Product Designer – GRS UX Team

The product designer will create user experience and visual design solutions based on business objectives and user research. They will optimize user flows and maintain UX and brand standards while advocating for the end user within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Creates user experience and visual design solutions for assigned projects based on business objectives and user research.
• Optimizes multi-step user flows using various design tools.
• Maintains the defined UX and brand standards in the execution of visual, interaction and motion design.
• Proposes changes or new standards as needed and contributes to pattern library with markup.
• Participates in the objective-setting and discovery process, including user persona development and interpreting user goals, and may lead some user research activities under supervision of Research Team.
• Collects and interprets results of user research, concept testing, and usability testing to make design recommendations.
• Acts as an advocate for the end user within a cross-functional team.
• Works collaboratively by sharing designs early and often, seeking constructive feedback and integrating feedback to improve solutions.

Requirements

• Relevant experience as a UX/product designer with demonstrable track record of moderate to complex design solutions.
• Experience in working on multiple-integrations, operationally complicated software.
• Proven experience of branding implementation, design systems, style guides, UX patterns and workflows.
• Confident using popular design, prototyping, discovery and user testing methods and tools such as Figma, Miro, Unmoderated/Moderated User testing.
• Experience using data analytics for monitoring performance and action optimization decisions.
• Experience working in Agile environments and with Development teams.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
• Highly skilled at critical decision-making; ability to evaluate business issues and resolve problems.
• Ability to consider long-term sustainability in all design decisions and maintain an eye for reusability in designs.
• Experience facilitating and collaborating with multiple product managers with specialized responsibilities.
• Understand Accessibility standards and how they impact design and product development.
• Be a champion for Accessibility and advise the team on compliance.

Key Skills

• Ability to design, create and work towards an overall product design vision that meets and enhances user experiences and business goals across the company.
• Familiarity with methodologies such as Agile, Design Thinking, Lean UX, and Lean Startup.
• Familiarity with the following core disciplines, with demonstrated proficiency in at least two: visual design, UX design, prototyping, front-end development, user research and/or experiment design.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to present projects and status reports to team leadership.
• Strong organization and analytic thinking skills, with ability to translate content into user scenarios, flows and diagrams.
• Proven track record of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• Competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market.
• Opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role.
• Comprehensive benefits and continuous learning opportunities.
• Support for your life and well-being.