• Application Deadline:
• Position: Product Designer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Product Management 
  

Responsible for championing human-centered design principles, standards and systems for design, development, and strategic execution. This role will partner with Engineering and all technical units to design and deliver strong design solutions.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into useful and desirable customer experiences that are impactful for our business


• Drive innovation and elevate the product experience by designing flows and interfaces that are incredibly simple, effective, and elegant


• Contribute to high-level strategic direction with the rest of the product team


• Work closely with designers, product managers, engineering, marketing and leadership in a highly collaborative environment


• Inspire the team and cross-functional partners by bringing new ideas to the table


• Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers


• Specify design requirements on collecting research data from external sources


• Research and identify improvement opportunities for new products


• Generate analysis reports on how a new product will satisfy market requirements and consumer needs


• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps


• Build page navigation buttons and search fields


• Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like


• Create original graphic designs (e.g., images, sketches and tables)


• Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders


• Assists with analyzing research findings and provide insights into design needs based on target user goals, preferences, and needs


• Recommend and defend UX & UI requirements based on research output, best-practices, project team feedback


• Ability to translate objectives and requirements into visual representation to meet design needs.


• Design user-centered interfaces that solve customer problems and support user needs amidst technical constraints


• Create & deliver UX or UI form factors using the fidelity necessary to meet the objective. This may include diagrams, journeys, process flows, site architecture, interaction models, wireframes, high fidelity design, prototypes, design system and visual assets.


• Ability to provide insight and context to design decisions and recommendations.

REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree in Design, Social Sciences or a relevant field with demonstrated use of these skills to software


• Relevant certifications desirable


• Work experience Minimum 2 years product and/ or cognate experience in the technology industry in same or a similar role. Has direct experience using primary design and prototyping tools.


• Has a relevant work portfolio that shows a strong product design process

KEY COMPETENCE & BEHAVIOURAL EXPECTATIONS

• Highly dependable with a strong work ethic


• Problem solving skills


• Self-starter; likes taking ownership


• Proactivity and drive


• Ability to develop and recommend new and/or modified experiences that are easy to use


• Strong attention to detail


• Highly organized with sense of urgency and ability to prioritize workload in fast paced environment


• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Proficient in MS office software


• Works quickly and is able to assist other team members where appropriate.


• Detail oriented and strong organizational skills


• Strong analytical skills, strong problem-solving skills


• Bias toward outcomes over output