Client Company
innerworks is a Psychology Technology company. They are an early-stage start-up based in London. They have prototypes, a growing user-base, a full time CEO & CTO and a team of software engineers. They also have an R&D team, including Data Science and Psychology researchers at Oxford University, Cambridge University and University College London (UCL). An example of one of their products can be found here: https://innerworks.me
Role summary
This candidate will work closely with the Co-founders & engineering team to lead our Product Design efforts. This candidate will have large input on our product backlog and will gain constant exposure to the commercial requirements of the venture.
Responsibilities
We view all members of the team as equals. This means we all share responsibility for the whole venture building process and expect that from all involved.
Specifically the participants in this role will:
● Convert product brainstorms & client feedback into mockups & detailed wireframes
● Create detailed specification documents for the software development team
● Work through functionality + resolve queries from engineers & research
blockers
● Manage user testing / feedback sprints and collect metrics to inform
design process
● Collate user data and perform initial analysis
Desired Skills
● Responsive prototype design (Figma, InVision/ equivalent)
● Ticket creation / backlog management (Jira, Trello / equivalent)
● User testing / research (data collection e.g beta testing platforms or
software e.g HotJar)
What you will learn
● Commercial acumen related to starting and growing a tech company
● Learn about the clients’ underlying technology stack
● Leading-edge psychological research and its practical application in
software products
● Work with a product using state-of-the-art technology including
responsive web-design, blockchain, machine learning
● Automated testing environments (Selenium/Java)
Working Environment
● Distributed / remote team with London & potential Malta HQ
● Flexible working hours
● Candidate can have a significant influence over the product direction
Required Experience
● 3+ years of experience in one of: Product Design, UX / UI Design, Product
Management, Project Management.
● Track record of communicating with technical & non-technical teams
Favourable traits
● Team player
● Desire to learn
● Conscientiousness
● Ambitious
● Self-starter
● Energetic
Preferable Skills
● Strong methodical approach to workflow
● Detail-orientated
● Creative / visual thinker
● Strong verbal communication and written skills
● Demonstration of basic coding skills and how app infrastructure is designed / an interest in learning them
Will be expected to demonstrate at interview
● Examples of design work
● Explain the process of how those designs were to come about
● Results of https://app.innerworks.me test ( 7 respondents)
● Any other art and design work (app or unrelated