Design Manager
Kyiv, Ukraine
Our client, the world’s fastest growing financial portal, currently ranked among the industry’s top 3 sites and one of the top 200 websites in the world is looking for a Product Designer Manager to lead their Kyiv team.
The product operates in 50+ languages editions and apps, and offers real-time quotes, charts, breaking news, opinion and analysis on the markets, as well as financial and technical analysis tools.
In this role you have the unique opportunity to join a special start-up-like team, Influence millions of users and make a difference.
Who you are:
A Product Designer with at least 7 years’ experience in UX and interactive design, and leading product design teams. You understand the product lifecycle from research through prototyping to design & usability testing, and you’re a master of design and prototyping tools. Experience with finance products is a plus, but not a mandatory requirement.
With your strong communication, organizational, and analytical thinking skills, you love to focus on solving complex product problems through design. You have a sense for extraordinary, pixel-perfect solutions, and you’re a team player who knows how to collaborate and brainstorm with all kinds of skilled professionals.
What you’ll be doing:
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Hiring, developing, and inspiring the design team (currently 1 creative & 5 product designers).
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Conceptualize and design usable end-to-end product experiences that solve real-user problems.
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Take charge of functional and visual design, and create designs from rough wireframes to rich prototypes.
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Focusing product design efforts on your assigned area of platform and projects.
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Participate in all phases of the product development lifecycle, including product ideation and definition, user research, identifying deliverables, estimating effort, design, post-launch evaluation, and stakeholder communication.
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Partner with product managers, engineers and other designers to continually evolve and improve our design language and product experience.
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Follow and support a strong design culture by collaborating with members of multidisciplinary teams and advocate for user-centered design practices, based on data analysis.
What you’ll bring:
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7+ years of design experience building and managing creative and/or design teams specializing in customer journeys, funnels and solving customers usability problems
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Proven track record leading of shipping high quality products and interactive experiences
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Experience building cross-functional partnerships and trust across a multidiscipline business.
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Expertise of interactive UX/UI design and methodologies
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Entrepreneur or studio management experience is a plus
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Proven experience in designing complex dashboards and interfaces (charts, indicators, multi-sate elements etc.)
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Proven knowledge for designing mobile platforms using the latest design guidelines and conventions (i.e. Apple HIG and Google Material design)
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Proven design knowledge in responsive design from web desktop to mobile.
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Excellent English
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Skilled team player with strong work ethics
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Responsible, self-motivated, with high level of creativity
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Updated portfolio that reflects the above – A must
What we offer:
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A chance to step into the exciting and fast growing world of the online industry.
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Challenging assignments in a local and international environment
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Being a trusted partner while protecting Investing.com
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Enjoy excellent benefits and a high-energy working environment
Sounds like a match? You are welcome to apply with the form below, or just drop us a line at evgeniya@hirey.io
Talk soon!