Senior Product Designer
São Paulo-SP, Brazil
Who We Are
In 2021, Poatek was acquired by WillowTree, an award-winning digital product consultancy recognized as one of the fastest-growing and best places to work in the United States. Now a TELUS Digital, with offices across the globe, we continue to partner with the world’s leading brands, such as HBO, PepsiCo, Domino’s, and more, to design, build, and transform their digital products and strategies. We’re looking to grow our Poatek offices in Brazil with top talent excited to collaborate with team members across the globe to deliver innovative solutions for our clients.
Location and Flexibility
This is a hybrid role where you'll work from our São Paulo office two days per week or eight days per month. This setup promotes in-person innovation, collaboration, and connection with both local and visiting team members from other offices.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Product Designer at WillowTree, you’ll lead design engagements for a variety of large and complex projects with minimal oversight. You’ll drive the design direction, and then make it happen!
We understand our responsibility to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive place within the tech industry while pushing to make our industry more representative. Because of this responsibility, we need candidates who value diversity and inclusion through their work, team collaboration, or mentorship.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate daily with a multidisciplinary team of Software Engineers, Researchers, Strategists, Creatives, and Project Managers
- Participate in and lead ideation sessions, workshops, demos, and presentations with clients on-site
- Prototype to communicate the “look” and “feel” of a project using Figma
- Design products using all the tools in your toolbox—sketch, wireframe, design, prototype, animate—whatever is best to convey the ideal experience
- Knowledgeable of what’s possible on modern digital platforms in addition to an understanding of platform design standards (e.g. HIG, Material Design)
- Collaborate with design peers to ensure designs are conceptually sound
- Ensure content strategy and design are aligned
- Build cohesive, lightweight, and purposeful design systems
- Continuously iterate your designs to stay current with mobile trends
- Present your work to internal and external stakeholders, articulating the why of your design decisions
- Empathetic to client needs and can help find solutions if problems arise
Qualifications
- You’ve been designing digital products for 5-7+ years
- C1 or C2 English language proficiency
- A portfolio that exemplifies strong visual design and a focus on defining the user experience
- You’ve proudly shipped and launched several products
- A strong understanding of typography, layout, color, and advanced design principles
- You’re a conceptual thinker who can translate customer needs, behaviors, and project requirements
- Experience effectively presenting and communicating your design decisions to clients and team members
- You’re knowledgeable of what’s possible on modern digital platforms in addition to an understanding of platform design standards (e.g. HIG, Material Design)
- Experience with (and an affinity for) Figma.
- You're empathetic to client needs and can help find solutions if problems arise
Why Poatek/ WillowTree?
In addition to being part of an international and innovative consultancy company, you will have:
- Flexible hours and autonomy
- Work with cutting edge technologies
- Partner with global and relevant brands in the market
- Collaborative team and learning ecosystem
- Career development plan & growth
- International travel opportunities (optional)
Some of our benefits:
- Health and dental plan
- Life insurance
- Monthly voucher for meals, culture, education, health and mobility
- Child care assistance and more!
If you love IT as much as we do, we look forward to meeting you!
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