Senior UX Designer What's the opportunity? Sovos offers solutions and services for a regulated world. We cater to the regulatory needs of companies of all sizes, including serving half of the Fortune 500. Employees at Sovos operate on the leading edge of digital technology while working to improve lives and the communities in which we live and work. Our commitment is to provide a place where employees can progress in their careers while having the support behind them that only a global company can offer.
We are looking for a Senior Product Designer. As a product designer at Sovos, you will collaborate with Product and Engineering to ship solutions to challenging problems and get feedback directly from customers.
This role will lead design projects for some of our highest revenue-generating products, serving a diverse range of users, including many from large financial institutions. Some products are for managed service customers who need an effortless way to work with their Sovos rep and approve filings. Other products are for power users who need a highly customizable experience that helps them do their job more efficiently. For each project, you'll need to listen closely to understand what the user needs so we can deliver a product that works well for them.
What skills do you need? Core Design Skills Strong visual design skills, including a deep understanding of layout, visual hierarchy, responsive design, and data visualization.
Skilled at designing, prototyping, testing, implementing, and evaluating user experiences of products.
Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices.
Strategic Thinking and Planning Crafts compelling narratives that solve real problems based on customer needs and wants.
Experienced in creating UX strategy for a product or products, including aligning the team on key outcomes and metrics and breaking down a big vision into manageable phases.
Team Collaboration and Leadership Can get the best ideas out of teammates, lead brainstorming sessions, and turn those ideas into elegant, practical designs.
Self-starter who can coordinate work across multiple teams and collaborate and bring together ideas from various stakeholder groups.
Analytical and Customer Focus Operates on data-driven principles, has a strong desire to understand the customer, and does not settle for the first decision.
Thrives on big, ambiguous user problems where you can drive discovery and lead the team to understanding.
Personal Attributes Always curious, asking, "how can we improve?"
Deeply cares about the impact of their work.
Qualifications Minimum 7 years' experience in product design
Proficient in spoken and written English
A portfolio that shows how you tackle problems, research and validate solutions, plus the impact of your work
Experience designing for Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, ideally in industries like finance or healthcare
Extensive experience with industry-standard design tools such as Figma
Bonus if you're comfortable with analytics tools like Pendo or Heap Analytics, and have basic knowledge of CSS + HTML
What makes our team great? Product designers work as part of a central design team with a strong culture of feedback and support, and collaborate with product teams to deliver exceptional UIs
We lead research to make sure our designs solve real problems for our customers
We have some amazing core values, including 'Be Inclusive'. We recognize that seeking out diverse perspectives makes us a stronger organization.
We believe that promising ideas can come from everywhere and see ourselves as facilitators of great design.
We strive to give each designer autonomy and ownership over their designs, whether at a project, product, or line-of-business level.
We believe in a healthy work/life balance and make space for fun and authenticity in our day-to-day work.
Company Background Sovos was built to solve the complexities of the digital transformation of tax, with complete, connected offerings for tax determination, continuous transaction controls, tax reporting and more. Sovos customers include half the Fortune 500, as well as businesses of every size operating in more than 70 countries. The company's SaaS products and proprietary Sovos S1 Platform integrate with a wide variety of business applications and government compliance processes. Sovos has employees throughout the Americas and Europe and is owned by Hg and TA Associates. For more information visit www.sovos.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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