ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Senior Product Designer at SQUIRE, you will lead key design initiatives for our suite of barber management and booking products, tackle complex workflows, and solve nuanced problems with big impact.Starting on the consumer-facing Client Growth team, you will need to carefully balance the needs of barbers, their clients, and SQUIRE as a business. Regular user testing will be essential and require close collaboration with outside teams. Alongside the entire Design team, you'll also contribute to the evolution of our design systems and processes, including how AI is affecting how we work. Reports To: Director, Product Design
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina - Hybrid
Type: Contract
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Drive the design of critical product features from concept to delivery
- Partner with researchers and stakeholders to solve complex design challenges
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers through Claude and Figma Make prototypes
- Work with the Design team to evolve our process alongside increasingly sophisticated AI tools, without sacrificing our ability to be creative
- Guide efforts to map and clarify abstract systems and workflows
- Contribute to the scalability and evolution of the design system
- Work closely with the Product and Marketing communications team to organize and conduct qualitative usability testing
- Translate abstract systems or flows into intuitive diagrams for group discussion and decision making
- Provide assets to outside teams that further marketing and customer engagement efforts
REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in a product design role or similar
- Advanced proficiency in Figma
- Experience and eagerness in using Figma Make and Claude (or other AI tools) for rapid prototyping and advanced interaction design
- Experience using AI tools for divergent discovery, information gathering (with verification), or other uses in the digital product development process
- Experience crafting B2C products and consumer-grade experiences for diverse audiences
- Examples of successfully conducting usability studies, A/B testing, or other data-based approaches to optimizing user flows and design experiences
- Strong expertise in abstract flow and systems mapping
- Deep understanding of interaction design principles and usability testing
- Experience implementing and/or evolving design systems in a scalable way
- Incorporation of accessibility standards (i.e., WCAG 2.2) in your design process
- Basic technical understanding of how digital applications work (FE vs. BE, Native vs. Web, how 3rd-party integrations may work, etc.)
- Experience with mobile app (phone and tablet) and responsive web app design
CANDIDATE MUST ALSO BE...
- Based in Buenos Aires
- Available to work on-site in our office in CABA two days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
NICE TO HAVE
- Exceptional storytelling and communication skills to advocate for design decisions
- Leadership and mentorship skills to support team growth
- Deep empathy for end-users and the ability to align design decisions with their needs
- Strategic thinking to balance business goals with user-centered solutions
- Curiosity and adaptability in solving complex design challenges
- Comfortable working with a growing team and evolving process
NOT REQUIRED BUT USEFUL
- Advanced understanding of how digital applications work, particularly working within React Native
- Experience working with/within the barbering community or self-care industry
- Portfolio demonstrating advanced understanding of mobile design, including how a complex product must gracefully adapt between desktop, phone, and tablet
