.Volkswagen Digital Solutions - Product Designer Porto Volkswagen Digital Solutions is currently hiring a Product Designer to join their amazing team. About VWDS Technology-driven trends such as diverse mobility, electrification, and connectivity will revolutionize the mobility industry in the next decade. Volkswagen Group, as a world leader in the automotive industry, is setting the pace for this revolution. At Volkswagen Digital Solutions (VWDS), they are the go-to team to tackle complex systems and programming challenges. They make sure that their products flow smoothly in all stages of the digital value chain. Our main areas of focus: vehicle software & operations, mobile online services, IT security, fleet management, sales & after sales, purchasing & logistics, and product portfolio management. About the Role As a Product Designer, you will be involved in all stages of the product development process, from concept to launch. You will lead, iterate, and maintain products by translating complex problems into an inspiring and valuable user experience, creating incredible visuals and rapid prototypes, and approaching the problems in an empathetic human-centered way. What you will be doing: A degree in Design (Communication Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, UX, HCI) or a related field OR equivalent professional experience. At least 3 years of professional product design experience or similar. Conduct design and user research in all the different stages of a product's development. Explore and communicate design concepts through artefacts like sketches, user flows, wireframes, prototypes. Create visuals and rapid prototypes across various platforms respecting Volkswagen Group's brands' guidelines. Pair with other designers to share work responsibilities and continuously validate design decisions together. Embrace collaboration, feedback, and work hands-on in cross-functional product teams. Engage stakeholders and your team to ensure your design fits business goals, technical constraints, while meeting user needs. Innovate and iterate on lean and agile principles, designing software solutions that work. Deep user empathy and strong user experience sensibilities. You know how to conduct research and you can turn user research into insights. You design simple, elegant, and user-friendly flows across a range of platforms in an agile way. Strong knowledge in visual design and proficiency with industry-standard design tools (e.G. Sketch, InVision…). You are used to collaborating with PMs, engineers, and designers in cross-functional product teams. Experience with two of the following: lean startup methodologies, agile development methodologies, working directly with clients. Fluent English speaker (it's our day-to-day official language). International experience or experience working in a distributed company is a plus
