Product Designer

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced and empathetic Product Designer to join our Product Design team. You will be involved in the design of all aspects of our customer experience and working closely with strategic partners in technology and product teams bringing to life our key initiatives. 

Our Design team

Our Design team is on a mission to transform the way we build products at OLX. Before a small team, we are now expanding fast and bringing the best talent in the world to help us strengthen our design practice with a committed and passionate focus on solving real problems for our customers. You will join a team of experienced and hardworking designers in an exciting moment.

What responsibilities will you get when working with us?

• Be involved in the end-to-end design, development and implementation process by translating customer problems into solutions, design from workflow and interactions to high fidelity visual designs.
• Be able to absorb multiple sources of feedback in the process, explore multiple hypotheses and drive the decision-making process to ensure the best product experience
• Use strong analytical thinking to interpret data, validate design choices, and support decisions with evidence throughout the process
• Being involved in design processes across the product lifecycle setting the vision for the user experience and managing collaboration with stakeholders
• Working closely with a collaborative and cross-functional team in developing and implementing a high-quality product experience in all stages of product development
• Represent the Product Design & Research team in facilitating and contributing to design discussions and workshops, giving feedback in planning and product channels

As a Product Designer, you will need:

• Comprehensive understanding and practice of applied user-centered design methodologies, process stages (problem framing to hypothesis definition, ideation, testing solutions, design handover to implementation), and user research to tackle complex customer problems.
• Understanding of the technical aspects of development process and experience with successfully architecting, designing, and building scalable products that remain relevant over time within a large product organization.
• Strong analytical thinking, with the ability to work with data, validate assumptions, and guide solutions through evidence-based decision-making.
• Ability to design low and high-fidelity mockups for multiple devices using Figma and design systems. Strong skills in user-interface design and attention to detail are a must.
• Good storytelling and strong communication skills, both verbal and written that allow you to explain the rationale behind your ideas and solutions with clarity and assertiveness. Fluent English is a must.
• You are a self-starter and don't wait for tasks to be handed to you. You're eager to grow and help people around you grow together. You thrive in a dynamic environment and are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with a diligent, autonomous, can-do attitude.

What you should expect:

• Permanent contract
• Fantastic growth curve at an ambitious company with sustainability right at the core of its business model.
• Contributing to the global classifieds success.
• International career and travel opportunities.
• A unique opportunity to become a part of the international team, where everyone is learning from one another and respecting each other.
• A budget for training and professional development.
• Competitive salary, annual bonus up to 15% + benefits
• A fun and casual environment where getting stuff done and enjoying the ride is far more important than rules and hierarchies

This is a position remote based in Portugal. Please only apply if you are based and eligible to work in Portugal, all applications based outside of Portugal will not be considered.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at OLX

OLX values diversity and welcomes applicants of all races, ethnicities, disabilities, ages, genders, sexual orientations, religions, backgrounds, and experiences to apply. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements - you may be just the right fit for this or other opportunities with us!