Director - Product Design
- Full-time
Company Description
Meet slice - the simplest way to pay! ⚡
We are a one-stop payment app for all your spending needs. Our goal is to make money management simpler & faster for you. We provide an easy & transparent app to help our members transact seamlessly using card or UPI and manage all their spends at one place.
We have 12Mn+ registered members with an average age of 27, making us a market leader for the Gen-Z and millennials. 💪
Oh, btw, our users get up to 2% cashback on all card spends and enjoy new offers every week with spark. They can also scan & pay in a flash and easily send money to friends using slice UPI. 💥
We are backed by leading investors such as Tiger Global, Insight partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital. 🖖
We believe in equality. Period.
At slice, we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We never discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by the applicable law.
We consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the applicable law. Additionally, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in order to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Come join our crew!
Job Description
About the role
Gives you the opportunity to build your own team to build a product/brand image that you and all of us can be proud of. Upbringing is crucial and we want to trust you with it. We want our Designs to go down in history, with your signature on it. Join us and be the design of the company that replaced credit cards. Feedback is breakfast of champions, and we'd ensure you'd get as much as you need to iterate and improve to reach our mutual goal of building a world class product.
What You will do
Lead a collaborative design process from concept exploration to implementation.
Work closely with internal teams to define the strategy and roadmap.
Hire, coach, and mentor excellent product designers. Manage the career development for the reporting managers.
Help formulate the product vision of slice.
Evangelize and communicate the design plan and practices.
Be a brand custodian who keeps the highest bar on quality and delivery.
Help designers collaborate with their Product, Engineering, Research, Data and Business counterparts
Gain a deep understanding of new trends driving user expectations and behaviors.
Spearhead the translation of company and team objectives into actionable design initiatives and measurable OKRs with the help of other design leads and managers
Provide guidance and mentorship to peers and junior design staff, assisting them in the resolution of complex problems and growing their skills and knowledge.
Understand the business priorities and manage various projects at the same time.
Help elevate slice’s Design community, culture, and processes
Qualifications
What you will need
8+ years of Product Design experience.
Excellent problem solving, organization, critical thinking, presentation and communication skills
Ability to articulate your thoughts at all stages of the design process.
Decent understanding of brand narratives, personalities and visual identity
An excellent negotiator and communicator and able to build and maintain strong relationships with all relevant stakeholders. Able to convert complex projects into pieces that can be worked on by more junior designers.
In-depth knowledge of user experience along with strong experience of conceptualizing and implementation using various tools and technologies
Demonstrated ability to effectively navigate ambiguity and enjoys working in a collaborative, iterative, and agile process
Track record of guiding teams and delivering innovative new solutions that reframe and reshape the user experience for end-to-end consumer mobile user journeys
Additional Information
About the team
Salvador Dali once famously said “Have no fear of perfection -- you’ll never reach it”. We love you Dali, but you kinda don’t know the design team at slice. Meticulousness, attention to detail, creativity - 3 strong pillars that make every design ever created at slice perfection. Check out our website and you know we ain’t lying.
Life at slice
Life so good, you’d think we’re kidding:
Competitive salaries. Period.
An extensive medical insurance that looks out for our employees & their dependants. We’ll love you and take care of you, our promise.
Flexible working hours. Just don’t call us at 3AM, we like our sleep schedule.
Tailored vacation & leave policies so that you enjoy every important moment in your life.
A reward system that celebrates hard work and milestones throughout the year. Expect a gift coming your way anytime you kill it here.
Learning and upskilling opportunities. Seriously, not kidding.
Good food, games, and a cool office to make you feel like home. An environment so good, you’ll forget the term “colleagues can’t be your friends”.