Product Designer, UX

SUMMARY

As a member of Arete's Product & Engineering team, the Product Designer, UX works closely with the Design leader to implement a world-class web and application experience. The Product Designer, UX has a strong foundational understanding of front-end development and focus on User Experience and User Interface Design (UX/UI). They have experience working in agile teams with developers, UX designers, and product managers. The Product Designer, UX, at Arete has a great opportunity to propose and iterate through design decisions, as well as translate any given user-experience journey into intuitive interaction within the cyber insurance industry.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a deep understanding of current product development cycles through published user stories and product development meetings.
• Leverage design system to iterate on existing product suite - develop and document user flows, journeys, and wireframes while effectively communicating design ideas.
• Meet product design deadlines by iterating through design concepts, proposing enhancements based on stakeholder requirements, develop prototypes, and deliver detailed, low fidelity and high-fidelity mockups.
• Perform consistent quality assurance checks for consistency, brand alignment, and future enhancements.
• Collaborate cross functionally with developers, UX designers, and internal stakeholders.
• Present design decisions within an iterative framework. All design decisions should be based upon the overall design roadmap as well as leverage design thinking and fundamental principles of design.
• Stay up to date on the latest changes and developments in industry, and proactively suggest process improvements with the team.
• May perform other duties as assigned by management.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

• Proficient with Figma, Sketch and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Experience in developing mobile first designs.
• ReactJS or Vue techstacks are a plus.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and foundational understanding of user centered design methodologies, UI principles and facilitating UI responsiveness.
• 4-6+ years of experience in user interface design work for web applications accompanied by a strong portfolio of work
• High level expertise in iterating through low-fidelity and high-fidelity wireframes, developing prototypes for engineering and marketing, and communicating with product managers.
• Experience with Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite is required.
• Understanding agile methodologies to work across teams.
• Effective presentation skills, open to collaboration, communication, and feedback
• Creative ideas with a problem-solving mindset.

DISCALIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required personnel so classified.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter: Usual office working conditions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• No physical exertion required.
• Travel within or outside of state.
• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with Arete salary and benefit policy.

FLSA OVERTIME CATEGORY

Job is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

DECLARATION

The Arete Incident Response Human Resources Department retains the sole right and discretion to make changes to this job description.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and celebrate our employees' differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better.

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#LI-REMOTE

Arete Incident Response is an outstanding (and growing) company with a very dedicated, fun team. We offer competitive salaries, fully paid benefits including Medical/Dental, Life/Disability Insurance, 401(k) and the opportunity to work with some of the latest and greatest in the fast-growing cyber security industry.

When you join Arete

You'll be doing work that matters alongside other talented people, transforming the way people, businesses, and things connect with each other. Of course, we will offer you great pay and benefits, but we're about more than that. Arete is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at Arete, where experience matters.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better.