UX Designer - Figma/Sketch

About The Job

About Us :

Testing Mavens is a next-generation QA & Software Testing Services provider headquartered in New Jersey, USA, with offshore facilities in India.

We have deep expertise in various spheres like Finance and Advisory, EdTech, Fashion and Pharmacy, etc.

We partner with massive global brands to deliver excellent testing experience.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled UX Designer with a proven track record in designing user interfaces for backend web-based development tools (e.g Salesforce, Retool, Webflow, WordPress, etc).

To be clear, we are not looking for somebody to to build on top of these tools, but actually designing tools like the examples above.

The ideal candidate will be adept at distilling complex problems into simple, elegant solutions and will have a passion for improving user experience and process efficiency.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to distill complex problems and propose simple, elegant design solutions
• Design impactful user interfaces, clever and effective interaction patterns which help establish digital process familiarity
• Research, define and maintain user personas, user mental models, and user journey maps
• Develop and maintain design principles, style guide and pattern library to be used in all design, prototyping, and front-end engineering functions
• Translate from sketch to specs complex business workflows into user flows, wireframes, interaction models, hi-fi user interface prototypes, and engineering ready delivery assets following the Agile development process.
• Be the customer advocate to drive relentless focus on the user and their desires, thinking, constraints, opportunities.
• Plan appropriate type and execute necessary customer research including : Concept, Heuristic, Usability, A/B Testing
• Using design thinking techniques collaborate across various stakeholders to influence strategy and roadmap
• Constantly improve technical acumen to maintain awareness of current and emerging front-end code capabilities and constraints across all standards to ensure technical business needs are met while maintaining a strong focus on the user experience

Qualifications, Skills, And Requirements

• Worked to design UX/UI software solution for backend business like retool, wix, wordpress, webflow etc
• Very strong data visualization skills
• Ability to present design ideas clearly and effectively to help stakeholders make decisions.
• Understanding and hands on experience with UX research methodologies and ability to execute them if needed.
• Working experience either Figma, Sketch, Adobe CS, and InVision
• Practical understanding of the latest technologies used to build rich web, desktop, and mobile apps (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, React, APIs)
• Extremely high attention to detail in planning, managing, producing, and polishing design deliverables
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Ability to prioritize effectively
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Enjoys being part of a small team with a big mission

Education, Training, And Experience

• Hands on Designer Experience with solid technical background
• 4 years of demonstrated experience solving complex design problems for Web or software solutions for data intensive and transaction-oriented applications
• Deep understanding of Design principles and their application
• Experience in direct, hands-on collaboration with developers, business analysts, product managers
• Expertise in defining and implementing user experience design and brand guidelines
• Experience in conceptual development and rapid creative prototyping as well as tactical UI design and implementation
• Solid experience with all phases of UX process : sketching, wireframing, prototyping, site mapping, user journey mapping, user flows, user testing

Location : This is a full-time, remote position offering the flexibility to work from anywhere

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