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Lessen · 2 days ago

Product Designer I

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

Lessen is a tech-enabled property service provider transforming real estate services. The Product Designer I will collaborate with business and technology leaders to create user-centered designs for web and mobile applications, utilizing design thinking methodologies and managing the end-to-end design process.

Online PortalsProperty ManagementReal EstateRental Property

Responsibilities

Create elegant, smart, and usable designs for web and mobile applications

Thrive in a fast-paced environment that demands rapidly concepting, iterating and testing concepts

Prioritize your tasks effectively. Demonstrate strong self-management skills

Use design thinking methodologies to empathize, learn, ideate, and refine

Be curious about the industry, the company, its customers, your teammates and yourself

Take ownership of the end-to-end Product Design for your assigned scrum teams. Gather product requirements independently and drive the design review cycle

Communicate design strategy and rationale to product managers, clients, customers, developers, and other team members

Craft copy that helps users complete the task at hand

Adhere and enhance our Design System

Research and share knowledge of the industry’s latest trends and tools

Work with team members across time zones

Perform ad-hoc projects and other duties as assigned

Qualification

Proficient with UX toolsFigmaDesign system UI librariesUsability principlesUser researchDesign thinkingCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

UX/HCI education at a boot camp, college, or graduate school, or equivalent work experience

Entry level, or less than 2 years of experience creating iterative design, working closely with team leads, peers, customers, and developers from inception through implementation

Proficient with UX tools to produce wireframes, prototypes, and workflows

Familiar working with design system UI libraries

Ability to present UX research to build empathy for users, UX deliverables to convey workflows, and Figma prototypes to bring experiences to fruition

Ability to convey user experience through stories and presentations and frame problems for a diverse audience of stakeholders, helping them envision potential design opportunities

Working knowledge of usability principles, conventions, and techniques

Able to proactively manage expectations and communicate accurate timelines

Passionate and vocal advocate about all things Product Design and other areas of design and innovation

Passionate about taking complex processes and making them simple to navigate