Product Designer with Product Management expertise (South America or Central America-based)

Job Overview:

ShakaCode is looking for a skilled Product Designer who can bring valuable product management skills to our team. This role is perfect for a UX Designer who wants to broaden their scope and play an active role in shaping product direction and strategy. While your main responsibility will be product design, product management skills are a significant plus. The ideal candidate can occasionally contribute to product strategy and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, ensuring design decisions align with broader business goals.

What We Offer:

• 100% remote position with flexible working hours

• Work independently on big projects and make decisions based on varying amounts of information. Our projects range from new products to refinements on existing products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Design:
• Lead the end-to-end design process, from user research and wireframing to prototyping and final UI design.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure designs are implemented accurately.
• Create prototypes and high-fidelity designs that align with the product vision.
• Maintain and evolve design systems to ensure consistency across the product.

Nice to have:

• Product Management Skills:

• Work closely with product management to align design work with business goals and user needs.

• Contribute to product roadmaps, providing insights from a design perspective.

• Assist in prioritizing features and defining product requirements that enhance user experience and business impact.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with cross-functional teams, including marketing, customer support, and engineering, to ensure a cohesive product experience.

• Act as an advocate for the user throughout the product development lifecycle.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience as a product or UI/UX designer with shipped products in your portfolio.

• Proven ability to balance design tasks with strategic product management responsibilities.

• Experience creating designs either mobile-first or desktop-first.

• Experience with both consumer and business systems

• Skills

• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and present ideas clearly.

• Proficiency in design tools like Figma, or similar.

• Strong understanding of product strategy and the ability to contribute to roadmap planning.

• Analytical mindset with experience in user research and data-driven decision-making.