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Senior Product Designer

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Waitrose & Partners

20d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Design
    Product
  • Reading

AI generated summary

  • You should have agile product design experience, a strong portfolio, proficiency in Figma, retail ecommerce knowledge, coding skills for prototypes, and experience in research and design systems.
  • You will lead design in a product area, collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct user research, create design artifacts, advocate for accessibility, and balance ideal experiences with practical constraints.

Requirements

  • Experience working as part of a Product Team in an agile environment
  • Experience working through the Product Design lifecycle from discovery / research through to the final UI design with a portfolio to showcase this work
  • Agile scrum experience: working in sprints with backlogs and feature sets
  • Ability to think at a high level about product strategy and clearly articulate design decisions
  • Understanding of the technical implications of design decisions
  • Passion for problem solving and UX Design
  • Excellent communication skills and people-focused design mentality to help set up frameworks and brainstorm initial design concepts
  • Proficient in using digital design tools i.e. Figma
  • Retail ecommerce experience within a large organisation
  • Experience in front-end programming and the ability to code simple prototypes
  • Experience in designing and maintaining cross-platform design systems
  • Experience conducting research
  • Desk research - heuristic analysis, competitor analysis

Responsibilities

  • Lead design for a product area. This includes driving the future vision of this area, making sure it compliments a cohesive overall Waitrose experience, and delivering on incremental steps to help the team head in this direction
  • Work in a cross-functional product team. You'll be responsible for all design artefacts produced; from initial discovery and user journey mapping through to the execution of final UI design details
  • Deeply understand the customers you're designing for. Whether it's joining user research sessions, learning from previous insights, reading data reports or running your own lightweight research and analysis, you'll strive to understand the what, why and how of the problems you're solving for to ensure we don't just build the thing right, but we build the right thing
  • Collaborate regularly using strong communication, documentation and facilitation skills. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Data scientists, User researchers and Writers to make sure your team isn't just shipping great designs, but they are deeply involved throughout the design process
  • Execute (and advocate for) polished, intuitive and accessible user experiences
  • Be pragmatic and able to balance the ideal experience with knowing where and when to make scoping trade-offs based on technical constraints, experimentation strategy or business risk
  • Act as a guardian and advocate of the design system; using the design kits, components and assets intelligently
  • Advocate and implement inclusive design solutions following W3C accessibility standards – as a digital retailer, we are committed to level AA conformance
  • Customer journey /service mapping
  • Capturing and analysing customer and business data and insights and utilise this through your work
  • Planning and facilitating workshops and sharing designs throughout the design process
  • Ideating, Sketching, Wireframing, Prototyping and Designing the end to end experience (UX and UI)
  • Partnering with user researchers to solve customer problems. Responsive to visual design and QA testing

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, we support remote work in a hybrid format, with the expectation to attend the office one day a month for team days.

What is the expected salary range for the Senior Product Designer position?

The expected salary range for this position is £47,700 - £71,800.

What type of contract is being offered for this position?

This position is offered on a permanent contract.

What are the essential skills required for this role?

Essential skills include experience in an agile environment, working through the Product Design lifecycle, agile scrum experience, high-level thinking about product strategy, understanding technical implications of design decisions, and proficiency in digital design tools like Figma.

Are there any desirable skills for this role?

Yes, desirable skills include retail ecommerce experience within a large organisation, experience in front-end programming, designing and maintaining cross-platform design systems, and conducting research.

What are the working hours for this position?

This is a full-time position, and specific working hours can be discussed during the application process.

What benefits are offered to employees?

Benefits include hybrid working, 25 days of holiday plus public and bank holidays, flexible working, a defined contribution pension scheme, Partnership discounts, cycle to work support, access to Partnership Hotels, and more.

What is involved in the application process?

The application process involves uploading a CV, completing application questions, and including a portfolio. If successful, candidates will go through a three-stage interview process.

Is there support for workplace adjustments during recruitment?

Yes, candidates are encouraged to inform us of any adjustments needed to support their recruitment process.

Can I find more information about employee benefits?

Yes, you can learn more about the extensive range of benefits offered by visiting https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/.

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Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1904
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Waitrose & Partners is a British supermarket chain that offers a wide range of high-quality groceries, including fresh produce, meat, dairy, bakery items, and specialty products. Their ultimate mission is to provide customers with superior food and exceptional service, creating a delightful shopping experience. Waitrose's purpose is to promote sustainable and ethical practices by sourcing responsibly, supporting local producers, and reducing environmental impact, while also ensuring the well-being and development of their employees as partners in the business.