Lead Product Designer (P3107) - UX

84.51; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

84.51° in Chicago is seeking a Lead Product Designer who will shape product design through strategic direction and collaboration within cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years in User Experience design with experience in web and mobile software development.

The ideal candidate is passionate about user-centered design, has strong communication skills, and thrives in a collaborative environment. Join us to make key decisions that enhance our software experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as a Product or User Experience Designer.
• Experience leading the design and product direction of web and mobile software.
• Ability to facilitate design sessions and effectively present to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Communicate design needs through documentation, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to deliver a quality software experience.
• Conduct user research and deliver actionable insights.

Skills

User-centric design

Agile methodologies

User research facilitation

Collaboration

Strong communication

Education

BFA/BA/BS degree in Design, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

As a Lead Product Designer, you'll make key decisions that shape the design of our products. Through partnership with product management, you'll be engaged in the strategic direction for how users experience 84.51° solutions. You'll be responsible to your cross-functional team for making great design happen in collaboration with other UX designers.

At 84.51°, we design and build software experiences that delight users by making their lives easier, and we do this through research, design, analysis, and testing in an iterative delivery environment. The 84.51° Experience Design team focuses on a multidisciplinary approach that allows you to leverage your strengths and improve your weaknesses in a highly constructive, highly engaging environment.

You lead by serving your teammates, not driving them. You dream about the bigger picture and can make a plan to get it done. You know what you don't know and surround yourself with others who complement your skillset. You have a passion for innovative design with a user-centered focus. You know how to create engaging and usable experiences. You enjoy working with other designers, developers, and product owners. You love finding creative answers to unusual problems. You thrive on feedback and improvement.

If this sounds like you, join the 84.51° Experience Design team and be part of the next wave of products that bring together industry-leading data science and customer insights.

Responsibilities

• Communicate design needs with your team through appropriate documentation, user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes
• Collaborate on a cross-functional team comprised of product, engineering, data science and design to deliver a unified, quality software experience
• Build relationships with business stakeholders and end users to generate empathy for their needs across your team
• Conduct user research with internal and external users and deliver actionable readouts that match your audience’s needs
• Make informed product recommendations that balance the needs of users, business, and technology
• Represent the interests of good design and user needs to your team and stakeholders

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as a Product or User Experience Designer
• Experience in leading the design and product direction of web and mobile software with a solid grasp of responsive design
• Experience working in a cross-functional team environment with data science, product and technology focused on solutions that might incorporate third part data products
• Agile experience
• Experience in service design
• Strong written and verbal communication skill
• Ability to facilitate design sessions and effectively present to stakeholders
• Experience in creating user flows, concept testing, low-fidelity prototypes, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, production assets, and documentation
• Experience in facilitating forms of quantitative and qualitative user research (e.g. usability testing, card sorting, participatory design sessions, etc.)
• BFA/BA/BS degree in Design, Computer Science, or other related field or equivalent experience. Master’s degree in HCI, Human Factors or related field a plus.