What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Product Designer position at Keka HR?
Experience : 6 to 10 years
Location: Hyderabad - onsite
About Keka
Imagine David fighting many Goliaths. Keka has been the bootstrapped David that beat the funded Goliaths with a strong product and zero marketing spend. Keka is now #1 in its segment and India's fastest-growing HR Tech platform. We are a product-led growth inspiration for the industry.
We believe design is one of our key differentiating factors and we are looking for product designers, who want to transform workplaces for employees across globe and love finding simple solutions to complex problems. Join us and contribute to the next leg of 10x growth trajectory.
As a Lead Product Designer at Keka, you will
Location: Hyderabad - onsite
About Keka
Imagine David fighting many Goliaths. Keka has been the bootstrapped David that beat the funded Goliaths with a strong product and zero marketing spend. Keka is now #1 in its segment and India's fastest-growing HR Tech platform. We are a product-led growth inspiration for the industry.
We believe design is one of our key differentiating factors and we are looking for product designers, who want to transform workplaces for employees across globe and love finding simple solutions to complex problems. Join us and contribute to the next leg of 10x growth trajectory.
As a Lead Product Designer at Keka, you will
- Own the vision and strategy of multiple products within the Keka ecosystem and contribute directly to the roadmap planning
- Get hands-on and design for complex problems, better than anyone in the industry
- Gather and understand data to define design strategies and drive best practices within the team. Be thorough with your work and convince team on design decisions.
- Work closely with cross-disciplinary teams including Product, Engineering, Marketing and various Business teams to deliver delightful customer experiences.
- Strategize, develop, and extend the Keka Design System and Design Patterns by coming up with new and innovative solutions
- Actively take part in hiring the best talent required for the team
- Effectively mentor and inspire a team of designers. Help the team in raising the bar, resolving blockers, prioritising and breaking down complex projects into simpler tasks to ensure high speed and quality
- At least 6 years of experience in product design roles with product orgs
- Experience owning the end-to-end design for a product and building for 0-1
- Worked in and enjoys fast paced start-up environment. Can take decisions fast.
- An outstanding portfolio showcasing in-depth knowledge in user experience, interaction, and visual/user interface design
- Understands the business and how design can contribute to it
- Can ask the right questions and understand the user problems in depth. Has the ability to think like a user and form hypothesis based on situation
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Experience in leading/mentoring a team of designers would be a plus
- A good understanding of Frontend principles to guide the team from an engineering point of view
