Weekday (YC W21)Sr Product Designer
This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Min Experience: 4 years
Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time
Role & Responsibilities:
- Lead the creation of high-quality, user-focused design solutions for both mobile and web applications, prioritizing seamless usability and visual appeal.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and leadership teams to define the product vision, converting business objectives and complex requirements into intuitive user experiences.
- Manage the entire design process, from initial discovery and brainstorming to prototyping, user testing, and final delivery.
- Utilize strategic and analytical approaches to develop design systems and workflows that support scalability and adapt to changing product demands.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior designers by offering constructive feedback, sharing best practices, and maintaining design consistency across different platforms.
- Gain a thorough understanding of user personas and journeys to create meaningful and effective product experiences.
- Promote user-centered design decisions that are supported by data, research findings, and usability testing results.
- Effectively present and explain design concepts, reasoning, and trade-offs to stakeholders, including founders and cross-functional teams.
- Investigate and experiment with cutting-edge design trends, technologies, and UX methodologies relevant to B2B SaaS settings.
- Maintain and enhance design systems, components, and style guides to facilitate efficient teamwork and ensure design uniformity across groups.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in product design (UX/UI), demonstrating a successful history of delivering impactful designs for web and mobile platforms.
- Robust portfolio featuring complex product workflows, preferably within B2B SaaS or data-intensive tools.
- Proficiency in tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and collaboration platforms like FigJam and Miro.
- Capability to develop and maintain wireframes, user flows, journey maps, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs.
- Experience in conducting user research, usability testing, and integrating insights into iterative design improvements.
- Strong knowledge of design systems, accessibility requirements, and responsive design principles.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities, balancing user needs with business goals effectively.
- Outstanding communication skills to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects concurrently, and deliver superior results within deadlines.
- Previous experience mentoring or leading designers is advantageous.