Senior Product Designer

About Showpad

In the old days, traveling salespeople hit the road with only a suitcase and a smile. And as times—and technology—have changed, Showpad has emerged as the industry-leading solution for modern selling that improves those classic tools of the trade.

In our case, the suitcase is more than a decade of expertise building the premier revenue enablement platform, one that continues to influence the direction in which the industry is evolving. And the smile? Well, that’s the people-oriented culture that surrounds everything we do.

We bring in great individuals, but we always play as a team. We’ll enable you to grow like never before, and we’ll grow with you, too. We are a European-born company with a global impact, but we like to keep things simple. 

We are passionate and bold as well as humble and authentic. We empower each team member to be their true selves. We take ownership, and we also take vacations.

And although we value constant improvement and frequent platform updates, we try not to deploy on Fridays. That’s why Showpad does more than drive impactful buying experiences. We take serious care of our people, but never take ourselves too seriously. 

About the position

As a Senior Product Designer at Showpad, you’ll work closely with other designers, product managers, engineers, support and sales teams to define and deliver experiences across the Showpad suite of products that directly impact thousands of businesses around the world. you are multifaceted and can identify as a service, interaction, motion, and visual designer. You enjoy complex design challenges, concepting and validating ideas with customer research, building prototypes, and iterating to optimise your design solution.

We are looking for someone based in Belgium on a full time employee contract.  The role is not open to freelancers.

Primary responsibilities

• Deliver UX solutions that measurably improve the core workflows of our target users.
• Design mental models, end-to-end journeys, and user interfaces for Showpad software products.
• Develop storyboards, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that effectively communicate interaction and design intent.
• Produce artefacts and organise workshops and research for both formative and evaluative studies.
• Work closely with product managers and engineers to guide the team towards building the best possible experience for our users
• Promote improved ways of working in the design function at Showpad

About you

You care about all the details of design both on and off the screen and thrive in a collaborative environment that values team over titles.

Proactiveness and drive: You can see a business need or opportunity, a situation to be reconciled, or a question to be asked; and take the initiative to assess necessary next steps that move the ball down the field.

Awareness of Systems: You exhibit systemic thinking about all of our projects — considering how an isolated piece may impact a larger system, or defining a system that can be used by other designers. You consider how your work fits within the whole user experience.

End-to-end: We’re looking for driven designers who can run through the whole UCD process if needed.

Effective Communicator: You are able to effectively and confidently communicate in a clear, collaborative and open-minded manner with both technical and non-technical peers verbally and/or visually.

Collaborative: You demonstrate an ability to build productive working relationships at all levels across the organisation, and have the ability to inspire and facilitate collaboration with others.

Strategic: You demonstrate the ability to think about high-level product vision, understand how to

Requirements

• At least 5+ of experience in a related position, experience designing for mobile and web applications
• Ability to mentor and guide the team
• Ability to articulate design decisions and principles
• Exceptional portfolio featuring examples of shipped product design work
• Demonstratable research and synthesis experience
• Expertise in Figma, Sketch, InVision, and other prototyping tools
• Experience with design systems and collaborating with other designers on the design system
• Effective time and project management skills
• Experience in SAAS or analytics is a plus
• Energy, proactivity, passion, and a healthy sense of humour
• Flexible and able to have sufficient hours of overlap in order to collaborate effectively in a distributed team.
• When applying, please include a PDF or link to an online portfolio.

What you can expect from Showpad

We welcome every voice and are committed to building a truly inclusive environment where your differences are not just welcomed, they are celebrated. We’re building a best-in-class experience for our employees and are always identifying opportunities to encourage our team to be their authentic selves. Whether that’s paid parental leave, paid holidays (including Juneteenth and paid time off to vote), paid time off to volunteer at non-profit organizations, personal development opportunities or professional stretch assignments, you can expect Showpad to support you. 

Showpad’s Commitment

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organization and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other dimensions of identity.

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