Senior Product Designer

Role Title: Senior Product Designer

Reports to: Head of Product Design

Location: Paddington, London

Role Type: Permanent, Full-Time

VIOOH (pronounced “view”) is a leading global digital out of home marketplace. Launched in 2018 and with headquarters in London, VIOOH’s platform connects buyers and sellers in a premium marketplace, making Out of Home (OOH) easily accessible.

Led by a team of digital OOH & programmatic tech experts, VIOOH is pioneering the transformation of the OOH sector, championing its role in enhancing omni-channel digital campaigns through the use of programmatic capabilities and data. Financially backed by the world’s #1 out of home company JCDecaux, we offer an integrated automation and programmatic trading platform, incorporating both JCDecaux and third party media sellers, as well as buyers.

Role OverVIOOH

We are looking for a new senior member of the Product team who will be tasked with owning and leading key aspects of the VIOOH trading manager platform design and experience.

The successful candidate will be a highly skilled Product Designer. As a Senior Product Designer, you will be responsible for leading the visual design and experiences of an innovative, user-centred platform which covers 3 core pillars, Plan & Sell, Track & Adjust, Analyse & Control.

• Responsible for contributing to the vision and developing VIOOH’s product design strategy.
• Contribute to ‘ways of working’ to bring great Product Design to production, directly working with product management and front end engineering.
• Be a guru of product & platform interface, have a track record within best in class product ecosystems.
• To be able to tailor and communicate to all levels in the business from Engineers to Executives
• Ability to design in consideration of the product design principles and the growth needs of the business. Able to seamlessly adapt your style to communicate impacts by leveraging your design-authority to influence the team and business on the right approach. 
• Participate in the checking and testing of all the final products, by implementing and monitoring indicators of product quality and success.
• Demonstrate VIOOH’s values and be part of scaling product design within VIOOH.

Responsibilities:

You will work within a cross-functional team including product managers, engineers, commercial and senior leadership to create exceptional user experiences across each strategic pillar of the product.

• Lead the design of innovative, user-centred products that meet the needs of our customers and drive our business goals
• Conduct user research and gather feedback to understand user needs and preferences
• Create design concepts and prototypes to test and refine product ideas
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and refine product features and functionality
• Develop design specifications and documentation to guide development teams in implementing designs
• Conduct usability testing and user research to validate design decisions and iterate on designs as needed 
• Continuously monitor and evaluate product performance to identify opportunities for improvement and new feature development
• Mentor and coach the designers to develop their skills and expertise
• Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends and technologies and incorporate them into product designs where appropriate

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent on-the-job experience in product design, covering interaction design, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in product design, with a portfolio showcasing your work and design process.
• High-degree of knowledge of user-centred design principles and methodologies.
• Strong proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Sketch, Figma, Zeplin, and InVision.
• You will have exceptional UI design ability and a good level of proficiency building user experience within Saas B2B products..
• Experienced working in a small design team (1-2 people), we require creativity, strategic thinking, and the ability to work on a high-velocity product. The designer should be able to wear multiple hats and be involved in a range of tasks, from user research and prototyping to UI/UX design and product strategy.
• The candidate will have experience in early stage design teams. In other words, you have experience working in a team that is responsible for establishing product design aligned with the vision and direction of the VIOOH business.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
• Passion for creating exceptional user experiences and driving product innovation.

What is in it for you?

• Direct experience working on a high-growth product and influencing its direction aligned to the design vision you will establish.
• Chance to shape the growth of a design team capable of meeting the needs and demands of VIOOH’s Trading manager product;
• Setting the product on path to be the leading DOOH Advertising platform and industry leader in user experience and visual design
• Opportunity to work with the world's leading OOH advertiser JCD as well other established leaders in DOOH.

Application overVIOOH

Our talent team will work hard to give you a positive experience throughout the process, no matter the outcome. Your application will be screened closely and you can rest assured that all follow-up actions will be thorough, from assessments and interviews through to your onboarding.

VIOOH is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or any other basis as protected by applicable law.