Principal Product Designer - Talent Marketplace

March 26

Upwork

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The world’s work marketplace.

freelancers • agencies

501 - 1000

💰 Funding Round on 2017-01

Description

• Develop an understanding of Upwork’s customers, product, business, and competitive landscape. • Partner closely with product, engineering, and partners to uncover customer needs and solve them through engaging digital experiences that meet our business goals. • Lead the design process end-to-end for your work from discovery to delivery, including: strategy, research, exploration, planning, concepts to high fidelity to design specs, design QA and iterative testing. • Support multiple workstreams and different projects while connecting dots across all product experiences. • Design within our flexible design system and evolve it for new needs. • Build relationships and two-way influence with partners across the organization to ensure that search and browse experiences connect with teams both up and down the funnel, and align with the broader company strategy. • Participate in translating complex ideas into understandable concepts that evolve and enhance the product experience. • Present experiences and concepts in clear narratives to partners and leaders and ably communicate at all levels, keeping close partners and your manager informed. • Further strengthen our design team through mentorship, design critiques, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Experience as a Lead+ level designer owning multiple, large-scale design projects from start to finish. • Curious and proactive about new ways of designing as it pertains to AI and beyond. • Toolkit of numerous design methods and solutions that you can and can quickly see a variety of solutions to a problem. • Portfolio of work that shows excellent visual design skills, UX thinking, craft, and design leadership. • Storyteller and can weave and share compelling narratives around research findings, quant data, and design concepts. • Thrive in a collaborative environment, gather and integrate feedback, influence stakeholders and create energy for ideas or initiative. • Excel in a fluid environment and have a process and are ready to change it up when needed.

Benefits

• Medical insurance for you and your family • Unlimited PTO • 401(k) with matching • 12 weeks of paid parental leave • Employee Stock Purchase Plan