Notes from the HM Call:
EBAYJP00021103
3 positions for this role
Location : remote in US is fine. Time zone- PST zone is preferred
Duration : till the end of the year
HM : Darryl Gibson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ darrylgibson /
Day to day : Work with the product people to identity requirements strategy and achieve possible goals. Outline the different deliverables, working with the product team for proper discovery so that they are to have the voice in the room. Previous contractors were junior and they were handed over tasks to complete. Need someone who is a leader and should be an individual contributor.
Must haves : High level designer, understand software and pattern and UX space, design systems. High IQ for US and UI, high level designs, competitive analysis, good communicator. Finance or Fintech experience would be good.
Years of experience/Education : Degree or Masters anything is fine. Computer Science/ Psychology. 10-12 yrs of experience. Design experience in customer facing products.
Nice to have : Front end development, some agency experience would help. Working in an Agile environment is nice to have.
Red flag : no portfolio, resume not more than 2 pages.
Interview : 1 st round with Darryl for 30-45 mins , Panel round- designer, product person and a leader to review the portfolio walk through the work.
Team : Manager is sitting remote, 3 standups happen during the week. 5 people reporting to Darryl. They have a research team and the designers will be trying to help the researchers.
Fintech will be preferred over eCommerce. Working on web platforms or working on Apps or web. Finance experience is preferred over eCommerce.
Portfolio - Portfolio should show UX process, their research, quantitative analysis.
Shortlisting in 48 hours.
Vendors attended : Aditi , Akraya , Ava, BayOne , Judge, Pinnacle, Rose, Stellar, Onward, Calsoft , Prospance , ACL Digital Teksystems , Zion Tech
Day to Day Responsibilities of this Position and Description of Project:
We are looking for a passionate and collaborative Senior UX Designer to help create the next generation of eBay design.We are seeking a highly skilled designer with a proven track record in crafting exceptional user experiences within e-commerce platforms and financial product environments. This is a highly collaborative role so we are looking for candidates that not only know how to deliver excellent user centered design solutions but also bring others along on that journey with them. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in visual design, storytelling, and a deep understanding of user behavior and interaction design principles.
What you'll do
- Practice and promote user-centric thinking on your design work.
- Lead and drive design from problem definition to final execution.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams of product managers, software engineers, researchers, and content designers.
- Understand business goals and challenge its requirements
- Use data (quantitative and qualitative) to develop your design and support your design decision.
- Create ideation, user scenarios, journey map, wireframes, Lo-Fi / Hi-Fi designs and prototypes throughout the full cycle of the product development process.
- Closely work with the design system team to align with the latest design guideline and contribute to its evolution to the next level.
- Closely collaborate with our UXR team to conduct user research, usability testing, and gather feedback to iteratively improve the user experience and usability of our products.
What we're looking for
- Self-motivated with a go-beyond attitude who can work independently and thrive in a fast-paced and collaborative work environment.
- Have an outstanding online portfolio that shows a broad range of user experience design works from web/mobile based applications for consumer products.
- An excellent storyteller and communicator.
- Self-aware and humble team player who is a great partner to work with for cross-functional teams.
- Detail-oriented and chasing pixel perfection while being able to see the big picture.
- Understand information hierarchy and know how to organize information with the clear intention based on a user-centric point of view.
- Efficient with design systems, information architecture, design patterns and interaction design.
Key qualifications
- Proven experience (5+ years) working as a UX Designer, preferably in the e-commerce and financial services industry, web and mobile apps.
- Experience driving design and user-experience for end-to-end projects.
- Strong portfolio showcasing a range of UX/UI design projects with a focus on e-commerce platforms and financial products.
- Strong understanding of the user-centered design process. Experience working in an agile based environment is a plus.
- As an individual contributor, hands-on experience of concepting and visualizing experiences through storyboarding, scenarios, task flows, and prototypes at all levels of fidelity.
- Flexible and comfortable with ambiguity and change during a project.
- Fluency in the latest product design trend, tools and technology cross platform.
- Highly proficient in design and wireframing software such as Figma and/or Sketch
