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Product Designer II

Product Designer II

CompanyWayfair
LocationBoston, MA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelMid Level

Requirements

  • 3+ years of professional UX experience.
  • The ability to deliver high-fidelity design work autonomously.
  • Strong understanding of design processes; knowledge of what is possible and what will be hard to achieve and/or implement in a digital environment.
  • Communication and Interpersonal Skills: You should be able to effectively present and explain ideas, while also being open-minded and willing to consider new perspectives that may shape your solutions.
  • Problem-solving & Critical thinking: Framing design challenges and generating solutions based on user needs and business goals.
  • Visual & interaction design: Understanding of layout, typography, spacing, and creating a strong visual hierarchy. Ability to design intuitive and user-friendly interfaces.
  • User research: You have a solid understanding of basic research principles and methodologies, and have a proven track record of independently conducting user research while selecting appropriate methodologies to inform your design.
  • Expertise in producing relevant deliverables, including detailed site maps, user flows/task flows, user journeys,, high-fidelity UI mocks, annotations, and prototypes that represent interaction recommendations, etc.
  • An online portfolio of case studies that demonstrates unfailing advocacy for the user, highlighting: e-commerce design work, enterprise design work, data-driven approaches, and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

  • Utilize design thinking principles to build engaging customer experiences which solve goals with elegant simplicity.
  • Collaborate with product managers, developers, and other experienced designers to execute design concepts that deliver on brand goals, business goals, and are technically feasible to implement.
  • Align with multiple teams to create cross-functional and user-centric design solutions.
  • Drive a sense of urgency in the team to deliver work, emphasizing the use of lean tools and techniques to more rapidly deliver work.
  • Day-to-day work will consist of a combination of design execution, and design operations management.
  • Contribute to the improvement of our cross-team collaboration Design processes, advocating best practices and innovative solutions between Product, Design, and Engineering teams embracing Agile methodologies.
  • Demonstrate strong administration and communication skills. Be a strategist who can take a step back on overarching goals and opportunities, while also acting as a product practitioner who can meticulously work alongside their teams with domain knowledge and design prowess.

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.