Senior Product Designer

Upwork ($UPWK) is the world’s work marketplace. We serve everyone from one-person startups to over 30% of the Fortune 100 with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential.  Last year, more than $3.8 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers.This is an engagement through Upwork’s Hybrid Workforce Solutions (HWS) Team. Our Hybrid Workforce Solutions Team is a global group of professionals that support Upwork’s business. Our HWS team members are located all over the world.Work/Project Scope:- Collaborate with user researchers, product managers, data scientists, developers, and other designers to frame problems and take ideas from ideation through implementation- Demonstrate high quality design practices by ensuring decisions are made with appropriate user insight and follow existing UX/UI systems while making well-informed decisions to create new patterns- Lead projects through an end to end design process: research, ideation, strategy, information architecture, interaction design, launch and testing- Build a variety of design assets to communicate your concepts to a broad range of partners and end users; ranging from strategy and experience concepts to detailed design systems and assets- Work closely with developers to deliver a polished final productMust Haves (Required Skills):- Demonstrated ability with 3+ years industry experience as a UX designer dedicated to the complete UX design and development lifecycle of several successfully launched desktop or mobile applications- Experience at crafting experiences across multiple channels and operating systems including desktop and mobile- Must be self-motivated, excellent communicator, as comfortable taking direction as you are giving it- Able to successfully lead all aspects of a project from start to finish- Fluent English- Availability to take meetings during the Pacific Timezone workday (Required minimum overlap of 8:30 am–12 pm)- An outstanding portfolio (Please include a link or PDF portfolio containing detailed UX case studies (minimum 3) as well as examples of strong visual design. Designers without a portfolio will not be considered.)- Experience designing and prototyping using FigmaUpwork is proudly committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.Additionally, a criminal background check may be run on a candidate after a conditional offer to perform your services for Upwork is made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable law, including the California Fair Chance Act and local Fair Chance ordinances.

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