Overview:

Pax8 is the leading value-added cloud-based SaaS distributor, simplifying the cloud journey for our partners by integrating technology, business intelligence, and proactive service to deliver an unparalleled experience.  Serving over 13,700 partners through the indirect sales channel, our mission is to be the world’s favorite marketplace for technology professionals to buy cloud products. We are a fast-growing, dynamic, and high-energy organization with a start-up feel, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the business. Culture is important to us, and at Pax8, it’s business, and it IS personal. We are passionate, creative, and humorously offbeat. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best.  We Elev8 each other. We Advoc8 for our partners. We Innov8 continuously. We Celebr8 life.

Pax8 not only continuously wins numerous awards in our field but we have time and again been voted among the best places to work in Denver. We are committed to our goal of being the #1 employer of choice!

Position Summary:

The Product Designer III leads the product design efforts on a wide range of pivotal product streams within the organization, including defining and executing the UX strategy for projects, collaborating with Business and Dev teams, owning the quality of design deliverables, and managing additional project UX resources.

Location: Position is able to be fully remote

Essential Responsibilities (includes, but is not limited to):

1. Lead the product design strategy of a project, develop and manage the design approach, manage the project design resources, and own quality of design deliverables
2. Create low-fidelity wireframes on up to feature-rich, high-fidelity designs and prototypes
3. Lead UX research techniques and produce deliverables based on the following:
   
   • Interviewing SMEs and users about their experiences (needs, behaviors, goals, tasks, etc.)
   • Journey maps
   • Personas
   • Ethnographic observations
   • Usability tests
   • Competitor/landscape analysis
4.  Support business and product development initiatives by auditing current product streams and making recommendations for optimal improvements
5. Mentor Designer I and II roles to further develop their skillsets and understanding of the design process
6. Communicate product design and process strategies with colleagues and stakeholders
7. Define and manage deliverable documentation with Product and Dev teams

Ideal Skills, Experience, and Competencies:

• At least nine (9) years of product design experience
• Skilled in industry common design tools (Figma, Adobe XD, Miro)
• Ability to successfully lead large and pivotal UX projects
• Ability to balance product, development, and user-centered goals to help shape overall build and deployment strategy
• Advanced understanding of user-centric design and testing methodologies, design systems, usability and accessibility concerns, and research tools
• Ability to define, manage, prioritize, and delegate project work to additional resources
• Continued awareness of advancements in UX technologies and industry standards, and ability to implement those capabilities and leading practices within the design process
• Ability to step up and address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
• Ability to paint a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
• Ability to hold self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Ability to make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Ability to know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement

Required Education & Certifications:

• A./B.S. in related field preferred or equivalent work experience

Work Environment:

• Professional office environment.  Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, printers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Demands:

• Sedentary role; primarily involves sitting/standing

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