Senior Product Designer

POWWR are searching for a creative and intuitive Senior Product Designer to build upon a solid foundation of design thinking and concepts. This role is joining the team at a pivotal time where the career path is open to many possibilities with scope internationally.

As our Senior Product Designer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our SaaS platform. You'll contribute across the entire product lifecycle, from identifying user pain points and conceptualising solutions to crafting intuitive interfaces that delight users. In this role, you’ll use your full range of design skills to push boundaries, balancing user needs with business objectives in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

Who is POWWR?

POWWR are a software as a service product company operating in the retail energy space. With an award-winning set of SaaS solutions that help energy suppliers and brokers alike win more deals, better manage risk, and grow their businesses. Our product team works across the entire product lifecycle; from visioning and discovery, validating ideas through to launching products and services that are valuable to our SaaS businesses and users.

What will you be doing?

• Design and iterate on user-centred solutions for our SaaS platform through sketches, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes.
• Validate designs using user feedback, usability metrics, competitive analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Leverage prototyping tools to demonstrate interactions, movements, and functionality, helping convey the platform's story.
• Partner closely with engineers to bring designs to life, addressing constraints and iterating rapidly.

As our design practise grows, we are looking for candidates who are able to?

• Engage with stakeholders, clients, and engineers to ensure designs meet user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility.
• Advocate for a balance between product strategy and user needs, challenging assumptions and refining requirements where necessary.
• Facilitate workshops and discussions to align on goals and promote a shared understanding of challenges and solutions.
• Conduct design and user research, including validation testing, to inform your designs.
• Build and maintain scalable design systems that support consistency across the platform.

What are POWWR looking for?

You’ll have a portfolio showcasing impactful work covering a breadth of cross-platform products and design process. Experience in designing SaaS products is nice to have but not essential. Beyond that, you are:

Design Expert:

• Versatile in your craft - You’ve developed a wide range of design skills (e.g., typography, layout, information visualisation) and are familiar with lean and iterative design methods.
• Strategic in thinking and capable of designing intuitive flows and experiences for SaaS users while considering business value and technical constraints.
• Knowledgeable in user-centred design practices, usability principles, and the latest trends in SaaS product design and technology.

Collaborative Team Player:

• Experienced in Agile and Lean workflows, collaborating seamlessly with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders.
• Open and communicative: Skilled in presenting ideas and facilitating feedback from diverse audiences, including non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable co-creating: Actively involve team members to refine and iterate on ideas, fostering shared ownership of design outcomes.

Innovative and User-Focused:

• Passionate about solving complex SaaS challenges and creating intuitive, user-friendly solutions.
• A systems thinker: You can see the bigger picture while attending to the finer details.
• Data-driven: You use data and research to validate design decisions and guide iterative improvements.

Adaptable and Resilient:

• Thrive in dynamic environments: Comfortable managing ambiguity and balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced SaaS business.
• Continuously learning: Eager to develop your skills and adapt to new challenges and industries.

Other Requirements:

• Willingness to travel occasionally for team meetups and workshops (advance notice provided) in Manchester.

In return, we offer?

• Competitive Salary
• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Cashplan
• 24/7 GP service
• Flexible working from home
• Death in Service
• Blended learning culture with individual learning plans to support you with career goals
• Company bonus scheme – awarded to high contribution in recognition.
• Annual company conferences & events

 

Email your resume to employeeservices@powwr.co.uk to apply

 

POWWR promotes an environment where everyone can bring their true authentic self to work and deliver their best work. We believe in equal opportunities and encourage applicants to apply to our open roles regardless of gender, marital status, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, neurodiversity, sexual orientation and/or age.