Granicus is hiring a
Product Designer

Summary

Granicus is seeking a UX Designer or Product Designer with 4+ years of software UX design experience to improve the usability of their government services software. The role involves collaborating with product teams, contributing to design systems, delivering research and design updates, and demonstrating strong skills in user experience design, user research, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Figma, Miro/Mural, and communication.

Requirements

• Four or more years of user experience design in software
• Two or more years of experience in planning and conducting user research, including user testing, interviews and user workshops
• A love of combining elements of psychology, design, technology, and business into creative and strategic solutions and approaches
• Proven experience working with a team to iterate and implement projects
• Demonstrated ability to take a project from concept to dev-ready
• A strong foundation in usability and accessibility
• A knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• An understanding of design systems, UI components, UX patterns, and responsive design
• Excellent Figma, Miro/Mural skills
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy – in thinking and execution
• Excellent communication abilities, effectively summarizing results to create compelling cases for choices throughout user-centred design
• A creative approach to problem-solving and aptitude for analyzing constraints and strategizing for better solutions

Responsibilities

• Improving the usability of our government services software
• Creating seamless and enjoyable experiences by understanding user needs, behaviour, and motivations
• Collaborating with Product teams (QA, project managers, product owners, and development) to understand problems, identify scope, and achieve solutions
• Joining our team culture and helping us continually improve and flourish
• Contributing to and refining our design systems with enhanced components and joyful interactions
• Spreading user-centred practices by being a passionate advocate, and a helpful, thoughtful, knowledgeable and diplomatic colleague
• Delivering research and design updates throughout the UX life cycle with the ability to clearly articulate the rationale behind design decisions and facilitate decision-making by stakeholders