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Job Title: Product Designer

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote

Working Hours: U.S. client business hours (with flexibility for sprint reviews, design handoffs, and user testing)

About the Role:

Our client is seeking a Product Designer to shape the end-to-end experience of digital products. This role requires balancing user-centered design principles with business objectives, producing designs that are functional, intuitive, and scalable. The Product Designer will lead research, create prototypes, establish design systems, and partner with engineering and product management to bring experiences to life.

Responsibilities:

• User Research & Discovery:
• Conduct user interviews, surveys, and usability studies to identify needs and pain points.
• Create personas, journey maps, and user flows to guide design decisions.
• Analyze product usage data (Mixpanel, Amplitude, Hotjar) to inform iterations.
• Wireframing & Prototyping:
• Translate insights into low-fidelity sketches and high-fidelity prototypes using Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch.
• Iterate quickly, testing designs with stakeholders and users before development.
• UI & Interaction Design:
• Deliver pixel-perfect designs for web and mobile interfaces.
• Define interaction patterns, animations, and micro-interactions that enhance usability.
• Ensure consistency across platforms by maintaining component libraries and style guides.
• Design Systems:
• Build and maintain scalable design systems that include typography, color palettes, icons, and reusable components.
• Ensure all teams adopt and adhere to system standards.
• Accessibility & Usability:
• Incorporate WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards into all designs.
• Test for usability across devices, screen sizes, and assistive technologies.
• Collaboration & Handoff:
• Partner with product managers to define scope and priorities.
• Work with engineers to ensure designs are implemented accurately, using Zeplin, Figma Dev Mode, or InVision Inspect.
• Provide ongoing support during development to refine edge cases.
• Iteration & Testing:
• Gather user feedback after launches and measure product performance.
• Run A/B tests on UI variations to validate improvements.
• Continuously refine workflows to improve user outcomes.

What Makes You a Perfect Fit:

• Strong empathy for users paired with business-minded pragmatism.
• Excellent communicator who can defend design choices with data.
• Portfolio demonstrating UX problem-solving and UI craftsmanship.
• Comfortable collaborating in Agile sprint environments.

Required Experience & Skills (Minimum):

• 2+ years professional product design experience.
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch.
• Experience creating user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and responsive layouts.
• Solid understanding of UX principles, usability, and accessibility standards.

Ideal Experience & Skills:

• Experience designing SaaS platforms, consumer apps, or enterprise tools.
• Familiarity with front-end development basics (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) for better dev collaboration.
• Experience scaling and maintaining design systems.
• Exposure to analytics and testing tools (Mixpanel, Amplitude, Optimizely).

What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

A Product Designer’s day revolves around translating user needs and business goals into usable, elegant product experiences. You will:

• Research and analyze user feedback, behavior data, and competitive products to identify opportunities.
• Sketch and prototype new features or flows, iterating with stakeholders to validate direction.
• Develop high-fidelity UI designs that are consistent with brand and design systems.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to ensure smooth handoffs and accurate implementation.
• Test and iterate on designs post-launch, refining workflows and features for improved adoption and satisfaction.

In essence: you ensure that every product experience is intuitive, accessible, and valuable to both users and the business.

Key Metrics for Success (KPIs):

• Usability scores (task success, ease of use).
• Improved engagement and retention metrics.
• Consistent adoption of design systems across teams.
• On-time delivery of design assets to development.
• Reduction in design-related rework post-launch.

Interview Process:

1. Initial Phone Screen
2. Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
3. Portfolio Review + Practical Task (e.g., design a 3-screen flow for a new feature in Figma)
4. Client Interview
5. Offer & Background Verification