Product Designer

Akur8 is a young, dynamic, fast growing Insurtech startup that is revolutionizing insurance pricing with transparent AI.

Since 2016 our skilled R&D team of Data Scientists, Software Engineers and Actuaries has developed unique AI algorithms that automate the insurance pricing process in an unprecedented way.

Our solution is a SaaS platform which allows insurance companies to model their risks 10 times faster, with a higher predictive power than traditional methods, constituting a major game changer for the insurance industry.

Being international by design, targeting all insurance carriers globally, and focusing on more mature markets for faster expansion, in 2020 we were selected:

• as France's Best Insurtech 2020
• in Sønr’s world Top 100 Insurtech companies (no.42)
• in the Top 25 emerging technologies in Oxbow Partners insurtech impact report
• Top 20 finishes (France) in the last two CodinGame challenges

To learn more about Akur8, and what we do, click on this video link.

Akur8 is, in all senses of the term, an equal opportunities employer

As part of our Design team, you'll be immersed in the product design of the Akur8 solution, working alongside our Product, Data Science & Development teams.

Participating in all stages of the design and production of clear and coherent user interfaces, and working within the Design team (1 Head + 3 Designers) in collaboration with our Product Owners to enhance our B2B SaaS platform, this will include:

• Analyze user interface problems and design solutions that meet business goals and requirements
• Create User Persona, usage scenarios and proposals for interaction concepts (information architecture, tree structures, lo-fi prototyping, wireframes, hi-fi prototypes, etc.)
• Create process flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups as needed to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors
• Monitoring user feedback and performing interface adaptations
• Conduct usability testing or other user research tests
• Animation of workshops (brainstorming, design sprints etc.)
• Prepare the graphic elements that compose the interface, ensure the design hand-off for deployment by the development team.
• Contribute to our growing design system

Requirements

In order to be considered for this position within our Design team, you will be required to meet all of the following criteria:

• You have a Bachelors or Masters degree in a UX/UI or Design related subject (Cognitive Science, Psychology, etc)
• You're a Product Designer or UX Designer and have at least 3 years professional experience with complex technical B2B projects

Also, as a Designer:

• You know how to grasp usage and users problems in complex environments and contexts
• You have worked cross-functionally (with Product Owners, Project Managers, Developers etc) to achieve desired results
• You have skills in user interface design and you've already operated and managed a design system
• You're proficient in prototyping software, at the very least with Figma
• You have fluent written and spoken English

Please join elements of your UX Design portfolio that highlight case studies, as well as UX skills such as sketches, wireframes, user flows, etc...

Benefits

You will join a multicultural, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, a strive for excellence and a caring mindset.

In addition to this we provide:

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus
• Company shares/equity
• Hybrid office/home office policy
• 25 days of paid holidays + RTT
• Gym membership with Gymlib + on-site gym facilities/different sporting events
• Swile lunch vouchers
• Alan health insurance (including possibility of family coverage)
• Relocation support
• Sponsored crèche access
• Beautiful office in the heart of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, with a great terrace
• Free cafeteria with fresh fruit, drinks and snacks
• Ongoing training