Product Designer

BPP Education is entering a new phase of its growth and evolution, attracting thousands more students each year and expanding into new verticals and new markets globally. The BPP Product&Technology(P&T)organisation is evolving rapidly, and driving transformation of its platforms, digital products and experiences,in order to help BPP Education scale and meet the growth of the business in the coming years.We’re looking for a product design professional who will work in our Product Squads to deliver experiences that delight and engage learners during their time studying with BPP and beyond, throughout their working lives.As a Product Designer, you will report to the Head of Product Design, being a user interface designer assigned to one or multiple Squads. Collaborating closely with the other BPP P&T functions (Engineering, Product Management & Data), you will help transform BPP Education to become more customer centred, design and data informed,to build products that meet and exceed our users’ needs across our education ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities:Help ensure the Product Squad objectives are met whilst also elevating the understanding and status of user-centred design within BPP, advocating the building of products and experiences rooted in customer empathyHelp integrate product experience principles in all digital products ensuring clarity,coherence and consistency of the user experience across the BPP ecosystemPromote an iterative, evidence-based approach to design,ensuring all design output follows established best practice across: usability and accessibility requirements,use of typography, imagery and motion gfx ,layout & interaction designEnsure design elegance and pixel-level quality are represented in Squad goals and that testing optimisation impacts positively on product designCollaborate closely with Product Manager and Engineering Lead to ensure Squad members are regularly involved in the design process–from ideation through to problem solvingRegularly share work with other Product and Service Designers to ensure collaboration and inspire others across the Product Design teamSupport Service Designers, Content Designers&/or UX Researchers to define the problems to solve, analyse the insights and generate a solid set of design recommendations
Essential Skills:Proven track record of success as a Product DesignerSignificant experience in digital product design–ideally across web, mobile apps and enterprise softwareExpertise in one or more of the following, good working knowledge of the rest:Interaction Design (IxD),UX Design,UI Design & Design SystemsSolid foundation in web and app development technologies (HTML, CSS, JS frameworks: React, React Native+iOS and Android native apps)Conversant in the use of UCD methodologies,including experience in the application of Design Thinking to solve problems and define product roadmapsSignificant experience in agile product delivery and rapid prototyping,with a good understanding of how quantitative and qualitative data can drive improvements and provide the rationale behind product design directionExpertise in using Product Design specific tools (e.g.Adobe Creative Cloud,Sketch,Figma, Framer, Axure et al)Experience implementing WCAG accessibility standards into design processEffective communication,presentation,and storytelling skills
Desirable Skills:Experience in working with content designers and copywritersExperience of the Education Sector
Core Skills: UI/UX, Mobile Design, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Agile
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Seniority: Mid
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