Product design lead

About keepa:

At Keepa, we believe that everyone's credit is their most valuable asset and your credit is enough to reduce your financial worries. Because at Keepa, we have made it possible to buy on credit and installments from the widest network of stores in more than 10,000 points across the country so that you can shop safely today with your credit and pay with peace in the following months

About The Role:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Product Design Team Lead to join our product team. In this pivotal role, you will play a crucial part in shaping and refining our design framework and leading our design team to new heights. This position offers an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker and problem-solver to make a significant impact on the company’s success by leveraging insights to identify trends, drive improvements, and develop innovative product strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and Inspire: Guide and mentor the design team to consistently deliver high-quality design outcomes while fostering an environment that encourages growth and skill development.
• Design Excellence: Spearhead the creation of exceptional features by actively participating in all phases of the product development process, from ideation to implementation.
• Iterative Design: Apply design thinking principles to bring an iterative and user-centered approach to every project phase, ensuring customer experiences are both engaging and elegantly simple.
• Prototyping and Wireframing: Develop user flows, prototypes, and wireframes at varying levels of fidelity—from rough concepts for brainstorming sessions to development-ready designs—to effectively communicate your ideas to stakeholders and the team.
• Advocate for User Experience: Champion high standards of excellence in delivering delightful user experiences, supporting the team in meeting and exceeding these standards.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, developers, scrum masters, writers, and researchers to explore creative solutions that are technically feasible and aligned with business goals.
• Stay Ahead of Trends: Continuously monitor industry trends, tools, principles, and best practices to elevate the quality of our work and ensure our customer experience remains at the forefront of the industry.

 

Requirements:

• Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience transforming complex problems into engaging design solutions, with a proven track record of working in agile environments with distributed teams and tools.
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading a design team, with the ability to guide, mentor, and inspire team members to achieve their best work.
• Design Expertise: Deep understanding of design processes with the ability to balance technical constraints, user needs, and business objectives effectively.
• Portfolio: A strong portfolio showcasing your design problem-solving abilities, aesthetic sensibility, and detailed case studies of past projects.
• Attention to Detail: A commitment to high-quality, well-crafted visual and interaction design, with a keen eye for detail.
• User Research Proficiency: Experience in user research and testing, with a solid mastery of various methods to inform design decisions.
• Data-Driven Design: Demonstrated experience in applying data-driven and user-centric design approaches to create impactful solutions.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively.
• Design Systems: Experience in working with and contributing to design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across products.
• Tool Proficiency: Proficiency with industry-standard design tools and software.