Overview
Senior Product Designers at Southern Glazer’s work with one or more product portfolios and report to the Director, Digital Product Design. This role is focused on SG Proof, our suite of e-commerce products and services for B2B customers. Within a portfolio, a senior product designer has the responsibility to :
Primary Responsibilities
Ideate and develop design concepts :
- Understand the product’s users and their needs and buying habits
- Lead problem-framing & ideation sessions
- Lead design concepting and storyboarding to map out ideas
- Create design hypotheses and explore divergent ideas and potential solutions
Prototype and iterate :
Create user flows, storyboards, high quality wireframes, low and high-fidelity design prototypesCollaborate with design researchers to continuously learn & iterate design workPresent design work :
Lead design reviews with executive-level colleaguesProvide solid rationale for design decisionsMake compelling and persuasive presentation of ideas, concepts, and in-progress design workEnsure design coherence and advocate for design systems :
Help to define the product’s design language and ensure consistency of interaction design patternsMentor others :
Model collaboration and thought leadership, help colleagues develop and articulate design POVsCollaborate with product development :
Appropriately inclusive of software development in the design processCollaborate with software engineering, analytics, and QA teammates to bring ideas to life and products to marketPartner with product management :
Support the OKRs of product portfolios as a senior design partnerContribute and develop ideas to help the portfolio achieve its business outcomesHelp the portfolio director understand the customer needs through research, interviews, workshops, story mapping, and similar techniquesMinimum Qualifications
8+ years of digital product design experience, inclusive of mobile app design, web design, and design systems5+ years of experience designing enterprise-level e-commerce applications (web and / or native app)Portfolio inclusive of digital project work showing end-to-end experience : from ideation to launchFamiliarity with the full digital product lifecycle, using product roadmaps, story mapping, writing design stories, designing features, direct collaboration with development teamsExpert knowledge of : Design & prototyping tools (Figma, Protopie, Framer, Canvaa)Collaboration tools (Miro, Confluence, Jira)Global design systemsResponsive design best practicesAbility to generate, visualize and prototype new concepts to demonstrate and test with users and stakeholdersPreferred Qualifications
Articulate about digital product design as a practice, and supportive of agility in design processesExperience with design thinking methodology in practice, with portfolio examplesExperience leading design in an agile business environment, with portfolio examplesExperience developing global design systems, with portfolio examplesFunctional knowledge of : Design research methods & tools (Ethnography, User Testing, Accessibility Compliance, Moderation)Common UI technology (HTML, CSS, Material Design)Common mobile app frameworks (Flutter, FlutterFlow, React Native, PWA)Microsoft Office SuiteUCD certificationsDesign Thinking training, workshop facilitation experienceAgile training or certifications, like SAFe AgilistIndustry involvement, active in the local design communityPhysical Demands
Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing / keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machinePhysical demands with activity or condition may include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stoopingMay require occasional lifting / lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lb