Key skills
Product DesignFigmaUser-Centered DesignUI AnimationHTMLCSSAI ToolsCuriosityReceptive to FeedbackCollaboration SkillsCommunication SkillsGrowth MindsetAIPrototypingUser ResearchCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Smartcat is building the future of work, where human expertise meets digital teammates to drive productivity gains for leading enterprises. As a Product Designer, you will partner with product and engineering teams to enhance user experience for a platform that reshapes multilingual content creation.
Responsibilities:
- Partner deeply with Product Managers and Engineers as a key member of an empowered product team — from problem discovery to solution delivery — contributing to strategy, shaping outcomes, and ensuring exceptional user experience
- Conduct in-depth user research, run usability tests, and gather feedback to inform and validate design decisions
- Create wireframes, low-fidelity drafts, and interactive prototypes that bring design concepts to life
- Build and maintain a design system and style guide to ensure consistency and a seamless experience across the platform
- Deliver high-quality, pixel-perfect designs for web and mobile that engage and delight users
- Iterate rapidly based on user insights, feedback, and changing project needs
- Proactively explore and apply new tools and technologies — including AI — to improve design quality, speed, and user understanding
- Continuously evolve our design practices and bring fresh, creative approaches to problem-solving
Requirements:
- Proven Product Designer with a portfolio that sets the industry standard
- Expert-level skills in Figma
- Strong advocate for user-centered design and deep understanding of usability principles
- Ability to clearly communicate design decisions to both designers and non-designers
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to support design choices with metrics and research
- High integrity and full commitment to quality and outcomes
- Growth-oriented, product-focused mindset
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with a strong sense of ownership
- Receptive to feedback and open to diverse perspectives
- Familiarity with UI animation, HTML, CSS, and front-end development is a plus
- Experience using AI tools to accelerate design, prototyping, or research is a plus
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for experimenting with new tools and technologies, especially AI