Tide
Finance / FinServ
ProductDesigner-3(DesignSystems)
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“Product Designer-3 (Design Systems) at Tide. Skills: Design Systems, Product Design, UX Design. Create & lead initiatives that help elevate the overall experience for Tide members and improve how our product teams build day-to-day. Ensure design quality across all facets of UI, illustration, motion, etc.”
What You'll Achieve.
Elevate the overall experience for Tide members; Improve how our product teams build day-to-day; Ensure design quality across all facets of UI, illustration, motion, etc.; Scalability, efficiency, and consistency; Promote best practices; Ensure brand vision is conveyed in the design system; Be a champion for the user; Raising the bar of design at Tide
Industry & Context.
Approach problems holistically as a unified system
Work from abroad for up to 90 days annually (WOO - Work Outside the Office)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience working in Product teams as a Design System specialist, 2+ years of experience working on design systems, Experience designing on multiple platforms (Web, iOS, Android, etc), Able to work independently as well as collaborate with diverse teams in a dynamic, rapid-growth environment, Comfortable working with virtual teams across multiple time zones and geographies
Nice to Have
portfolio that shows design systems you have created or largely contributed to, Figma power-user, Excellent presentation and documentation skills, Keen eye for visual design / Brand craft, Enjoy socialising a design system across an internal organisation, Care about partnering and collaborating through documentation, office hours, and pairing up with fellow designers, Passionate about creating inclusive & accessible products and have a good understanding of designing for accessibility, Open communicator, able to accept and deliver feedback, Leave no stone unturned in your quest for delivery, Early adopter who enjoys staying current on technology, design, and keenly aware of trends
What You'll Do.
Create & lead initiatives that help elevate the overall experience for Tide members and improve how our product teams build day-to-day
Ensure design quality across all facets of UI
Creating & maintaining the library components (primarily in Figma) and maintaining our documentation website
Establish design standards and principles accompanying the design system for scalability
Work with and support product designers by providing clear feedback on usage
and patterns and help create new components
and promote best practices
Support development teams by ensuring components are built according to design and interaction specifications
Work closely with brand teams to ensure brand vision is conveyed in the design system
Evaluate and improve usability and accessibility of components
and be a champion for the user
Occasionally conduct/participate in user research where relevant to the design system
Bring new ideas to the table and define next-generation interfaces raising the bar of design at Tide
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional partner having worked closely with Engineers & Product Managers; Foster partnerships and support broader product teams in applying the system around individual product constraints; Work with and support product designers; Support development teams; Work closely with brand teams; Collaborate with diverse teams; Partnering and collaborating through documentation, office hours, and pairing up with fellow designers
Communication Scope
Great communicator; Precisely articulate design rationale; Present to diverse stakeholders; Open communicator; Able to accept and deliver feedback
Full Job Description
ABOUT TIDE At Tide we help SMEs save time (and money) in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions from invoicing to accounting. Tide is transforming the small business banking market with over 1.8 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany and France. Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data-driven decisions to serve our mission: to help SMEs save both time (and money) so they can get back to doing what they love. Tide facts: Tide is available for UK, Indian, German and French SMEs Over 1.8 million members: 800,000 UK and 1,000,000 in India and growing rapidly Over $300 million raised in funding Over 2,500 Tideans globally - we’re diversity champions! We have offices in Central London, with a member support and technology centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, technology centres in Serbia, Romania, Lithuania and Hyderabad and offices in Gurugram and New Delhi, and in Berlin, Paris and Luxembourg. ABOUT THE ROLE We’re growing our Design System team at Tide, and so we’re looking for a strong UX Designer/Product Designer to join a small team, and report to the Design Systems Lead. Flexing your full range of interaction, visual, and prototyping skills, you will create & lead initiatives that help elevate the overall experience for Tide members and improve how our product teams build day-to-day. You will be part of a team that ensures design quality across all facets of UI, illustration, motion, etc. You are a strong cross-functional partner having worked closely with Engineers & Product Managers, a great communicator, and above all, you approach problems holistically as a unified system. You are able to precisely articulate design rationale and present to diverse stakeholders from all across the company. You are abl
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