Product Designer

EMURGO is looking for a Product Designer

Who we are 

EMURGO is a founding entity of the Cardano blockchain that provides products and services to drive the adoption of Cardano's Web3 ecosystem.EMURGO develops, supports, and incubates commercial opportunities and helps integrate businesses into our blockchain system.

Our businesses include:

● EMURGO Fintech builds products that create seamless connectivity between digital assets, fiat currency, and traditional financial institutions.

● EMURGO Media has developed a social content platform with the Cardano community at its core and positioned for creation, curation, aggregation and monetization of the ecosystem projects and tools.

● EMURGO Academy provides Cardano blockchain courses to students and developers looking to start, or transition to, a career in the blockchain industry, as well as executives and entrepreneurs seeking to understand how Cardano blockchain might augment their businesses.

● EMURGO Africa is an investment vehicle that also provides hands-on acceleration and incubation programs, with $100m having been earmarked for investments in Africa, where a key growth driver in the region is the use of lending and borrowing crypto services for daily life.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with product managers to shape strategic product roadmaps and execute on tactical tasks, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Utilize insights from various sources including business analysis, marketing, communication, customer support, and engineering to enhance user experiences.
• Conduct user research and testing, refining methodologies to better understand user needs and behaviors.
• Prototype and iterate on design ideas to validate their feasibility and effectiveness.
• Develop intuitive workflows and interactions that seamlessly translate business requirements into exceptional UI designs.
• Maintain and enhance the existing design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across all product interfaces.
• Work hand-in-hand with engineers to implement designs and contribute to design-oriented product development discussions.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in product design roles, preferably with a focus on cross-platform B2C digital products in fintech and/or blockchain sectors.
• Deep understanding of blockchain technology and its impact on product development and user interaction.
• Proficiency in user research, usability testing, data analytics, and design validation techniques.
• Strong skills in design systems, including creating design tokens, components, patterns, and product white-labeling.
• Familiarity with WCAG accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
• Experience with design thinking, Google Design Sprint methodologies and a knowledge base of UX/UI best practices.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and prototyping tools.
• Proactive mindset with a strong ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and inspire cross-functional teams.