What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Designer Senior position at FastTek Global?
- We are looking for a talented and passionate Enterprise Technology Product Designer to join our team.
- In this role, you will be responsible for designing intuitive and engaging user business process experiences for our timekeeping and scheduling applications.
- You will work closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to create innovative solutions that meet the needs of our users and drive business goals.
- Your expertise in user-centered design, visual design, and interaction design will be critical to the success of our products.
- User Research and Analysis: o Conduct user research, including user interviews, surveys, and usability testing, to understand user needs, behaviors, and pain points.
- Analyze user data and feedback to identify opportunities for product improvement and innovation.
- Develop user personas, user journey maps, and other design artifacts to communicate user insights to the team.
- Interaction Design:
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to illustrate the structure and functionality of timekeeping and scheduling applications.
- Design intuitive and efficient user interfaces that simplify complex tasks and improve user satisfaction.
- Collaboration and Communication:
- Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Effectively communicate design ideas and rationale to the team.
- Usability Testing and Iteration:
- Plan and conduct usability testing to evaluate the effectiveness of designs.
- Analyze usability testing results and iterate on designs based on user feedback.
- Continuously improve the user experience of our timekeeping and scheduling applications.
- Staying Current:
- Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices in product design, user experience, and timekeeping/scheduling technology.
- Experiment with new design tools and techniques to improve our design process.
- Demonstrate initiative and ability to work independently
- Continuous improvement approach, proactively look for and correct issues
- Strong interpersonal skills, team oriented, and highly motivated
- Ability to work on concurrent high priority tasks
- Strong organizational, planning and time management skills with the ability to prioritize effectively
- Strong analytical abilities including experience with in-depth problem analysis and the ability to match solutions to customer expectations
- Visual Design
- User Research
- Prototyping
- Wireframing
- Usability Testing
- Design Tools (Figma, Looker, Qliksense)
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Bachelor's degree in Design, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5 years of experience as a Product Designer or Technical Business Analyst
- Experience in a Manufacturing environment - automotive is a plus
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies.
- Experience with data visualization and dashboard design.
- Functional experience with Payroll, Benefits, Timekeeping, Accruals, Leave Management, Employee Scheduling, Attendance Management and Labor Forecasting systems.
- Experience with timekeeping and scheduling applications (WorkForce Software, Kronos, Workday, etc.) is highly preferred.
- Time & Attendance: Knowledge of timekeeping regulations, shift patterns, and exception handling.
- Absence Management: Understanding of absence policies, accrual calculations, and absence tracking.
- Scheduling: Knowledge of scheduling best practices, optimization techniques, and employee preferences.
- Reporting: Requires understanding of timekeeping, absence, and scheduling processes and data to provide reports used for auditing and managing the data.
- Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Looker, Qliksense, or similar.
- Integration Skills: The solution will integrate with other systems like payroll, human resources, and accounting software.
- Experience with API integrations (REST, SOAP), ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, and data mapping is critical.
- Bachelor's degree in Design, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet . We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories . Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra . We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years !
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused .
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest . Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Benefits
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
- Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
- Vision
- Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
- Long Term Disability (100% paid)
- Life Insurance (100% paid)
- 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match
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