About The Job
Our Purpose "Move people through the wonders of Sport"
About Decathlon Sports India
Founded in 1976 in France, we have set about making the pleasure and benefit of sports available for everyone across the globe. We do that by providing world-class products both for enthusiastic beginners as well as passionate professionals at extremely affordable prices. At Decathlon, we have a unique advantage that very few sports goods retailers can boast of.Our team is powered to design, manufacture and sell products that are technically as superior as they are affordable to all. Our designers and engineers partner with sportspersons across the world adding a new dimension to the design process. This coupled with cutting-edge technology and innovation delivers products that are absolute winners.
Your Mission At Decathlon
DECATHLON is accelerating its digital transformation with an ambitious mission of becoming THE digital sports platform that will allow customers to discover sports through many local experiences across the world.Our goal is to create an open ecosystem in order to connect numerous actors and third-party services, in a safe and efficient way. Our Technology & Digital teams based in Bengaluru are united to build and grow Decathlon India digital products & solutions with the aim of always offering the best value to 1.3 billion users in India.We're seeking a dedicated UI/UX Designer to join Decathlon India's Sports Experience Platform team. Your mission would be to create exceptional digital experiences that delight our customers. You'll collaborate with product owners, developers, and fellow designers to craft user-centered designs aligned with our business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Design Strategy & Vision :
- Own the end-to-end design vision for the eCommerce app and web platform
- Define user journeys, information architecture, and interaction flows based on business goals and customer insights.
- Lead the evolution and scalability of a unified design system across all digital touchpoints.
Hands-On Design Leadership
- Translate complex requirements into polished, high-fidelity visual designs and prototypes.
- Balance hands-on execution with leadership - actively designing while guiding junior/mid-level designers.
- Build, maintain, and scale the UI component library and UX patterns.
User Research & Optimization
- Partner with product and research teams to conduct user interviews, usability testing, and A/B tests.
- Use qualitative and quantitative data (session recordings, heatmaps, analytics) to drive informed design decisions.
- Continuously refine the experience for performance metrics like conversion, retention, engagement, and LTV.
Team & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders : product managers, engineers, marketing, and customer success.
- Lead and facilitate design critiques, sprint planning, and design reviews.
- Align design work with broader brand and business objectives.
- Should be able to work with agencies in terms of mentoring them on guidelines and requirements and managing deadline and quality of work
Requirements
- 10 - 12 years of experience in UI/UX/Product Design with at least 3+ years in a leadership or principal design role.
- Proven experience designing and shipping high-scale eCommerce platforms (web + native mobile apps).
- Mastery of design tools like Figma, Adobe CC, or equivalent (Sketch, XD).
- Deep understanding of responsive design, design systems, micro-interactions, and accessibility standards (WCAG).
- Strong cross-functional collaboration experience, including working directly with engineering teams in agile environments.
- Strong visual design, interaction design, and user-centric problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in consumer-facing, B2C or D2C commerce (fashion, retail, electronics, etc.).
- Working knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JS) to understand dev constraints.
- Experience working with performance and experimentation tools (e.g. Mixpanel, GA4, Optimizely).
- Comfortable presenting to C-suite and aligning design thinking with business strategy.
Furthermore, a sincere enthusiasm for sports and a deep comprehension of the sports experience and practice domain are highly advantageous for this role. Previous experience in the sports or fitness brand sector would be a substantial asset, further enhancing your suitability for the position.
If you have any questions about this job opening, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We look forward to hearing from you!(ref:hirist.tech)
