Principal Product Designer

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An opportunity to affect users' lives on an almost daily basis through increasing the impact data can have.

The client

This company turns raw, unstructured data into context that drives business growth and innovation. They do this by building data pipelines and transforming from the cloud to BI and advanced analytics. All very complex and will no doubt provide some interesting challenges to get your teeth stuck into!

You’ll do this alongside a high calibre team of other designers as well as a strong and experienced Product Design Director! She herself loves working there and really advocates the impact of B2B SaaS compared to B2C, from a designer’s perspective.

They already have over $300M raised from top Silicon Valley investors, and have been named a great place to work for several years running by multiple industry research firms.

They have offices in the UK (north of England) and USA but totally open to fully remote working as well – so long as UK-based and with the right to work here.

The role

You’ll be working on a variety of UX and UI processes and deliverables across a portfolio of data products.

As Principal, you will work alongside the Director of Product Design as part of the design leadership team and in close collaboration with Product Directors and other Principal Designers, you’ll define and expand the holistic UX strategy for a suite of SaaS products — aligning every customer touchpoint with an evolving vision of the future company experience.

You’ll be supporting the growth of design/non-design roles, as well as contributing to the quality and efficiency of UX Research, UX Design and UI activities.

The candidate

You’ll need to be experienced with;

User research techniques, personas and user story creation
Have used and contributed to design systems
Previous experience working on SaaS-based projects
Strategic approach to problem solving
Have been involved in the end-to-end design process
Proven skills in ideation, sketching, wireframing, user flows, information architecture and visual/UI design
Basic knowledge of responsive web design, HTML and CSS (NO, they don’t want you to code!)

Desirable

Experience of leading the design process and other designers
Experience in a highly iterative / agile environment
Designed for B2B experiences within enterprise organisations
Experience mentoring other designers / non-designers

Interview Process

1) 30mins with Talent Manager.

2) 1-hour with Head of Design; 2-way conversation to establish suitability and cultural fit for both parties.

3) Task based on a previous project, presenting to the Head of Design, Product Manager, and another Designer.

If this sounds of interest to you then please get in touch with your CV & portfolio ASAP to stand the best chance of getting an interview.

We welcome diversity

We welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences. Our team includes parents, the self-taught, the university-educated, and people of a wide variety of nationalities, ages, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Obviously, we’re looking to ensure it’s a solid fit from both sides: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day for work.

We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply to be part of life at Zebra People. We are committed to a fair and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. We would be happy to meet any accommodation requests during the application or interview process, please just let us know.