Product Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with designers, product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to grasp user needs, business objectives, and project specifications.

• Engage in user research, discovery initiatives, workshops, and usability assessments.

• Convert insights and requirements into user flows, journey maps, wireframes, prototypes, and interface designs.

• Utilize Figma for concept exploration, prototype creation, and contribution to production-ready designs.

• Implement established design systems to ensure consistency across products.

• Take part in design reviews and critiques, articulate design decisions, and integrate feedback.

• Refine solutions based on user feedback, data, business priorities, and technical limitations.

• Prioritize usability, accessibility, and inclusivity throughout the design process.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams during the product development lifecycle.

• Continuously enhance knowledge of Product Design, UX, UI, research, accessibility, and innovative design practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Recent graduate in Product Design, Interaction Design, UX/UI Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or possess equivalent practical experience.

• Portfolio showcasing design thinking, problem-solving abilities, and the design process; academic, personal, internship, or collaborative projects are encouraged.

• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.

• Familiarity with Figma or comparable design and prototyping tools.

• Basic knowledge of interaction design, visual design, usability, and accessibility.

• Capability to articulate the rationale and process behind design choices.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Curiosity, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn.

• Ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment.

• Experience with user research or usability testing.

• Understanding of design systems and component-based design.

• Familiarity with Agile or iterative product development methodologies.

• Interest in complex software, enterprise products, data, AI, or emerging technologies.

• No prior full-time experience in Product Design is necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees can take part in Hitachi Vantara’s bonus/variable/commission pay programs, where applicable.

• Industry-leading benefits, support, and services promoting holistic health and wellbeing.

• Flexible arrangements tailored to your needs (dependent on role and location).

• Work-life balance.

• Autonomy, freedom, and ownership in your role.

• Reasonable accommodations provided during the recruitment process.