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Senior level
Lead end-to-end product design by driving discovery, user research, prototyping, and high-fidelity UI delivery. Partner with product and engineering in Agile teams, champion UX and accessibility, leverage AI design tools, present findings to stakeholders, and mentor other designers to scale design practices.
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The Senior Product Designer will be responsible for transforming high-level business opportunities and stakeholder needs into exceptional digital products and experiences. This role requires a strategic design leader who can independently drive product discovery, user research, experience design, visual design, and delivery within Agile product teams. The ideal candidate combines world-class UX expertise, polished UI design and art direction skills, and the ability to guide products from concept through implementation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead end-to-end product design initiatives, transforming ambiguous business needs into validated product concepts and production-ready designs.
  • Facilitate product discovery through stakeholder interviews, user research, workshops, and design thinking exercises.
  • Partner with business stakeholders to uncover strategic objectives, define requirements, and align product direction with organizational goals.
  • Translate business and user insights into product strategies, feature definitions, user flows, and interaction models.
  • Create compelling hero-flow prototypes that communicate product vision, validate concepts, and drive stakeholder alignment.
  • Evolve concepts from discovery through detailed design, testing, refinement, and implementation.
  • Produce high-fidelity UI designs, design systems, interaction specifications, and developer-ready assets.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers and engineering teams within Agile delivery environments to ensure successful implementation.
  • Champion best-in-class user experience, accessibility, and design quality standards across all products.
  • Leverage AI-powered design tools to accelerate ideation, prototyping, and workflow efficiency.
  • Present design rationale, research findings, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership teams.
  • Mentor designers and contribute to the growth of design practices and standards.
Required Skills & Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in Product Design, UX Design, or related disciplines, with a proven track record of delivering successful digital products.
  • Extensive experience leading product discovery, user research, stakeholder workshops, and experience strategy engagements.
  • Strong expertise in user-centered design, information architecture, interaction design, prototyping, and usability testing.
  • Exceptional UX design skills with a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design from concept through implementation.
  • Strong visual design, UI design, and art direction capabilities.
  • Expert proficiency in Figma, including prototyping, design systems, and collaborative workflows.
  • Experience working within Agile product development environments and partnering closely with engineering teams.
  • Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience with AI-powered design tools such as Figma Make, Claude Design, and similar emerging platforms.
  • Understanding of AI-assisted creative workflows and prompt-based design generation.
Preferred Experience
  • Experience designing enterprise software, SaaS platforms, or complex digital products.
  • Experience building and scaling design systems.
  • Experience facilitating strategic product discovery and innovation workshops.
  • Experience integrating AI capabilities into digital products and design processes.
  • Previous experience mentoring designers and contributing to high-performing design teams.

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