Product Designer (ux/ui)

Purpose 

The Product Designer is responsible for the user experience when interacting with a Volpara product or service. They are involved in all stages of digital product design, from discovery to a live product and beyond. Collaboration and clear communication with staff across the company is vital to the success of this role.  

Responsibilities 

• Execute the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design process, using Figma as your primary design tool.
• Design the user experience using a strong knowledge of human-centered design practices. Includes information flow, interaction model and the user interface.
• Facilitate creative workshops with internal clients to inform product decisions.
• Create design deliverables including conceptual diagrams, mockups, prototypes, user flows, interaction flows, storyboards, and page/screen wireframes.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, other designers, engineers, testers, and marketing to ensure a seamless product experience.
• Conduct user research including usability testing, heuristic evaluation and/or other techniques, doing so in-person at customer sites or trade shows as practicable. Feedback is then translated into actionable design solutions.
• Monitor evolving UX and UI trends and adopt best practice user interface models and design.
• Share and iterate design work by seeking and providing feedback to other designers and engineers.
• Build relationships, guide, influence and liaise confidently with stakeholders.
• Solve problems proactively and select the most appropriate method or technique.
• Contribute improvements to the Volpara Design System to Volpara’s UX and UI design processes.

Competencies 

Customer Focus  

Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers;  
Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect; Demonstrates empathy for the customers designing for. 

Peer Relationships  

Can quickly find common ground and solve  
problems for the good of all; Can represent his/her own interests and yet be fair to other groups; Can solve problems with peers with a minimum of noise;  
Is seen as a team player and is cooperative; Easily gains trust and support of peers; Encourages collaboration; Can be candid with peers.  

Innovation Management 

Is good at bringing the creative ideas of others to market; has good judgement about which creative ideas and suggestions will work; has a sense about managing the creative process of others; can facilitate effective brainstorming; can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace. 

Creative Problem Solving 

Using design thinking and other suitable methodologies; Can take a problem and confidently work through to business viable solution(s).  

Experience & Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or related tertiary qualification
• 3+ years’ experience in product design or equivalent experience in a B2B environment.
• Healthcare industry and/or experience with mammography products or clinics preferred but not required.
• Uses industry knowledge to predict future challenges for the product(s)
• Proven ability to work independently, deliver and work on multiple projects concurrently.
• Possesses a combination of technical aptitude, commercial, and product management skills, communication, negotiation and decision-making ability.
• Experience in presenting and communicating with stakeholders to maximize product sales and revenue.
• Uses relationships across the business and industry to drive product development and growth.
• Uses a consultative approach to build consensus both internally and externally.
• Ability to work with teams in different time zones and diverse geographic locations.
• Experience working at a strategic level (identify the most useful solution) and a detailed level (design the solution).
• Design Thinking experience.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites and trade shows.
• Proof of COVID 19 vaccination required, except in limited circumstances where a legally recognized medical or religious exemption may be able to be accommodated.

Compensation & Benefits    

Salary range: $120,000 – 130,000 per year. Benefits include the option to participate in medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances; a 401K plan with a company match; and generous paid time off.