Product Design Team Lead
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We’re looking for an experienced and passionate SaaS application Product Designer Team Lead to join us. Our team and company are scaling globally, with an HQ in New York and several tech centers across the world. You’ll lead the product design process with full ownership, work collaboratively to turn complex problems into intuitive experiences, and foster the Growth team whose focus is to build the UI/UX for the development of new products and features. Our team consists of multidisciplinary designers who work on end-to-end UX processes from ideation, prototyping, and research, through to testing and final designs. This is a great opportunity to a growing design team and really make an impact on the design of the world of work.
Requirements
- B.Des from a leading academy - a must
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience designing digital products and user experiences for responsive web or apps
- You know how to approach a problem in several ways and present alternatives and not just a final design. Being able to provide and receive feedback in a thoughtful manner is key to us.
- Experience working in an end-to-end UX process from ideation, wireframing and prototyping through testing and final design delivery - an advantage
- Experience participating in ideation/design sprints, running or facilitating them - an advantage (we’re happy to train the right people)
- You feel at home using common visual and interaction design tools such as Figma, Sketch and Adobe CC
- Ideally, you’ve done some level of prototyping with tools such as Figma, InVision, and/or Principle
- Previous experience or knowledge of HR or engagement focused applications - an advantage
Responsibilities
- Directly manage and provide leadership, direction, and mentorship for a team of Product Designers
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to contribute to strategic decisions around the future direction of Spirit’s products
- Understand requirements, define thoughtful solutions, and design extraordinary products that meet our business and end-user goals
- Create reporting on team progress and goals regularly to VP Design and the product leadership team
- Conceptualize, present, and execute ideas from A to Z through advanced tools
- Stay in touch with the latest technology and strategies in the design and development industry and putting them to use for the company’s benefit
- Collaborate with our brand marketing and Design Ops Lead where you’ll help ensure the brand personality is carried into the look and feel of the platform while keeping the design consistent and responsive
- Ensure consistency and alignment across the product and participate in Design crits to continue to raise our bar
- Take part in the hands-on work as part of the company squads