Product Designer Senior

05th March, 2025

Product Designer Senior #1018483
Job Description:

• 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Skills Required:

• 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

Experience Required:

• 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 Preferred:

• 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.

Education Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Additional Info:

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.
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

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Workplaces in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023!
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