Senior Product Designer (FTC)

at  Sedex

ABOUT SEDEX

More than 85,000 businesses across the world have made Sedex their trusted partner in creating a more socially and environmentally sustainable supply chain.
From our platform’s unrivalled data insights to our team’s expert guidance, Sedex makes it easy for companies to manage, assess and report on sustainability performance.
Our Vision is to be a leader in making global supply chains more socially and environmentally sustainable.
Our Mission is to supply data-led insights, accessible tools and exceptional services for more sustainable supply chains. Our solutions enable companies to continuously improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and outcomes.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

As a member of the Product Design team, you will ideally have:

• a willingness and desire to improve your Product Design skillset;
• a great portfolio that demonstrates how you approach and solve Product Design problems;
• experience producing tactical and strategic design outputs;
• a good appreciation of the role qualitative and quantitative user research plays in Product Design, and when to use either;
• a good understanding of user experience design, behavioural design and usability concepts;
• a solid comprehension of the practical applications of design principles, including grid, typography, and colour theory;
• a good understanding of interaction design and design systems;
• an advanced knowledge of the accessibility implications of Product Design decisions;
• great time management and workload prioritisation skills;
• an understanding of Front and Back End technologies and how they impact design considerations;
• a collaborative attitude, showing humility and empathy when dealing with others;
• the ability to give, and receive constructive feedback;
• excellent communication skills, whether written or verbal;
• experience managing and influencing stakeholders;
• some experience recruiting other Product Designers;
• an interest in keeping up to date with design trends and technology developments;
• excellent Figma, or similar design software skills; and
• a relevant degree, equivalent qualification, or experience.

THE ROLE

Our Product, Design and Technology department is looking for a Senior Product Designer, as maternity cover, to join our team on a fixed-term contract and play a key role in crafting the Sedex product experience.
Working as part of the wider Product Design team, you will operate within a multi-disciplinary squad dedicated to improving our platform for a core user group. This is an ideal opportunity for someone seeking to hone their development in both user experience and interface design.
Together with your squad, you will help create features that support our users with critical parts of their supply chain governance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Senior Product Designer, you will:

• work closely with a Product Manager and Tech Lead, with some guidance from a senior member of the Product Design team, to support a product area;
• mentor and guide junior members of the Product Design team;
• assist in defining, refining and prioritising user and business requirements, translating them into design tasks;
• gather analysis on competing products and features, helping to evangelise the outputs;
• participate in project user research activities with guidance from the User Research team and assist in interpreting the results into product feedback;
• ideate, sketch, wireframe and prototype product features and components;
• provide high-fidelity user interface designs using components that can help inform our design system;
• lead conversations with business stakeholders from outside the Product, Design and Technology department;
• liaise directly with Front and Back End Engineers throughout the design process;
• be responsible for design sign-off of components and features before they go live;
• keep track of industry trends and suggest new tools that increase productivity; and
• participate in the recruitment of other Product Designers.