Job Description
Get to know the team
In the dynamic landscape of Southeast Asian markets, where diversity and user preferences vary widely, the success of our company's app providing a myriad of digital services hinges significantly on the effectiveness of our search and personalization capabilities. The fusion of robust search functionality and personalized user experiences forms the cornerstone of our platform's success, fostering user engagement, loyalty, and a competitive edge.
The primary focus of the Search Personalization and Ads team lies in optimizing two critical aspects of our platform: search functionality and personalization. We understand that users expect a mature platform like Grab that not only meets their immediate needs but also anticipates and adapts to their preferences over time.
Get to know the role
As a lead product designer, you will lead multiple problem spaces as a design PIC. Your involvement will span the entire product development process, encompassing product strategy, solution delivery, and taking ownership of design processes and results. You will play a pivotal role in elevating the user experience to new heights and introducing innovative solutions. If you prioritize user-centric design, excel at problem-solving, and are proficient in guiding creative processes, then this position is tailored for you.
The day-to-day activities
- Distill broad, conceptual ideas into practical and engaging interfaces.
- Actively involved in defining product strategy.
- Identify high-impact opportunities, and design features in pursuit of goals, and explain the rationale for your decisions.
- Advocate for our diverse user base with hard data and in-depth research to help meet their unique needs.
- Plan, prioritize coordinate, and conduct behavioral analysis, user requirements analysis, task analysis, conceptual modeling, and usability testing.
- Create flows, sketches, prototypes, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups to communicate concepts, solicit feedback, and drive an aligned approach among your team and stakeholders.
- Ensure consistency across all of our products & integrations by adhering to our design system standards and making updates when necessary. Work with engineering, product management, data, marketing, etc. to eliminate inconsistencies.
The must-haves
- A portfolio demonstrating relevant design capabilities is required.
- Experience with designing for web and app interfaces
- Think in terms of design systems and making rational design decisions.
- Understand the technical limitations and liberties behind your decisions and have enough chops to communicate your ideas to our engineers.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate your design and the decisions that led to it through strong verbal, written, and visual presentation skills.
- Visual design skills, especially in the construction of visual hierarchies, and attention to detail in typography, spacing, and color.
- 5+ years of experience as a product designer, UX designer, and interaction designer.
- Proficiency in a variety of design tools such as Figma, Protopie, or tools with similar purposes.
The nice-to-haves
- Experience in establishing and maintaining design systems
- Experience in designing mobile apps on multiple platforms
- Experience in designing and conducting user and market research studies
