Mechanical Orchard · 5 days ago

Staff Product Designer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

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Responsibilities

Owning and running user research activities for their teams

Designing modern software from the ground up while taking into account the need for minimal changes from the legacy system

Understanding and balancing tradeoffs between business needs, user needs, technical limitations, and security constraints while maintaining sustainable pace

Using user-centered design principles to de-risk modernization work and craft great experiences as part of a balanced team

Maintaining tight feedback loops within the project team, with internal stakeholders, and with customer stakeholders

Establishing and maintaining excellent customer relationships, with alignment on priorities and progress

Contributing to the continuous improvement of our software delivery practice across the entire product lifecycle by applying and advocating for modern agile and design practices

Conducting user research to understand the usage of existing legacy systems and validate that replacement systems are equivalent

Designing screens in Figma, sharing for feedback, and incorporating feedback from users, customers, and teammates (engineers and product managers)

Facilitating collaborative design workshops in all-remote, hybrid, and in-person settings

Working alongside engineers, as needed, to implement designs

Communicating with internal and external stakeholders about design strategy, risks, and techniques for modernization efficiently

Developing novel processes and tools for testing that modernized software is equivalent to its legacy counterpart and meets all performance requirements

Attending and facilitating agile team ceremonies such as daily standup, weekly planning, and weekly retrospectives

Contributing to front-end development, especially making and refining templates and components using HTML and Tailwind CSS (not required, but nice to have)

Qualification

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User researchUser-centered designFigmaAgile practicesFront-end developmentHTMLTailwind CSSCollaborative design workshopsContinuous improvement

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