UX Researcher

Company Description

At Jisr, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from a growing Startup. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We aim to make people management faster, efficient, and simpler, in order to allow organizations to invest employees' time on what matters, and focus on growing the business. Our vision is to become the MENA region's leading People Management Platform.

We’re data driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

**Job Description**:
We are seeking an experienced Product Designer to join our team. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in user-centered design principles and design thinking to create exceptional user experiences that align with our business goals. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to gain deep insights into user needs and market trends, using that knowledge to develop innovative designs for both new and existing products. Your ability to communicate design decisions effectively and collaborate with stakeholders will be critical to the success of our projects.
- Design user interfaces and user experiences for our products, including wireframes, prototypes and ensuring that the design is aligned with our business goals, brand identity, and user needs.
- Conduct user research to understand user needs, pain points, and preferences.
- Conduct Usability Testing to validate the design usability and testing the design focus.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, including product managers, engineering leads, developers, and business leaders, to understand their requirements and translate them into solutions.
- Analyze and measure user engagement, conversion rates, and other metrics to improve the effectiveness of our products.
- Maintain design documentation, including design specifications, style guides, and user guides.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends, tools, and techniques.
- Receive/give feedback in a frame that lets all parties improve
- Think on a product level from end-to-end taking into consideration the service design [Other teams work]
- Proficient in product management frameworks such as Jobs to be Done and Thoughtful Execution Framework.
- Exceptional communication skills and an ability to effectively convey complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Lead design workshops and brainstorming sessions to generate new ideas and approaches.
- Collaborate with the development team during implementation to ensure the design is executed as intended.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in visual communication design, graphic design, human-computer interaction, or a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience as a Product Designer in a tech company, designing user interfaces and user experiences for digital products.
- Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, and Protopie.
- Expertise in user-centered design principles, design thinking, and usability testing methodologies.
- Strong analytical skills, ability to interpret data and user feedback to develop design solutions, and measure the effectiveness of the products.
- Experience working in an agile development environment and collaborating with the development team during implementation.
- Strong attention to detail, ability to multitask, and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently.
- Passion for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest design trends, tools, and techniques.

Excellent portfolio that showcases your design skills and problem-solving approach.

Additional Information
**_
Why explore a career at Jisr:_**

At Jisr, we're on a mission to make work-life simpler, more pleasant, and more productive for everyone, employees and managers. Our mission starts with our own team. We're building a strong and diverse team of competent, creative, and committed people who want to be a part of something impactful.

Our employees are not company assets, they are the company itself, and the most defining factor of its success. We know this for sure; if we want to go places, we have to hire the best. Hence, we strive to provide the best value to our team by offering competitive packages in the market relevant to the countries in which we operate.

**Our package includes**:
Learning & Development : We care about your personal and technical growth and we have a budget for it.

Rewards: We believe in rewarding our team members for doing their jobs well to empower them to achieve success by meeting and often exceeding clearly defined and measurable objectives.

Compensation: Our compensation philosophy supports our business and people strategies, and our culture of meritocracy.