Product Designer (PD 0325)

At Skroutz, our mission is simple: we aim to amaze. From our humble beginnings back in 2005, we believe that happy customers equal happy merchants and it’s our job to understand and anticipate their needs and offer them an unparalleled, doubt-free experience. 

Our vision is clear: we aspire to simplify shopping, creating a trusted platform where millions discover and fulfill their online shopping needs easily and safely.

Whether you're looking for a new smartphone, restocking your pantry with essentials, seeking the perfect outfit for an upcoming event, or simply hunting for that collectible gaming console, Skroutz is your trusted partner for seamless shopping experiences.

And our ambitions extend far beyond Greece's borders. We're on a trajectory to become one of Europe's fastest-growing Marketplaces, with exciting expansions already underway in Cyprus and the Balkans. Our commitment to customer satisfaction remains paramount, guiding every decision we make.

To achieve our vision, we seek individuals who share our passion for e-commerce and technology. If you're driven by the desire to create extraordinary shopping moments for our users, as well as help sellers all around the world grow their businesses, then we want you on our team.

Join us at Skroutz and be part of a journey that's reshaping the way we shop online. Together, let's turn everyday moments into remarkable experiences.

Ready for the challenge?

#AimToAmaze #Skroutz20

How you’ll make an impact

• Strategically think about the mission of your product pillar and help the team define opportunities utilizing Product Design visioning methods, contributing to the development of new and existing product outcomes
• Be a force multiplier, amplifying efforts to improve our design thinking, processes and methods as a Product Design team and do that by leading by example
• Balance trade-offs between quality, speed of delivery, and learning to drive impactful solutions
• Playing a key role in making Skroutz an even more user-centric platform

What you will be doing

• Collaborate closely with your Product Trio by defining the team roadmap and vision,  outlining the increments for the feature delivery while also influencing success metrics and UX outcomes. 
• Own all sides of design from concept to launch: from discovery and problem definition, to ideation, and delivery with user flows, mockups, and prototypes while ensuring accessibility (a11y) best practices.
• Participate in user studies, competitive research and usability tests alongside our User Research Team. 
• Work closely with developers across all platforms—web, mobile web, iOS and Android—to see design through to QA and implementation. 
• Contribute to our design system when necessary and maintain consistency in visual elements and components across the product. 
• Collaborate with internal teams, senior stakeholders, and cross-functional partners—including the Product Trio, developers, UXR, BI, and Customer Support—by leading workshops and design sprints to align on product design outcomes and ensure cohesive user experiences. 
• Become an expert in your product area, understand the competitive landscape, and how those relate to your product pillars’ mission and vision. Identify opportunities for improvement in existing flows. 
  

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years experience in a relevant position
• A deep understanding of design thinking principles and how to apply them to solve complex problems is critical for successful product design (you have read the book The Design Sprint by Jake Knapp)
• Demonstrated experience in understanding business objectives and metrics to make design decisions that align with the team goals
• Ability to interrogate the data and make data-informed decisions by levering qualitative methods like User Research insights and quantitative methods like user analytics
• Demonstrated experience to clearly communicate design decisions, ideas, and vision to stakeholders and team members is essential 
• Experience with working across platforms (web, iOS and Android)
• Experience with working in a cross-discipline team environment
• Demonstrated experience in user research method, Evaluative and Generative 
• Proficiency in relevant creative tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD), we work with Figma

• Experience with prototyping tools and motion principles
• Experience working with a design system, its curation, maintenance, and dissemination

• Self-motivated with a bias to action mindset. Prioritize and manage workload, timelines, and resources efficiently, especially when dealing with multiple stakeholders
• Positive attitude with a creative, solution-driven mindset - strong opinions loosely held

*Please make sure that you have included in your application a link to your Product Design Portfolio (not just images but a narrative where we can assess your product design skill set). Applications with no portfolio will not be assessed further.

**Please note that this opening concerns an onsite job, located in Athens, Attica, Greece.

Benefits

• A great opportunity to contribute to the evolution of Skroutz towards becoming one of Europe’s fastest growing Marketplaces
• Thrive in an environment that champions ambitious goals, empowers autonomy, fosters mentoring, and unlocks exciting opportunities for both personal and business growth
• Competitive full-time salary
• Ongoing training and development
• Access to books, online courses, and relevant resources
• Top of the Line tools and equipment
• Private Medical Plan
• Hybrid Working
• Free gym membership at Golden Gym in Athens, plus OAKA cross training & running courses, Padel and online yoga
• For all New Skroutz Fathers we offer 30 working days paternity leave (1,5 months in total)
• Monthly childcare allowance for all Skroutz Parents
• Free Skroutz Plus subscription.