UI/UX Designer w/ Blockchain Fintech Startup

at Rekruiters
Published September 15, 2020
Location Sugar Land, TX
Category Default  
Job Type Full-time  Contractor  

Description

Location:  Houston, TX

Are you the creative type, who loves bringing ideas to life? Are you customer-focused, with a deep understanding of their pain points? Do you have expertise making requirements flow effortlessly to mobile as well the web? Do you love learning & applying new trends, with a modern design philosophy?

Then come join the growing team of this Houston-based Fintech startup!

About us: 

We believe that a startup’s journey is already challenging, without spinning their wheels looking for resources to make the everyday happen. Our company is an exciting, Houston-based Fintech startup which will empower startups to focus on what they are good at - their business. We are building the world's first fully integrated ecosystem designed to support Startups’ journey from inception to unicorn. Working closely with leaders and members of local communities, we are building a global platform which drives the development of ecosystems along a lifecycle. You will be joining a team of professionals who are passionate about using technology to help startups thrive and grow.

What you’ll work on:

  • Translate concepts into wireframes and mockups that lead to intuitive user experiences.

  • Design and implement user experience paths for various applications and create the user journey.

  • Design elegant wireframes to communicate a user flow to stakeholders, before building out a product.

  • Conduct user testing, including A/B testing, to validate the design, interaction and content.

  • Provide recommendations for, and manage all aspects of, usability testing.

  • Drive visual design experience based upon user data, research and best practices.

  • Perform rapid prototyping to validate business goals, usability, and feasibility of a new product idea in collaboration with the product team.

  • Validate design by participating in user testing and iterations or pivots based upon the user test results.

  • Create engaging, usable, and effective designs that meet user centric goals.

  • Design and oversee high fidelity prototype creation with interaction from other capabilities and teams.

  • Work in an Agile environment.

Your work experiences:

  • 5+ years of experience designing and developing UI/UX for mobile and iPad apps as well as responsive web, starting from elegant wireframes to technical execution.

  • Expertise in standard UX software such as Figma, Zeplin, Sketch, Axure, InVision, Balsamiq is a must.

  • Working experience in building Fintech products is nice to have but not required.

Your Skills:

  • Excellent understanding of graphic design, UI/UX design, responsive/mobile designs and front-end coding. You will be expected to apply best design principles, UI/UX practices and current trends to your work.

  • A solid grasp of user-centered design (UCD), planning and conducting user research, user testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability and accessibility concerns.

  • Inspire creativity by leveraging experience and out-of-the-box thinking.

  • Ability to work with stakeholders to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet stakeholders needs and vision in a fast-paced environment.

  • Self-motivated with the ability to meet and exceed position requirements under minimal direction and supervision, independently and within a team setting.

  • Be passionate about all things UX and other areas of design and innovation

  • Ability to analyze, articulate, and solve complex problems and concepts to make effective business decisions.

  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively with individuals at various levels, both internally and externally.

  • Advanced knowledge of wireframing and design related software tools.

  • Keen eye for details.

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