Product Designer

FuelQuest Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FuelQuest Inc. is seeking a Contract Product Designer for our Houston, TX office. The designer will function as an analyst and designer for ongoing Fuel Management System projects spanning Inventory, Environmental Compliance, Order, and Financial Management.

You will lead design standards and collaborate across Product Management, Professional Services, and Development to meet business requirements. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of software design and analysis.
• Experience with motor fuel supply chain issues.
• Familiar with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, finance, accounting, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attend weekly development status meetings and release management status meetings.
• Provide weekly design updates to management on status and issues.
• Collaborate with QA to ensure test plans cover enhancements.
• Work with Product Management to understand requirements and use cases.
• Lead design discussions with Product Management and customers when needed.
• Coordinate with Professional Services to align capabilities with requests.
• Work with Development to ensure understanding of designs and specs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Initiative

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Finance/Accounting or related field

Tools

C#

Java

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Visio

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

At FuelQuest our mission is to be the preferred partner of companies dedicated to better controlling and managing their costs and margins by delivering value-based solutions and services complimented by world-class support. We are committed to deliver measurable value to our customers and to continually expand that value through improvements to our solutions and processes. These improvements are enabled by our highly motivated team of industry and solution experts collaborating in an environment of teamwork, empowerment and accountability.

We are currently seeking a Product Designer - Contract for our Houston, TX office.

The Product Designer position at FuelQuest is to function as an analyst and designer for all ongoing Fuel Management System projects. The product designer will work with all areas of FMS including Inventory Management, Environmental Compliance, Order Management and Financial Management. The product designer is expected to take leadership in defining design standards and working to resolve issues with all Fuel Management products.

The primary responsibilities include:

Attend weekly development status meetings and other release management status meetings as needed.

Provide weekly updates to design team management on the status of designs and any issues encountered.

Work with QA to assist their understanding with the design and ensure that their test plans will adequately test the new enhancements to FMS.

Work in collaboration with the Product Management team to obtain and understand the requirements, use cases and business scenarios.

Discuss completed designs with Product Management and where necessary in customer meetings as a checkpoint to move onto development.

Work with Professional Services to ensure that product capability is utilized correctly and any new product requests are aligned with the current capabilities.

Work with Development to ensure their understanding of the designs and the planned technical specs to be confident that development efforts will achieve the design and business requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.

Background in software development including C# or Java is a plus.

Experience with and knowledge of supply chain software for motor fuel.

Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.

Ability to take initiative and own a problem or concept and drive to a solution.

Knowledge of database management systems – Oracle and / or SQL Server is a plus!

Excellent documentation skills – ability to explain complex software functionality from a functional and technical perspective.

Ability to serve as lead designer for complex supply chain software efforts related to fuel management.

Ability to effectively communicate functional concepts to other staff members across all teams and to external clients.

Ability to interface well with teams across the organization, including Professional Services, Development, Sales, Product Management and Marketing.

Minimum Qualifications, Education Requirements:

Familiar with the Software Development Life Cycle.

Proven experience in motor fuel supply chain issues.

4-6 years’ experience in software design and analysis.

Expert Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Visio.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance, accounting or related field preferred.