Product Designer II

Role Specific Information

Job Description

About the Role
As Product Designer II, you will enhance the customer experience and drive business growth through design. You will craft user-centric solutions from concept to implementation and create visual identity systems, data visualizations, and illustrations that facilitate feedback and iteration.

What You’ll Do
Work iteratively with a balanced team to deliver customer first design solutions while influencing product strategy and creating experiences that align with business goals and needs

Lead balanced teams with User-Centric Design practices, focusing on end users' needs, wants and limitations at all stages of the design and product development lifecycle

Facilitate the process of Design Discovery and Framing by partnering with research to drive customer learnings and insights, create ideation testing prototypes and provide valuable synthesis and recommendations with the balanced teams

Develop visual identity systems, data visualizations, visual designs and illustrations for feedback and testing to drive adoptable outcomes

Demonstrate design expertise by helping the working teams navigate product vision, high-level business priorities and desired outcomes

Collaborate effectively outside of your balanced team to ensure a cohesive design language across ecosystems and contribute to the overall design vision

Be accountable for all design problems, balancing business goals with user needs

Foster collaboration and transparency within the balanced teams and with key stakeholders

Continuously learn and seek to be transparent and creative in problem solving while pursuing greatness

Effectively communicate design work and rationale for design decisions internally 

Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You’ll Have
Required
3-6 years of professional design experience

Bachelor’s degree in Design or a relevant field of study

Professional knowledge of Design Thinking methodologies and tools

Strong portfolio demonstrating a range of design skills, visual storytelling, research and prototypes

Solid visual craftsmanship, use of established design principles and interaction patterns

Ability to create high fidelity design prototypes, mockups and other storytelling artifacts for various audiences and stakeholders

Professional visual and written communication that articulates design work and supporting design decisions

Experience with design and collaboration tools such as Figma and Miro

Use of research tools, such as dScout and Dovetail

Working understanding of multiple research methods and tools

Ability to proactively deliver design expertise by helping the balance team navigate product vision, high-level business priorities and desired outcomes

Experience building products for Android, iOS and/or web

Experience in design led workshop facilitation

Understanding of how to use and build a design system 

Preferred
Experience in retail, merchandising, supply chain, logistics or complex systems

Essential Functions
The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description from time to time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.
Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section

Ability to comply with dress code requirements

Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation

Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company

Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines

Ability to give direction and to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel

Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others

Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes

Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs

Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.

Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units

Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner