Senior Product Designer

About Us

ACKO is India’s first and only fully-digital Insurtech (product) company to have taken insurance by storm. You might have seen our cool ads or are already a customer and we hope you have noticed how we are rewriting the rules of the insurance game constantly and persistently.
Based out of Bangalore, we are solving for the Indian market. But we are a part of a global wave of insurtech startups such as ZhongAn in China , Oscar, Lemonade, Metromile in the US, that are known to succeed owing to their business models and technology.We are a unicorn backed by a slate of marquee investors like Binny Bansal, Amazon, Ascent capital, Accel, SAIF, Catamaran, General Atlantic and Multiples. In only four years since our inception and operations, our products have reached ~75M unique users. We have partnered with some of the biggest names of the digital ecosystem such as Amazon, Ola, RedBus, Oyo, Lendingkart, ZestMoney, GOMMT group etc.At ACKO, job roles are focused at impact and we’re here to transform the way the industry operates. Innovation drives us and our products, and we are poised to disrupt insurance, powered by our pioneering products. We have changed the landscape of this age old sector in a growing economy like India and have miles to go from here.After having crossed the $1B valuation mark, our eyes set on even bigger milestones. If you think we’re just about growth and numbers, employee wellbeing lies at the core of all our programs and policies. We are a regular ‘Great Place to Work’ winner and consistently feature on Linkedin’s list of top startups. Currently 1000 strong, we are hiring across all functions.We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Product Designer to join ACKO. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in UX research, visual design, and UX writing, and will be responsible for creating compelling and intuitive product experiences for our users. As a Senior Product Designer, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and be responsible for prioritizing tasks and delivering high-quality experiences for our users.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in user research, usability testing, and collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to inform design decisions
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs to communicate design concepts and solutions
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to define product requirements and user stories
• Prioritize and manage design tasks and deliverables within project timelines
• Incorporate data and metrics into the design process to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of design solutions
• Advocate for user needs and design best practices throughout the design and development process
• Produce clear and concise documentation for design assets, patterns, and guidelines
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure designs are implemented to spec
  

You will be a great fit if you are...

• A designer who has the ability to see the big picture while keeping a keen eye on details
• A designer who is excellent at persuading peers and executives with strong rationales for design decisions
• Someone with a good sense of humor
  

We will be looking for...

• 6+ years of experience in product design
• Strong portfolio showcasing design process, problem-solving skills, and the ability to design for diverse platforms and form factors
• Expertise in user-centered design principles, design thinking, and design systems
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• A demonstrated track record of working with teams that have shipped quality software across web and mobile