Product Designer
We are looking for a self-motivated and goal-oriented Product Designer to join our team at Garmin Italy Technologies.
The ideal candidate will be a strong team player who can actively contribute to the success of the team by providing UX/UI solutions and support in a dynamic, high-performance environment.
You will work with a team of professionals who share a pioneering spirit and passion for challenges.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design UX/UI solutions for mobile (iOS/Android) and web features for Garmin marine products.
* Provide UX research support, high-level prototypes, screens and user interface assets to development teams.
* Apply design best practices and Garmin standards and procedures.
* Identify and resolve usability issues through proper design tools and techniques.
* Communicate and discuss design principles, rationales and solutions to stakeholders and to multidisciplinary development teams.
* Plan and estimate UX/UI work activities and effort.
* Test UX/UI solutions and provide documentation and specifications of the work done.
* Work with a sense of urgency, commitment and focus on the right priorities.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
* Outstanding academic qualifications with the ability to effectively apply learned knowledge.
* Good communication skills and be capable of documenting work in an organized manner.
* Be able to work professionally and in a positive respectful manner with all other Garmin associates.
* Ability to work in a collaborative team environment to achieve goals and to accept and act on constructive criticism.
* Ability to share information and ideas freely and positively.
* Some experience designing screens and user interfaces.
* Desire to learn prototyping testing.
* Knowledge of UX/UI design, design thinking, usability principles and processes.
* Knowledge of and some experience documenting and specifying UX/UI solutions.
* Fluency in English.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with UX/UI tools such as Figma, Sketch, Photoshop.
* Experience with mobile and web software development.
* Knowledge and passion for on-the-water activities.
About Us:
Garmin Italy Technologies produces electronic charts for the leisure boating market. Our mission is to delight our customers by producing market leading intuitive and innovative marine cartography content and features through the use of creativity, engineering excellence through market knowledge and efficient production procedures.
Our cartography is available to boaters for use in GPS chartplotters, and within our app for Apple and Android devices.
It's not about the things we make. It's about the things we make possible.
Our office is based in Massarosa, Tuscany, the perfect starting point for reaching nearby cities of art, beaches and mountains.
With over 20,000 associates in 34 countries around the world, the Garmin group brings GPS navigation and wearable technology to the automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and fitness markets.
At Garmin, we like to work hard and play hard. It comes easy when you work on cool products with hard-working individuals who share the same passion.
We think every day is an opportunity to innovate and a chance to beat yesterday.