Senior Product Designer (UX/UI)
About StudentUniverse
StudentUniverse, is a Boston-based travel tech company that operates the world’s largest student and youth online travel marketplace.
StudentUniverse’s parent company, Flight Centre Travel Group is based in Brisbane, Australia and is one of the world’s largest travel agency groups with company owned operations in 23 countries and a corporate travel management network that spans more than 90 countries.
Our product & vision
StudentUniverse was born out of the desire to empower students and youth to travel more by accessing uniquely priced airfares, without the hassle of physical ID cards. We are believers in travel experiences; that they can teach students things they cannot learn in the classroom. Travel better prepares young people to influence the world. We empower students and youth to travel more. We need your help to get us there!
Who we are looking for
We are seeking a highly creative Senior Product Designer (UX/UI) to help us build the greatest, most intuitive user experience possible.
As a part of the Product Management team, you will be an integral part of every stage of the product development process. Leading the UX and UI design throughout, you will be involved in the product strategy from discovery to delivery to iteration, while continuously collaborating with product managers and engineers to define the optimal experience.
Sound like a good fit for you?
What’s in it for you:
You get to work in a dynamic environment full of super passionate and talented people where capabilities are enabled quickly at scale across the globe for travellers.
You will grow and further develop your competencies working in a team-oriented results-driven environment where learning and collaboration is celebrated.
We value and encourage autonomy for everyone, allowing you to make your own decisions and learn from the data. The success of the team is dependent upon the success of the individual.
Your responsibilities:
Build and manage a talented and creative team lf product designers to deliver on projects and objectives with our product teams
Responsible for overall team performance and health, priorities, and building a culture of design excellence
Be an integral part of the product management team and work closely with product managers to define the product roadmap and design new product features
Build an understanding of StudentUniverse’s product architecture and distill it into intuitive interfaces and workflows that work cross-platform
Create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, visual designs and other artifacts to support product development and enhancements
Communicate clearly and present the UX experience to stakeholders and team members outlining the customer problem, vision, rationale, constraints and assumptions
Work closely with software engineers to ensure design specifications are implemented to a high quality standard
Quickly iterate on design solutions and ideas based on feedback from peers, user research, and data learnings
Enforce and adhere design standards including UI style guides, visual strategies, brand standards, and colour palettes for a variety of initiatives across the team, such as support portals and email and web marketing
Collaborate with the customer success and account management teams to analyze user feedback and identify user experience improvements
The Ideal Candidate:
3+ years experience managing and motivating teams and peers
4+ years experience in a Product Designer or UX/UI Designer role with proven track-record of success
Experience with Figma, Adobe XD, Zeplin (or similar)
Experience with prototyping software such as InVision, ProtoPie or similar
Experience working in an agile environment alongside Product Managers and Engineers
Ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts and make them easily understandable in text and pictures
Deep understanding of responsive design techniques for desktop, tablets & mobile
Experience conducting A/B testing, usability surveys/interviews and interpreting insights from end-user feedback
B2C experience in e-commerce
Ability to create and maintain a front-end component library
Good time-management skills
Self-driven and eager to learn
As a travel company, we embrace being global and would love to hear from anyone who wants to work from any one of our offices in Boston, Waltham, Toronto or London.
#LI-REMOTELocation – Boston, MA
This position may be performed remotely anywhere within the United States except the State of Colorado
Any offer of employment in the USA that would require you to attend an office location or company event is contingent upon providing proof of Covid-19 vaccination prior to your start date, subject to approved medical and/or religious exemptions, in accordance with applicable law.
If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for and you would like to be part of our award winning culture then APPLY NOW.
Travel is booming once again, and our roles are being filled quicker than a nonstop from London to New York. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.
FCTG USA is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer searching for talented people who have a desire to build a rewarding, fun, and exciting career with a company that loves to celebrate your success! Please contact careers@us.flightcentre.com if you need any assistance.
