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Product Designer

Proteam Solutions Inc.

Contract

Columbus, OH

Job description

Senior Product Designer (Contract)

Hybrid (Columbus, OH Preferred) / Remote Considered

We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Designer to support a feature-focused product team within our UX organization. This role is well-suited for a highly autonomous designer who can operate with minimal oversight, contribute immediately, and collaborate effectively within a cross-functional Agile environment.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong design thinking, excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to deliver high-quality UX/UI solutions across native mobile and mobile-first web experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Collaboration & Communication

  • Collaborate professionally with cross-functional partners, including product owners, business analysts, engineers, and fellow designers.
  • Work closely with front-end development teams to create functional, engaging, and scalable product experiences.
  • Clearly communicate design direction, principles, and specifications to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Design Execution & Problem Solving

  • Develop and apply structured design processes to solve complex product challenges.
  • Leverage industry best practices while introducing thoughtful, innovative solutions when appropriate.
  • Create experience maps, user journeys, scenarios, and interaction flows.
  • Design end-to-end user experiences, from low-fidelity sketches to high-fidelity visual designs and prototypes.
  • Produce rapid prototypes to validate concepts and support design decision-making.
  • Provide constructive feedback and design guidance to peers.

Presentation & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Present design work to cross-functional teams and leadership with clarity and confidence.
  • Articulate design rationale, trade-offs, and user-centered decision-making.

Agile Product Development

  • Execute design practices within an Agile software development environment.
  • Partner with Product Owners and Business Analysts to build and refine product backlogs.
  • Contribute to requirements definition and user story creation.
  • Balance user needs with business goals in all design solutions.

Qualifications

Experience & Expertise

  • 5–7+ years of hands-on experience designing digital product experiences (UX/UI).
  • Demonstrated experience shipping multiple products or major features.
  • Prior experience working as an embedded designer within a cross-functional product team.
  • Strong command of both interaction design and visual design (UX and UI required).
  • Regular, hands-on experience working with design systems.

Professional Skills

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to document and clearly explain design decisions.
  • Confidence presenting to both small and large groups.
  • Strong relationship-building skills with peers and stakeholders.
  • High degree of accountability, dependability, and consistency in a remote or hybrid environment.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Bonus Qualifications (Nice to Have)

  • Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or front-end frameworks.
  • Experience designing native mobile applications.
  • Ecommerce product experience.
  • Familiarity with design research methodologies and usability testing.

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Job Type: Contract

Pay: $50.00 - $61.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Columbus, OH 43230