October 26th, 2021 at 05:14 am
Do you want to improve millions of lives and leave a lasting legacy at the same time?
Do you want to use your talents and skills to make a difference and not just a living? Do you want to help feed the world now and in the future?
Farmerline works to reinvent how the world thinks and invests in the lives of small-scale farmers.
We are working to help farmers produce and sell food. We are bold and systemic thinkers but operate lean and nimble.
Since 2013, Farmerline has directly helped farmers to improve their productivity and profit in Ghana and also provided technical support to other organizations to do the same.
Farmerline started its operations serving 400 farmers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana with information via mobile information services.
We have supported many organizations with our tools and knowledge to improve the way they work with farmers.
Over the past 8 years, Farmerline and its partnership network has profiled and served over 1million farmers and digitized over 1,000,000 acres of farmland across 16 countries in Africa.
Farmerline is a learning organization and you will have the chance to apply your ideas and creativity to solve problems every day.
If you work well in a dynamic collaborative culture, set high standards, and meet challenges with determination and a sense of humour, you’ll thrive at Farmerline. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We value diversity and encourage applications from all candidates. We believe that diverse perspectives help our teams to create innovative solutions and understand our global clients’ needs.
In alignment with our values, we are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse global workforce without discrimination.
Role Overview
The Senior Product Designer will work with the product and engineering teams to distill complex problems into simple, innovative and engaging user experiences.
They must have an eye for functional design and possess technical skills to distill high-level concepts and ideas into concrete high-fidelity designs.
Responsibilities
- Partner with other product designers, product managers, and engineers to define problems and goals, map user flows, prototype interactions, and create new features and products
- Produce engaging, customer-centric responsive products regardless of the screen device
- Conduct UX audits quarterly and suggest improvements
- Optimize Mergdata’s designs for different devices (web and mobile)
- Own and develop design solutions from an idea to execution
- Recommend and identify resources on development for junior product designers
- Conduct and report quarterly performance assessment of junior product designers
- Give and solicit feedback from designers and cross-disciplinary partners.
- Conduct user research, user interviews, analyze data, transforming them into wireframes, mockups, and prototypes optimized for web and mobile platforms.
- Use research, analytics, and metrics to make informed design decisions
- Have proficient knowledge of UX tools, process, and UI patterns
- Be able to take criticism of your design and explain the why behind your designs.
- Take more responsibility for your own work
- Can take a step back, see things from a broader perspective, and manage projects
- Be able to handle multiple tasks and projects without becoming overwhelmed.
- Communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders about your team’s design decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Has a strong portfolio showcasing high quality, thoughtful UI/UX.
- A passion for building great products and experiences.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and visual).
- Expert knowledge of design tools, processes, and principles from education and/or past experience
- Strong collaboration skills and eagerness to learn and grow
- Not required, but a plus: Experience working on a B2B product
- Ability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently
- Ability to take on more responsibilities and support projects
- Experience building prototypes
- Understands the strategic thinking behind a digital product
- Is open to constructive feedback, both giving and receiving
- Is a team player, who likes to do their design work together with cross-functional team members rather than independently
- More than 5 Years of industry experience as a senior designer
- Must have worked with a product and engineering team or led a team to build and ship products that have gone live.
Method of Application
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Closing Date : 12 Nov. 2021
