This Product Designer I will focus on working with members of the Inspire Brands User Experience Research & Design team, as well as other stakeholders. Contributions will consist of individual and teamefforts
The InspireBrandsUser ExperienceResearch & Designteam designs web and app experiences for our brands Weare looking for a ProductDesigner Iwith passionand experience designing e-commerce experiences that are simple, usable, and desirable for our users.
Our culturefostersan empowering environment for designers who want toembracea range of product design challenges.Our designers work with feedback from our 100+ million customers to deliver on guest needs and transform the digital restaurant experience.Our designersdon’tjust create interfaces; they help build and ship sophisticated digital products that empower millions of our guests.
This role will help usher in next generation experiences for our portfolio of brands. The ProductDesigner Iwill actively design experiences for our brands’ customers and franchisees and help evolve our unified design system. Our designers translate business goalsinto digital experiences in collaboration with other teams including Brand, Product Management,Engineeringand Performance Analytics. Individual responsibility isvery high,andimpact and reward are huge.
The UX Research & Design team at Inspire Brands is a centralized team with designers working in an agile environment as part of multi-disciplinary scrum teamsto designanddevelopprioritized features from our product roadmap.
This position is required onsite 4 days per week, typically Monday- Thursday.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Design System Engineering:Bridge the Figma multi-brand design system and the Engineering design system for consumption by humans and AI tools to facilitateprototype and code generated screen designs
Experimentation Mindset:Identifyopportunitiestotest hypothesesand support testing withdifferent designoptions to collect user feedback
Generating Early Design Concepts:Sketch, wireframe, and prototype product experiments. Collaborate with engineers to investigate concept feasibility.
Continuous Iteration and Refinement:Advocate for and initiate product iteration to improve shippedwork. Evaluate new insights and iteraterapidly
Team Involvement and Participation:Collaborative work with the rest of the UX team – critiques, design jams, group learning, contributing to the design system.
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum 4 yr degree
Degree programs mayinclude:Design, Computer Science, Software Design, Digital Media, Social Science,Engineeringorother
Preferred: Masters
Degree programs mayinclude:User Experience (UX) Design, Computational Media, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Psychology, Service Design, DesignManagementorother.
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION
Minimum: 1 + years of UX design experience + multi-brand design system engineering experience
1+ years of experience in UX design and Product design,must include multi-brand design system engineering experience and may also include product thinking, e-commerce design, interaction design, information architecture, designresearch
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES
1+years of experience in UX design and Product design, must include multi-brand design system engineering experience and may also includeproduct thinking, e-commerce design, interaction design, information architecture, mobile-first web and app responsive design, design research. This is not a graphic design / visual design role.
Working style:Solve more complex design problems at the charter/capability level (e.g., overall shopping experience). Able to manage multiple projects at a time. Being self-directed, organized, and efficient is key.
Contribution level:Makes specific contributions as assigned by others and asidentifiedon their own.
Cross-functional influence:Frequently contributes to the meeting. May drive sections or topics during the meeting (usually internal meeting).
Process contribution:Consistently works within established processes, oftenidentifiescontributesimprovements to those processes.
Meeting facilitation:Facilitatesindividuals and small groups with minimal oversight and guidance. Can plan and execute interviews and/or meetings as part of agroup.
Presentation requirements:Responsible for presenting own ideas and work to small-to-mid size audiences (team level and department level).
User advocacy:Responsible for understanding,documentingand communicating customer needs.
Business representation:Capable of understanding business needs and thoughtfully balancing those with identified customer needs.
An effective communicator
Contributes toknowledge of industry, competitive, comparative, complementary products.
Ability to defend design recommendations.
Delivers results in an agile, iterative design environment.
Proficientin modern UX design tools likeFigma
Nice to have: Experience with one or more of the following user research, usability testing, accessible design and design systems, big screen design including kiosk and in-store displays
Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.
Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.
