UX Product Designer - Remote (EST)

The UX Product Designer will collaborate closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and developers to create intuitive and visually compelling user experiences. This role involves conducting user research, developing design concepts, and maintaining a cohesive design system.

Responsibilities

• User Research & Analysis: Conduct user research, interviews, and usability tests to understand user needs, gather insights, and translate them into design solutions.
• Design Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate product requirements into wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that illustrate design concepts and user flows.
• Visual Design & Branding: Create visually engaging, brand-consistent, and user-friendly interfaces for our products, maintaining a high standard of visual quality.
• Prototyping: Develop interactive prototypes that simulate the end-to-end user experience, enabling usability testing and feedback before final development.
• Design System Management: Contribute to and maintain a cohesive design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across our suite of products.
• Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with engineers to implement designs effectively and iterate based on feedback to enhance product usability and overall experience.
• Continuous Improvement: Keep up-to-date with industry trends, tools, and design methodologies; proactively suggest new ideas to improve the design process and product experience.

Requirements

• Proficiency in design tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar.
• Strong understanding of UX principles, design systems, and responsive design.
• Experience with user research and usability testing methodologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly to stakeholders and justify design decisions.
• Ability to balance user needs with business goals and technical constraints.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Insurance industry experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years experience as a UX Designer, Product Designer, or similar role.

Key Skills

• Design tools proficiency
• UX principles
• Design systems
• Responsive design
• User research
• Usability testing
• Communication and collaboration
• Agile/Scrum environment
• Insurance industry experience

Benefits

• Health, wellbeing, retirement, and other financial benefits
• Paid time off
• Overtime pay for non-exempt employees
• Robust learning and development programs
• Reimbursement of job-related expenses per the company policy
• Employee perks and discounts