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Lead Product Designer

Columbus, OH 43230

Posted: 05/03/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Experience Design Job Number: 614135 Country: United States Is job remote?: Yes

Job Description


Lead Product Designer (eCommerce)

Location: 100% Remote
Pay Rate: Up to $75/hour depending on experience
Duration: ~12 Months; 40 hours a week

Our client, an established Retailer, is looking for a Lead Product Designer for a 6 month, 40 hour a week role. This could get extended for the right fit. The ideal Lead Product Designer excels in design thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and possesses a firm understanding of industry best practices in native mobile and mobile-first web experiences. They are organized, self-driven, and invested in mentoring and guiding the junior designers on their product teams. Previous experience in eCommerce / working in a Lead Product Designer capacity is a huge plus!

Lead Product Designer Responsibilities:
  • Develop experience maps, user scenarios, comps and flows.
  • Design low-fidelity to high-fidelity sketches and and rapid prototypes to validate the design concepts.
  • Collaborate and communicate with internal teams and cross-functional teams that span from engineering to product.
  • Clearly give direction on design principles, best practices, and design specifications.
  • Walk team members and partners through scopes of work, technical challenges, and bring thoughtful points of view to the design.
  • Lead meetings and brainstorming sessions with team members and stakeholders.
  • Develop processes and approaches that solve the business requirements.
  • Work with Project Owners and Business Analysts to build and maintain a product backlog through Agile methodology. 
  • Be a practice leader and help other designers ensure the quality and standards are met.
  • Act as a resource, mentor, and role model for junior team members.
  • Take on responsibility for the team's ability to deliver work on time. 

Lead Product Designer Required Skills:
  • 8+ years hands-on designing product experiences or general UX design.
  • A portfolio showcasing well thought out product design case studies and work.
  • Previous experience working on a cross-functional product team in an Agile environment.
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Experts in navigating and leveraging a heavily cross-functional environment.
  • 1+ years mentoring other designers or leading a small team.

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