Product Designer

With courage and grit, you are not afraid to roll up your sleeves and blaze new trails into the heart of client challenges. You have the uncanny ability to simplify complicated and complex business challenges into elegant, intuitive solutions. You believe solid design principles are the foundation for excellent software products and you are not afraid to advocate for the value of design in a consulting environment. You have a knack for getting sh*t done.  

As a valued member of gritmind, you will tackle the most formidable hurdles in software delivery for our clients. Alongside our teams of Product Managers and Engineers, we will collectively deliver top-tier digital products for global industry leaders. 

Responsibilities 

• Manage client relationships within the context of the product design process, including:  
  
• Lead workshops 
  
• Facilitate design reviews 
  
• Conduct user research 
  
• Define and document user personas 
  
• Create  sitemaps, user-flows, wireframes, interface designs, style guides, and more 
  
• Participate in day-to-day operations of key client engagements, including: 
  
• Contribute to and maintain product backlogs 
  
• Participate in agile ceremonies with globally dispersed teams 
  
• Foster communication between client stakeholders and development teams 
  
• Conduct product demos and presentations 
  
• Facilitate product usability testing sessions 
  
• Drive new business initiatives and foster client success through: 
  
• Run requirements gathering workshops 
  
• Collaborate with team members to produce estimates for client proposals 
  
• Advise current clients on product direction based on quantifiable research 
  
• Identify opportunities for new workstreams and solutions within existing engagements 
  
• Contribute to our growing Product Design practice through: 
  
• Share knowledge and best practices 
  
• Demonstrate consistent leadership in design  

Requirements 

• BS or BA degree 
  
• Prior UX and/or UI design experience working with digital products in an agency, large consultancy, or product company.  
  
• Proficient with Adobe XD, Figma, Sketch and InVision 
  
• Ability to quickly grasp technical and business concepts and turn potentially nebulous client visions into detailed and robust product solutions.  
  
• Demonstrable understanding of Agile methodologies 
  
• Succinct and effective communication skills, does not use 10 words when three will do 
  
• Ability to lead through influence 
  
• Availability to travel to client sites and other company offices as necessary 

Benefits 

• Be an instrumental member of a quickly scaling international company with a variety of challenging and compelling projects 
  
• Competitive salary 
  
• Performance-based bonuses (beginning 2025) 
  
• Health insurance company contribution 
  
• Four weeks paid vacation plus standard United States holidays 
  
• Funding for professional development such as conferences and educational courses 
  
• Team building events, Friday lunches, and stocked kitchen 
  
• Gym membership 

This position is based in Chicago, IL. We have a hybrid working model requiring an average of 3.5 days per week in the office. 

gritmind is committed to providing equal employment opportunities available to all and seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 
We do not sponsor employment visas and are unable to take over an employment visa from another employer.  Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. for ANY employer without the need for employment visa sponsorship. 
In applying for the position, applicants are required to provide truthful and complete information.  An applicant’s falsification or omission of information from the application or interview process, if applicable, may result in disqualification from further consideration for employment or, if hired, may result in termination of employment regardless of the time elapsed before discovery.