Product Designer

Summary

Join Zicasso, a leading luxury travel company, as a Product Designer to lead design efforts for innovative applications. This fully remote, freelance contractor position, based outside the US (ideally Latin America), offers flexibility in work hours while requiring overlap with California hours. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams, conduct user research, create designs, and ensure a consistent visual language across applications. The role demands extensive experience in product design and a strong passion for travel. Zicasso offers remote work, flexible hours, a collaborative culture, a learning stipend, and two annual international company trips.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of leading design initiatives
• Proven proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or similar
• Demonstrated expertise in UI design, information architecture, interaction design, and visual design
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and persuade stakeholders
• Proven ability to work effectively in a remote environment
• Deep understanding of agile development methodologies
• Strong understanding and experience with product strategy, metrics and OKRs
• Experience leading design reviews and mentoring other designers
• Experience in fast paced growing environments, either in start ups or nimble structures
• Experience defining and implementing design best practices

Responsibilities

• Participate in product strategy discussions, contributing to the overall vision and roadmap
• Collaborate with the Product and Engineering managers in leading a Product Squad, collaborating closely with stakeholders to define and implement innovative solutions for our new B2C and B2B web applications and internal platform
• Contribute to the implementation of Product Design best practices when necessary to set a new standard and increase Zicasso’s product culture maturity
• Conduct user research to gather insights, identify user needs, and inform design decisions
• Create user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas and concepts
• Create detailed handoff documentation that includes design files, component specifications (typography, spacing, colors), and interaction behaviors
• Iterate and refine designs based on feedback, user testing, and data-driven decision-making
• Ensure a consistent and cohesive visual language, driven by our core Brand ID and customer-first orientation, across all applications, adhering to established design systems and guidelines
• Advocate for a user-centered design approach and promote design best practices within the team

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the travel industry, and/or luxury products and services
• Experience in web design and diverse user research techniques
• A strong passion for travel and creating exceptional user experiences

Benefits

• Remote work from your home base and flexible hours that allow you to enjoy a great work-life balance
• Innovative, fast-paced and collaborative culture that values diverse voices and opinions
• Learning and development annual stipend
• Two company-sponsored business trips each year at international destinations we serve!