Senior Product Designer

Job Description

Who are we We want to help small businesses win. Thats why were here. We connect small business owners to investors - to create jobs, help families and power economies - because we believe that people are made to do more. And we want to help them. So,we created the leading online marketplace for small business loans. Our investors have lent £11.4 billion in 143,000 loans to 100,000 small business owners. In a single year, we unlocked 135,000 jobs and contributed £10 billion to the global economy. Theresnever been a better time to join! Be part of the team that changes everything. Lets build the place where small businesses can get the funding they need to win and leave a legacy behind, forever. This role sits within the Product team. The drivers behindour platform - brilliant people working together to create, code, and build the next game changers. What will you be doing The UK Product Team is seeking a talented UI / UX Product Designer who shares our passion for creating world-class user experiences.The ideal candidate will have expertise in user-centered design, user research and knowledge of product design & prototyping techniques. You will be responsible for all stages of design for Funding Circle customers, and enjoy working with stakeholders, engineersand product managers to create simple solutions that solve complex problems for the user. Gathering user and business requirements for design briefs Producing hi-fidelity responsive screen designs from sketches to fully functional prototypes to test Puttingusers at the centre of a design to make it simple, easy to use and look great Presenting the stages of the design development process to business users Working closely within a multidisciplinary team, including web developers and programmers Briefing yourdesigns to engineering and product development teams Ensuring our apps comply with web standards, the law and equal opportunities policies Are you Extensively experienced in designing engaging user experiences across multiple devices and platforms, with adetailed understanding of design best practices and industry design patterns. Sensitive to user experience, strong user intuition with the desire to test those assumptions. Fluent in using creative and prototyping tools, such as Sketch, InVision, Adobe CCand Principle. A strong communication skills and an ability to direct and establish best practices within the team and to present your findings and reasons behind your design decisions & concepts. Someone who has a knowledge of coding, such as an understandingof HTML, Javascript and CSS. Adept of latest device/platform/browser limitations and capabilities. Experienced working within brand guidelines, design pattern libraries and design systems Why join us Were gearing up for our biggest chapter yet - and itsbeing driven by everyone. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad. A place to develop yourself, fast. Real work. Real experience. Real opportunities to collect skills. Think big remits and huge ownership to make great things happen. Yes, its target-drivenand high-octane - but we like to play hard too. Thats what makes us, us. Our vibrant culture is built around potential and creating a place where you can really be you. We keep it agile and open. All voices heard. Because we believe great ideas come fromeverywhere. If you show skill and are willing, well back you all the way. This is the place for you to build something incredible. Its in our differences that we find our strengths. At Funding Circle, we celebrate and support the differences that make you,you. Were proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We truly believe that diversity makes us better. We particularly encourage applications from applicants from underrepresented backgrounds. We welcome applicants who maywant to work flexibly. Want to Build The Incredible Wed love to hear from you. #LI-CW1 TECH01