Product Designer/UIUX

SGInnovate; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SGInnovate seeks a Product Designer to enhance their digital transformation projects. You will develop online platforms and manage user experience through research and collaboration, ensuring effective product delivery. Join a pivotal role that impacts both internal teams and the wider Deep Tech ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields required.
• Familiar with project management methodologies like Agile.
• Portfolio showcasing design projects needed.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and shape product behaviour/functionality.
• Drive user research activities and create design prototypes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on product vision and delivery.

Skills

User-centered design

Project management methodologies

Design tools proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketch

Figma

Job description

SGInnovate is a Deep Tech ecosystem builder and investor, backed by the Singapore Government. Our expertise and approach combines investments, talent development and community-building to catalyse the translation of emerging technologies into tomorrow’s opportunities. Through our flagship Deep Tech Central platform, we connect individuals, founders and companies to specialised resources and opportunities across all technological domains and stages of growth. Our portfolio of emerging tech startups comprises some of the most promising companies leading the commercialisation of research developed from Singapore’s RIE ecosystem. Connect with us at www.sginnovate.com .

Overview:

The Digital Strategy & Analytics (DSA) team is responsible for the digital transformation of SGInnovate. Be part of this exciting and pivotal effort to bring about positive and impactful changes to the organisation and the wider Deep Tech start up ecosystem. The DSA team drives and oversees progress on two fronts: (1) key digital product transformation projects and (2) data & analytics asset development. Key digital products will impact both internal and external stakeholders by optimising the platform through which we conduct our business. Data & analytics asset development entails building the data pipeline from source to data warehouse, before finally delivering insights to end user via dashboards.

If the prospect of orchestrating strategical changes that are instrumental to the growth of SGInnovate and our key sector excites you, look no further and grow your career with us today!

Role:

The role of a Product Designer helps to develop key products and platforms for SGInnovate. As part of our digital transformation project, the team needs to deliver useful and effective online platforms to help the various teams scale up in terms of engagements in events, courses, jobs, and programmes. The Product Designer will need to assist in gathering and shaping requirements and create intuitive and visually appealing solutions that resonate with our users. He/she will need to manage the existing platform along the way. The role shall work closely with the Assistant Product Manager to ensure the timely delivery of quality products.

Responsibilities:

• Feature Specification: Gather requirements and shape product behaviour/functionality based on thorough understanding of business processes.
• User research: Drive user research activities including user interviews, surveys and usability testing.
• Design: Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes to visualise design concepts and interactions. Iteration of this process based on feedback and new requirements from the team, while maintaining design systems and pattern libraries.
• Define Product Vision & Strategy: Collaborate with stakeholders to develop a product roadmap that aligns with business goals and customer needs.
• Product Delivery: Collaborate with external vendors to deliver product functionality iteratively and rapidly against pre-defined requirements
• Product QA: Identify, prioritise, and resolve technical, functional, and business quality issues across use cases that are applicable to the product. Work closely with vendors to fix defects or enhance the platform.
• Others:
• Manage product as per project timeline and prioritise tasks accordingly
• Manage process, standards, and procedures to minimise rework and system failures
• Assist the team in change management through the delivery of guides and/or communication materials
• Negotiate with vendors and across teams to ensure adequate resources are available during various phases of the project
• Build relationships with business users, vendors and management to determine and resolve issues associated with systems implementation
• Follow and adopt industry standards and agile development practices to accommodate rapid customer-driven specification changes.

Requirement

1) Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Design or any other related fields

2) Tangible:

• Familiar in project management and the various methodologies (e.g. Agile, waterfall, etc)
• Passion for user-centered design and keen eye for detail
• Proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, or similar. Understanding of user research methods and usability principles.
• A portfolio showcasing your design projects and process (please provide a link or PDF).
• Experience in driving elements of product development life cycle from vision to execution (i.e. product vision, GTM strategy, driving requirements and product launch)
• Familiar with product and project lifecycle for technology products (i.e. SDLC, CI/CD, etc)

3) Intangible:

• Professional attitude with excellent communications, writing and presentation skills
• Team player and ability to collaborate with and manage stakeholders across different teams
• Ability to connect and build relationships with stakeholders across different levels
• Ability to host and drive discussion with multiple stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills, negotiation skills and persuasive techniques
• Independent and resourceful problem solver
• Meticulous, structured, and methodical - Highly organised with attention to detail and can prioritise multiple demands and timelines to execute plans effectively
• Able to manage and excel in ambiguity to create structure from almost nothing