Product Designer
The Role
- We are seeking a Product Designer with a passion for developing solutions that allow customers to intuitively use our products.
- The ideal candidate will be skilled at each stage of the design process but always focused on the needs of the customer.
- In this role, you will be responsible for designing product features and user experiences for one or more of our various products.
- By constantly focusing on our customers, you’ll create products that are not only amazing to look at, but also intuitive and useful to all.
- You must be a brilliant problem solver, self-starter, and excellent communicator with a passion for great design and the ability to achieve it. You must possess a rare blend of interface design, user experience design and prototyping skills.
Responsibilities
- Cross-functional collaboration between product managers, engineers to turn ideas into visually compelling and user-friendly designs.
- Use research tools and methodologies to understand user needs.
- Generate low and high-fidelity prototypes for research purposes.
- Contribute to the Edukoya design system.
- Provide on-demand assistance to teams at various stages of the product life cycle.
- You will work with cross-functional team members and will rely heavily on both qualitative and quantitative data to gain insights.
- You will turn your insights into delightful designs
- Set design requirements based on information from internal teams and user research.
- Identify new product improvement opportunities.
- Analyze how a new product satisfies market needs and consumer preferences.
- Modify and revise existing designs to meet changing customer preferences.
- Work closely with product engineers to suggest improvements for products and processes.
- Present product design ideas to cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
Requirements
- A comprehensive and well-rounded portfolio of work, demonstrating a strong understanding of customer needs
- Proven experience in all phases of the design process including user research, copywriting, wireframing, prototyping, visual design, interaction design, and usability testing
- An intuitive eye for customer needs beyond the obvious
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members
- Ability to collect and interpret both qualitative and quantitative feedback
- Ability to effectively communicate and persuade around design concepts
- Passion for design; not satisfied with the status quo and always thinking of ways to improve
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Dynamic, creative personality, effective at engaging and influencing a variety of audiences
- Provide assistance to product engineers when needed
- Recommend new tools and technologies by staying abreast of the latest trends and techniques
- Previous startup experience or previous Edtech experience is a plus
Non-Negotiables
- Experience working in an agile environment & is able to constantly test, learn & iterate based on user feedback & prioritize features
- Strong communication skills
- Leadership skills, management skills & a great team player
- Relentlessly resourceful & creative problem solver
- High-risk tolerance & boundless ambition
- A collaborative approach & willingness to be wrong
- Self-driven
- Brilliant at bringing together people across functions, countries & cultures
Method of Application
Submit your CV & a cover letter to careers@edukoya.com Title: Product Designer Edukoya