Job Description
XcelPros is hiring a Senior UI/UX Designer for their Product Development team. The position calls for someone with a mindset who can design great products, manage multiple projects and related tasks on deadline. We are looking for high-quality and passionate designers that want to be a part of a great product team.
You need to have at least 4 years of demonstrated experience in designing. The candidate will work closely with our internal teams in the design, development, launch and enhancement of various products.
About XcelPros
XcelPros is a Global company, headquartered in Chicago (US) with multiple locations in US and Bengaluru, India. XcelPros is focused on Tech Innovation, Product Development and Technology Consulting.
XcelPros specializes in technology solutions for Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) areas. We believe technology is the enabler of exponential growth for us and our customers. We are strategists delivering innovative business and technology solutions. We have been well funded and operational since 2011.
XcelPros and affiliated group of companies are proud to foster a high-performance culture, one that's defined by having the best people, with the skills and determination to deliver above and beyond. We look for insightful and astute professionals who are also forward-thinking, confident, self-motivated and globally minded. Our core team consists of professionals with a wide range of skills and backgrounds. XcelPros is continuously looking for talented, highly motivated individuals who believe in excellence and are committed to providing superior service to our customers and stakeholders.
Experience
- 4 to 6 years of experience in Senior UI & UX DESIGN, who is well versed with tools like Sketch and Adobe Creative and other relevant designing softwares with demonstrable UX design skills which has a strong visual composition.
Start Date: Immediate
Responsibilities
- You will be engaged in the lifecycle of a portfolio of products including but not limited to building product concepts, prospective designs based on personas and usability, aligning market research to product roadmaps, and most importantly contributing to product design to achieve business goals.
- Conceptualize and develop product designs that are modern, minimalistic with an optimal balance of “Form” and “Function”
- You are required to understand company strategy, product releases, current and future state of product portfolio, market research, and understand our biggest opportunities for growth and evolution
- Work with Product Owners, Managers, engineers and marketers to design, develop, and iterate on the intended product designs
- Deeply understand the complex problem space and find simple, powerful design solutions
- Generate your own ideas, and drive collaborative processes to elicit ideas from your teammates and product leadership team
- You will work on our existing designs and improve them as deemed necessary
- Explore those ideas via mockups (wireframes), interactive prototypes, usability testing, and written documentation, ensuring that your team converges on the most promising solutions and intuitive user experience using a user centric design approach.
- You will be involved in developing the detailed product vision to effectively meet the complex needs of our organization.
- Collaborate with our products team via regular design critiques and working sessions
- Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces.
- You are required to drive continuous improvement in the product and portfolio as a whole
- You will contribute towards customer Knowledge Research, identify and prioritize customer needs, developing data-driven product roadmaps that deliver on strategic objectives
- Develop viable design alternatives related to core product functions
- Take a user / persona centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs with internal teams.
- In some cases, you may have to gather relevant market, industry and research-based information, analyzing reports and dashboards to identify customer needs
- You will support product rollouts, updates, design-rework and implementation, ensuring the developed strategies achieve targeted goals and responses
- You are required to contribute to the design of websites, brochures and marketing collateral as required
- Work on other UX and design projects as needed
- Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements when necessary.
Technical Expertise / Hands-On Skills:
- Sketch App
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Design Aesthetics
- Design Thinking
- Motion Design (Optional)
Key Deliverables
- Develop very high sense of ownership, the zeal to build scalable applications
- Develop a deep understanding of product development and start-up ecosystem
- Work with a performance oriented team driven by ownership and open to experiments
- Build customer facing technology product for global customers
- Collaborate with development teams to help identify and develop reusable platforms/libraries.
Requirements
- A portfolio of professional UI/UX design work for both web and mobile platforms.
- Working knowledge of the following technologies and software: Sketch,iOS, Android, Design Systems and Adobe Creative Suite.
- A team player but can work independently too.
- Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
- Can do attitude
- Highly motivated to bring fresh thoughts to the table
- Highly creative and most importantly willing to exercise it
- Open to constructive criticism
- Self-starter and self-learner focused on research and learning
- Ability to play a variety of roles and most importantly take accountability
- Ability to communicate openly and embrace various perspectives without judgment
- Believe in a ”No politics” attitude. Politics can be detrimental to yourself and the organization.
Benefits Compensation
- Base Salary
- Provident Fund
- Home Internet Reimbursement