WhatsApp Hiring for Product Designer – WhatsApp Job at London, England Full Time

WhatsApp is a fast, simple and reliable way to talk to anyone in the world. More than 2 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. WhatsApp is not only free but also available on multiple mobile devices and in low connectivity areas — making it accessible and reliable wherever you are. It’s a simple and secure way to share your favourite moments, send important information or catch up with a friend. WhatsApp helps people connect and share no matter where they are in the world.As a Product Designer, you will ensure our products and features are valuable for people, easy to use, and of the highest level of craft and execution. You will be expected to utilize your full range of product design, interaction design, and visual design skills. This posting represents a full-time role at WhatsApp based in our London office. Competitive Salary including the following benefits apply: Medical, Dental, Vision, Pension, Life assurance, Childcare, Gym, Transport and Laundry.

Product Designer – WhatsApp Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee the user experience of a product from conception to launch in partnership with product managers, engineers, UX researchers and content strategists
• Take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into useful and valuable products for our 2-plus billion users
• Contribute to strategic decisions around the future direction of WhatsApp products
• Design end-to-end flows and experiences that are simple and elegant for our supported platforms
• Define, craft and evolve designs within visual systems and/or standards
• Proactively solicit and provide feedback from designers and a broader product team in order to continually raise our bar for quality, while also taking on mentorship

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience building and shipping applications or software at the level of whole features/products that encompass an end-to-end experience across a variety of platforms
• Interaction Design skills defining how an experience should behave based on understanding people’s needs, plus consideration of how this innovation will scale. Experience using prototyping skills to demonstrate how a particular flow or interaction will work
• Visual Design skills with proficiency in typography, desktop/mobile UI, color, layout, iconography and aesthetic sense and how these elements impact product function
• Experience leading product direction and strategic thinking while developing product goals, identifying opportunities, and making decisions based on the impact to people and the company
• Experience representing work to a broader product team and other leaders, clearly and succinctly articulating the goals and concepts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Able to showcase your end-to-end design process across multiple projects, that include interaction and visual design artifacts, multiple iterations, and high-fidelity prototypes
• Experience connecting your work with other cross-product initiatives within the company to drive collaboration
• Examples of leadership in non-product dimensions that have made a team stronger and positively impacted the work environment
• Familiarity with WhatsApp product, knowledge of the messaging space and designing for global audiences
• Experience adapting your designs across platforms and form factors, with an understanding of the opportunities and limitations involved
• Experience in motion design