Remote Lead Product Designer
at Acquia

Summary

Join a talented team of designers, researchers, content strategists, and service designers dedicated to helping Acquia grow its product portfolio. As a Lead Product Designer, you will craft engaging digital experiences through simple, clear, and systematic design.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of experience with Product (UX/UI or other adjacent forms of) design; other relevant experience in adjacent fields considered
• Design Understanding: Thorough understanding of design thinking, user-centered design, interaction design, and heuristics
• Software Proficiency: Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar tools
• User Engagement: Experience in prototype testing, user interviews, usability studies, or remote field studies
• Presentation Skills: Ability to effectively present the value of design solutions to various stakeholders
• Accessibility Awareness: Familiarity with accessibility standards and considerations
• Design Systems: Experience with or contribution to a design system
• Continuous Learning: Willingness to learn and embrace emerging technologies and approaches
• Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail and clear communication skills

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Ensure design colleagues have the information they need to complete projects
• Design Feedback: Provide feedback and on-the-job training to design team members
• Quality Assurance: Ensure that all project deliverables are delivered on time and to quality standards
• Design Integration: Support design efforts throughout Acquia’s product and service portfolio
• Proactive Contribution: Take on tasks proactively without needing direction from leadership
• Team Environment: Demonstrate a commitment to improving the team environment
• Artifact Creation: Produce a variety of design artifacts (user stories, journeys, wireframes, prototypes, testing summaries, and dev specifications) to guide product teams
• Collaboration: Facilitate cross-functional working and feedback sessions with Product Managers, Engineers, and other stakeholders
• User Advocacy: Champion user needs for usability and accessibility within cross-functional teams
• Design Methods: Promote human-centered design methods and best practices
• User Research Collaboration: Work with design researchers to fully understand customer needs and advocate for designs that address them
• Impact Measurement: Collaborate with Product teams to understand user problems, define requirements, and measure user satisfaction and impact
• Research Identification: Work with the broader team to identify research needs and customer experience improvement opportunities
• Prototype Testing: Create, collaborate, and run prototype tests to gather user data and mitigate bias

Preferred Qualifications

• SaaS Design: Experience designing SaaS products or services
• Development Practices: Familiarity with agile software development best practices and cloud architecture
• Enterprise Experience: Experience with enterprise software design/development
• Atomic Design: Experience with Atomic design