solutions for web and mobile applications.
  • Create and prioritize your tasks effectively. Demonstrate strong self-management skills.
  • Use design thinking methodologies to empathize, learn, ideate, and refine.
  • Be curious about the industry, the company, its users, your teammates and yourself.
  • Take ownership of the end-to-end Product Design for your assigned scrum teams. Gather product requirements independently and drive the design review cycle.
  • Communicate design strategy and rationale to product managers, clients, users, developers, and other team members.
  • Craft copy that helps users complete the task at hand.
  • Adhere and enhance our Design System.
  • Research and share knowledge of the industry’s latest trends and tools.
  • Work with team members across time zones.
  • Perform ad-hoc projects and other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in designing SaaS products.
  • Experience working in fast-paced agile environments.