Senior Product Designer

The Senior Product Designer at Wombat Apps is responsible for creating simple, intuitive, and aesthetically pleasing designs that meet both user needs and business goals. This includes leading user research, developing wireframes and prototypes, creating design systems, and mentoring other designers to enhance the team's creative process.

Candidates for the Senior Product Designer position at Wombat Apps should have at least 5 years of experience designing consumer-facing mobile apps and web experiences. A strong portfolio that demonstrates problem-solving abilities and impactful work is essential, along with expertise in Figma and a good understanding of collaboration with engineering and product management teams.

The design process for a Senior Product Designer at Wombat Apps involves collaboration with cross-functional teams from the start of a project. You'll engage in user research, create initial sketches and prototypes, and iterate designs based on feedback, ensuring a smooth journey from concept to launch while actively participating in Agile planning sessions.

The Senior Product Designer will be a key player in designing new health applications, focusing on building high-impact user experiences. They'll also contribute to refining existing products and creating branding designs for marketing initiatives, thereby influencing a wide range of projects that impact users' health journeys.

At Wombat Apps, the Senior Product Designer can expect a supportive and dynamic work environment. The company promotes a work-from-home lifestyle, encouraging collaboration and creativity among team members while ensuring a balanced work-life dynamic and access to various benefits.

When discussing your design process, emphasize your approach to user-centered design, how you begin with research and user needs, and how you iterate based on feedback. Mention specific tools or methodologies you employ to streamline your process, highlighting collaboration with product managers and engineers.

Explain that receiving feedback is an essential part of the design process for you. Discuss how you approach constructive criticism and use it to improve your work. Illustrate using examples of past experiences where feedback helped enhance your designs and fostered positive team dynamics.

User research is fundamental to my design process. I prioritize understanding user needs and pain points through interviews and usability testing, which inform my design decisions. Illustrate the impact of user feedback on a specific project, showcasing successful outcomes stemming from research.

I actively follow design blogs, attend webinars, and participate in online design communities. Networking with other designers and experimenting with new tools also help me stay ahead of trends. This continuous learning allows me to incorporate fresh ideas into my work and enhances the user experience.

Select a project in your portfolio that had measurable success. Discuss your role in the project, the design challenges faced, and the strategies implemented that led to positive user feedback or increases in engagement, sales, or user retention—quantifying the results is key.

Creating design systems is about establishing a cohesive framework. I begin by researching user interactions, defining key components, and ensuring consistency across all products. Transitioning the system into team usage through collaboration and documentation is vital for seamless implementation.

I prioritize design projects based on user impact and business goals. Using frameworks like OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), I collaborate with stakeholders to align on priorities, ensuring that the most critical projects receive attention while maintaining flexibility for changing business needs.

Discuss your familiarity with Agile principles and how you've implemented them in design projects. Describe how you engage with sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, and how this collaborative approach positively impacts design outcomes by integrating user and team feedback.

Accessibility is integral to my design philosophy. I ensure designs meet WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) by testing with screen readers, using color contrast checkers, and involving users with disabilities in the feedback process to ensure a better experience for everyone.

Share your personal connection to health and fitness and why it's important for you to work in this space. Discuss how this passion translates into your designs, inspiring a greater understanding of user needs, and motivating you to create products that genuinely enhance users' health journeys.