Product Designer

Overview

The Product Designer role exists to bridge the gap between user needs and the functionality of a product. This role is crucial for ensuring that the product is not only functionally effective but also provides an excellent user experience (UX) and user interface (UI), which is essential to build a product that resonates and creates stickiness with customers and users.

• This position is a hybrid role. Employees work collaboratively in office on Tuesday and Wednesday in Parsippany, NJ*

Responsibilities

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Accountable for creating designs that effectively address user needs and enhance user experience

• Ensure that all design elements are intuitive, accessible, and contribute to a seamless user journey

• Conduct user research to gather insights on user needs and behaviours

• Develop and iterate on UI/UX designs, including wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals

• Perform usability testing to validate design concepts and identify areas for improvement

• Work closely with product managers, developers, and other team members to ensure a cohesive product vision and execution

• Iterate on designs based on testing, feedback, and changing requirements

• Communicate design rationale and specifications clearly to non-design team members

• Create and maintain design documentation, including user flows, process flows, and design specifications

Qualifications

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor's or master's degree in interaction design, behavioural sciences, industrial design, or a related field. Relevant experience can compensate for formal education.

• Min 5 years of experience as a Product Designer

• Expertise in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite and others

• Knowledge of UX design processes and methodologies, such as user research, persona creation, user journey mapping, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing

• Good understanding of design principles, including colour theory, typography, layout, and branding

• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance user needs with business objectives and outcomes

• Strong empathy towards users, understanding their needs, challenges and motivations

• A team player with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

• Ability to analytically interpret user data and feedback

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Experience with building B2B products is a plus

ABOUT US

Wallenius Wilhelmsen is an iconic shipping and logistics company with premium end-to-end supply chain management. Our vision is to empower people and markets through a sustainable flow of goods and services.

We transport and handle cars, tractors, trains, windmills, or even whole factories for some of the most well-known companies in the world. Our eyes will always be on supreme quality in everything we do, while moving towards zero-emission logistics. We are powered by nearly 8200 people, working on vessels and at ports, at vehicle and equipment processing centers, and offices in nearly 45 countries. When added up, the effort of our global workforce keeps the world moving.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION

We are a global group of people from diverse backgrounds and lifestyles. Wallenius Wilhelmsen is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building a workplace where all contributors feel they can bring their best selves every day, learn from each other, and be appreciated. We recognize that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is central to our business outcomes because it touches every part of our operations and strategy. Our journey towards sustainable and integrated logistics compels us to attract people with diverse experiences, skills, and abilities.

See yourself at Wallenius Wilhelmsen. We collaborate, we care, we challenge every day to keep the world in motion and transform logistics into a zero- emissions, carbon-free industry. Join us and make it happen!