Lead Product Designer

Job Description

• Lead the creation of visually stunning and delightful interfaces, using design systems, UX writing and micro-interactions 

• Lead the creation of cohesive flows across complex features, and ensure cross-platform designs are technically sound and user-centric

• Direct the team in an iterative design process, ensuring stakeholder alignment and incorporating divergent and convergent thinking

• Partner with Product, Engineering, and other teams to define product priorities and shape roadmaps

• Use research and data to inform design direction and validate design outcomes

• Contribute to mentoring and guiding junior designers, elevating the design craft across the product

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a product design role, preferably with some amount of demonstrated leadership responsibilities

• A degree in Design, HCI, Human Factors or related fields or equivalent practical experience

• A portfolio that demonstrates your expertise in leading design projects and creating visually appealing, user-centric products

• A strong understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies

• Proven ability in collaborating with tangential disciplines, with enough depth and breadth to guide designers

• Proficiency with Figma and other design and prototyping tools (e.g., Sketch, ProtoPie)

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively articulate design decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• A deep understanding of how design translates into code, and how to create solutions that are both innovative and technically feasible

• Bonus: Design experience in hyperlocal/ e-commerce

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