Senior Product Designer

At Smartz Inc, we rely on our dynamic team of engineers to solve the many challenges and puzzles that come with our rapidly evolving technical stack. As a Senior Product Designer, you will be adding value by designing great UI & UX. Our ideal candidate has experience with organizational branding, prototyping, and implementing ideal user navigation of digital products.

About Us 

Smartz was founded in June of 2021 by Dr. Kevin Wan who has been a successful entrepreneur in the smart home industry for more than 10 years. Our team at Smartz wants to disrupt the PropTech Industry by providing advanced AI software that is compatible with industry leading smart home devices and will provide property owners and tenants with an all-in-one solution to all of their property management needs.

Our team uses the latest mobile technologies for all features of Smartz apps, which include live video streaming/recording, motion/sound alerts, AI powered object detection, video access sharing functions, etc. We always strive to develop innovative features to create secure and smart device management experiences for our users and business partners.

Benefits and Compensation 

• Company paid Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Retirement and savings plan with company match 
• Robust paid time off package 
• Paid Company Holidays 

Job Type

• Full-time (Champaign, IL)

Job Responsibilities

• Understand Product: the Product Designer must understand the product requirement and end user’s needs.
• Usability: the Product Designer must ensure that the prototypes and final designs are usable. 
• Navigation: the Product Designer will develop logical navigation orders and tab orders.
• Organizational branding: the Product Designer will ensure consistent branding and design norms across applications and platforms.
• Prototype: Based on the understanding of the requirements and business expectations, BA will work with UI designers to create prototypes of the product. 
• User Acceptance: Prototypes and wireframes designed for the products will be validated with business and end users.
• Testing and Feedback: the Product Designer will test the product and collect feedback

Experience & Qualifications

• A Bachelor's/Master’s degree in business or information systems management or related field
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in business analysis or a related field.
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
• Well versed in documentation.
• Have prior experience with UI design and basic software development.

Smartz’s commitment of diversity and inclusion is one we strive to continuously cultivate. We aim to provide everyone regardless of identity a space where they can grow and feel seen as a person first. These are more than just words to us; they are guidelines for how we build and foster our team, our leaders, and the core culture of our company. We are also an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with the law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

As a part of our commitment to health and safety, we have implemented various COVID-related health and safety requirements for our workforce. These requirements may include sharing information in the company's HRM system, regular testing, mask wearing, social distancing and daily health checks. Requirements may change in the future with the evolving public health landscape.