Product Designer II

$75,000 - $90,000 VIP bonus

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates, by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

As a Product Designer II you will be an influential contributor in improving the workflows and overall user experience of hundreds of thousands of insurance providers and consumers. You will motivate a team of product designers and content designers on the delivery of modern and innovative user experience, while creating new products and capabilities for insurance professionals. This person will partner with the other Product Design team members, Product Managers, Product Owners, and Software Engineers to identify design problems and validate useful, usable, and feasible design solutions in an environment that supports empowerment and growth.

To learn more about Vertafore, please visit: www.vertafore.com/about/life-vertafore

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

·       Contribute to product definition discussions with Product Managers and Product Owners to identify user needs.

·       Conduct research including user interviews, user discovery, concept validation, and usability testing.

·       Translate research findings and recommendations into insights and evidence-based wireframes, presentations and ux documents.

·       Partner with team members in developing and evolving the visual language, interaction patterns and design system for Vertafore’s products and platforms, incorporating Vertafore’s brand and voice.

·       Facilitate design thinking workshops with users and internal teams to identify problems.

·       Create reusable, scalable visual design assets that fit into a greater pattern library and are consumable by developers and engineers.

·       Build amicable, productive, trusting relationships with partner teams.

·       Participate in design reviews, mentoring and learning from other product designers.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

·       You are an effective communicator who is adept at facilitating working sessions.

·       You ask questions to get to the heart of the problem at hand.

·       You have a good grasp of design thinking methodologies, using empathy and critical thinking to understand and frame problems.

·       You are interested in developing your research skills, by leading well-framed usability testing: planning, recruiting, leading, analyzing results, making design recommendations, and communicating findings & recommendations.

·       You clearly and concisely communicate ideas, perspectives, user research, design problems, and design solutions in a diplomatic and persuasive manner.

·       You are comfortable working with design systems and/or pattern libraries.

·       You have a solid understanding of visual design fundamentals: color, typography, composition, space, time/motion, information visualization.

·       You balance passion for your craft with a dedication to on-time, on-target delivery of work.