Senior Product Designer

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Zicasso

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Zicasso is an online luxury travel service that connects discerning travelers with a curated network of travel specialists. Zicasso provides customized itineraries and personalized travel planning to ensure memorable and unique travel experiences. With a focus on high-end and tailored travel solutions, Zicasso caters to clients seeking specific and bespoke travel experiences.

Luxury Travel • Customized Tours • Top Travel Specialists

51 - 200 employees

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

📋 Description

• Company Overview • Zicasso is a leading luxury travel company that creates personalized, life-enriching experiences for discerning travelers. Founded in Silicon Valley, our unique approach to travel blends cutting-edge technology and the unsurpassed destination expertise of our top travel specialists worldwide. • As a member of our team, you'll contribute to creating experiences that consistently earn us thousands of 5-star reviews. You'll be part of a company recognized as "Best in Travel" by TRAVEL+LEISURE magazine and regularly featured in notable publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, and CNN. By joining Zicasso, you'll play a key role in bringing travel dreams to life – pushing the boundaries of what's possible in luxury travel experiences. • As a fully remote company spanning five continents, we foster a dynamic, progressive global work environment that values creativity, initiative, and continuous learning. We're seeking passionate, data-driven individuals who thrive in a high-performance environment and are eager to contribute to our innovative company culture underpinned by the pursuit of excellence, integrity, and teamwork. • Our global team comes together bi-annually for an international company retreat in various locations, providing a unique opportunity to share ideas, collaborate in person, and strengthen our culture. This event embodies our commitment to both professional growth and the transformative power of travel. • Join us in shaping the future of luxury travel while working towards our vision: to create a more connected humanity through travel. To learn more, visit www.zicasso.com. • The Role • We are seeking a highly experienced and passionate Senior Product Designer to join our dynamic team and lead the design efforts for our innovative applications. As a Senior Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience and driving product strategy. This role will report into the Senior Product Manager and work closely with the engineering team, and stakeholders to deliver exceptional user-centered solutions. • This is an international, fully-remote, freelance contractor position, working from home, at a location outside of the United States. We are particularly seeking candidates who are based in Latin America. • There is flexibility in your work hours but we expect that you will generally maximize your overlap with California hours (eg. until 2pm Pacific Time Zone). • The work will all be conducted in English. • Key Responsibilities • Lead and participate in product strategy discussions, contributing to the overall vision and roadmap. • Join the Product and Engineering managers in leading a Product Squad, collaborating closely with stakeholders to define and implement innovative solutions for our new B2C and B2B web applications and internal platform. • Lead the implementation of Product Design best practices when necessary to set a new standard and increase Zicasso’s product culture maturity. • Conduct user research to gather insights, identify user needs, and inform design decisions. • Create user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas and concepts. • Create detailed handoff documentation that includes design files, component specifications (typography, spacing, colors), and interaction behaviors. • Iterate and refine designs based on feedback, user testing, and data-driven decision-making. • Ensure a consistent and cohesive visual language, driven by our core Brand ID and customer-first orientation, across all applications, adhering to established design systems and guidelines. • Advocate for a user-centered design approach and promote design best practices within the team. • Offer support and guidance to other Product Designers, applying design review best practices.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of leading design initiatives. • Extensive experience in the travel industry, and/or luxury products and services, is highly preferred. • Experience in web design and diverse user research techniques will be appreciated. • A strong passion for travel and creating exceptional user experiences. • Expert-level proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or similar. • Demonstrated expertise in UI design, information architecture, interaction design, and visual design. • Exceptional communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and persuade stakeholders. • Proven ability to work effectively in a remote environment. • Deep understanding of agile development methodologies. • Strong understanding and experience with product strategy, metrics and OKRs. • Experience leading design reviews and mentoring other designers. • Experience in fast paced growing environments, either in start ups or nimble structures. • Experience defining and implementing design best practices.

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work from your home base and flexible hours that allow you to enjoy a great work-life balance. • Innovative, fast-paced and collaborative culture that values diverse voices and opinions. • Learning and development annual stipend. • Two company-sponsored business trips each year at international destinations we serve!