Principal Product Designer

UpSlide; Paris; Hybride; EUR 60 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

An innovative SaaS company in Paris is seeking a Principal Product Designer to lead the design of features for financial services. This role involves conducting user research, collaborating with teams, and refining the design system. Candidates should have over 8 years of B2B software experience and excel in UX and UI design, with strong communication skills in both English and French. The position offers a competitive salary range of €60,000 - €70,000 and hybrid work options.

Prestations

€500 WFH equipment budget

Wellness package

25 vacation days and 8 RTT days

Hybrid work policy

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in B2B Software.
• Experience in shipping high-quality designs.
• Detail-oriented with expertise in UX, UI, and visual design.

Responsabilités

• Design high-quality cross-platform features.
• Conduct user research for insights.
• Drive design excellence and process improvement.

Connaissances

UX design

UI design

User research

Figma

Communication skills in English and French

Outils

Notion

ProductBoard

Microsoft 365

Description du poste

Our values

Our values guide our approach to work and are at the heart of our recruitment process. To join our team, we look for individuals who value:

• Excellence: We think that every detail counts, and we place great importance on the quality of our deliverables.
• Trust: We are passionate, committed, and free to act with autonomy.
• Happiness at work: We enjoy looking on the bright side and we share our enthusiasm with our colleagues and clients.

The team

Get ready to dive into our dynamic Product Team, led by our CPO and backed by a talented crew including 1 Head of Product, 4 Product Managers, 1 Technical Product Manager, 1 creative Product Designer, and 2 Product Marketing Managers. We work with around 30 engineers.

As our Principal Product Designer, you’ll work with any of our 5 Product x Engineering squads. Some of the latest releases our designers worked on:

• Track Changes for PowerPoint
• AI-Powered Glossary

Your responsibilities

• Design of new features flow 50%
  • Deliver high-quality, intuitive cross-platform design for financial services that reflect UpSlide's premium positioning
  • Develop a strategic UX vision for AI-powered features and innovative capabilities to maintain leadership as the best Office Add-in
  • Build strong relationships and collaborate with Product Designers, Product Managers, Product Marketing Managers, and Engineers as a trusted thought partner
  • Create and test advanced Figma prototypes with usability testing
  • Animate co-creative workshops (ideation, design reviews, design critique, etc.)
• User research 30%
  • Drive user insights through research, competitive benchmarking, and data analytics
  • Maintain user personas and journey maps to influence the overall UX across touchpoints
• Operations 20%
  • Drive design excellence and process improvement across the organisation, collaborating with peers and stakeholders to achieve positive product impact
  • Support the design system by documenting components, participating in strategy development, and promoting internal alignment

Product team stack: Figma, Notion, ProductBoard, Microsoft 365 (we build on it!)

You are a great fit if you have

• +8 years of work experience including significant B2B Software experience
• Shipped high-quality designs that enhance product experience
• Detail-oriented expertise in UX, UI, and visual design, capable of delivering production-ready assets for development with precision
• Meaningfully worked on, or with a design system
• Some knowledge of Microsoft Office (we build on it!)
• Great written and verbal communication skills in English and French to communicate with different stakeholders
• You want to build a productivity tool used daily by thousands of users

We’d love it if

• You experienced the pain of building perfect slides or Excel models in a previous job
• You experienced building AI-powered products
• You’ve worked in Financial Services or Banking

If you don’t tick all the boxes but you think you’d be a great fit, please apply and tell us why.

Pay and benefits:

The annual salary package for this role in Paris is €60,000 - €70,000. This salary range is inclusive of several career levels at UpSlide and will be narrowed during the interview process based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

At UpSlide we have a career path to help you grow, that valorizes both individual contributors and managers.

Recruitment process

• First interview with Misbah, Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, to better understand your career plan and answer questions
• Interview with Diane, Head of Product, to be aligned on expectations on both sides
• Case study and review with Aymeric, Product Designer, and Matteo, CPO, to evaluate your skills
• Interview with Matteo, CPO
• Meet the team around a coffee (or tea!)

We’ll conduct a reference check to learn how to help you thrive. On average our process lasts 3 weeks.

What we offer

Make a real difference and be at the centre of a self-funded and growing SaaS company (doubling every two years for the past 10 years)!

International environment: Start-up with five offices (Paris, London, Berlin, New York, Singapore) and users in more than 60 countries

Hybrid work: 2-3 days/week hybrid work policy

Work-from-home budget: €500 WFH equipment budget

Training & professional development: Collaboration with our sister company, IPH, for training on key soft skills and management

Wellness package: 50€ per month for physical and mental wellness activities

Parental leave: Paid parental leave and support for parents of children under seven

Beautiful office: Office near l\'Opéra (1er arrondissement) with spaces for work and collaboration

Holidays: 25 vacation days and 8 RTT days

Company events: Office socials and international company events

General: Tickets restaurants, healthcare, and transportation support

More about UpSlide

• On top of exciting business challenges in a fast-growing market, you will find a friendly, caring, and challenging culture
• You will be met with opportunities to acquire new skills, learn from others in a multicultural environment, and grow as a person
• UpSlide employees have committed to making a positive impact on the world. We obtained B Corp certification in 2022 with strong commitments toward our employees, community, clients, suppliers, and the environment.
• UpSlide was ranked #1 best place to work in 2019 and 2020 in the category “best company for remote work”

As a B Corp-certified company, we have strong commitments toward our employees, community, clients, suppliers, and the environment. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcome. This commitment to diversity and inclusion is applied in our recruitment process and your employee experience once you’ve joined UpSlide