Job description
Kyivstar.Tech is looking for a Product Designer to join our dynamic product team. In this role, you will contribute to creating Kyivstar’s innovative new mobile applications. This position offers the unique advantages of being part of a collaborative product team, including diverse project opportunities, significant autonomy, and the ability to directly impact the product development trajectory.
About us
Kyivstar.Tech is a Ukrainian hybrid IT company and a resident of Diia.City. We are a subsidiary of Kyivstar, one of Ukraine’s largest telecom operators. Our mission is to transform lives in Ukraine and beyond by creating innovative technological solutions that unleash the potential of businesses while meeting the evolving needs of users.
With over 500 specialists working across diverse domains—from mobile and web solutions to the design, development, support, and maintenance of high-performance systems—we are committed to driving meaningful change. We embrace an entrepreneurial culture that fosters continuous growth, challenges conventional thinking, and inspires the creation of transformative products.
As part of this commitment, we are seeking a Product Designer to lead the design efforts for our innovative mobile applications, empowering users with seamless and engaging experiences.
What you will do
- Conduct in-depth research to understand user needs, workflows, and pain points specific to mobile applications, driving user-centric design solutions.
- Map and analyze user journeys to identify opportunities for improving mobile app workflows and interfaces.
- Collaborate as a key member of the product team with Product Management and Development to align design activities with product strategy, ensuring seamless integration of mobile app functionalities.
- Actively participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning and daily standups to maintain alignment and ensure timely execution of design tasks.
- Conceptualize and design wireframes, user flows, and process diagrams tailored to mobile app-specific user scenarios.
- Create interactive prototypes to visualize and validate design ideas, iterating based on stakeholder feedback and usability testing results.
- Conduct usability tests tailored to mobile app users, gathering actionable insights to refine features and improve the overall user experience.
- Lead the visual design process for mobile app interfaces, including onboarding, navigation flows, and feature interactions, ensuring consistency with Kyivstar.Tech’s design standards.
- Develop and advocate for mobile app-specific design guidelines, best practices, and usability standards to improve user satisfaction and adoption.
- Leverage analytics to measure the effectiveness of mobile app design features post-implementation and continuously refine designs based on data-driven insights.
Qualifications and experience needed
- Professional Experience: Minimum of 2 years in UX/UI design with a focus on mobile applications.
- Design Expertise: Proficient in Human-Centered Design and Service Design methodologies, with a proven ability to balance user needs with business goals.
- Portfolio: A robust portfolio showcasing mobile app designs or similar complex workflows, including navigation flows, interactive features, and user interfaces.
- Technical Skills: Mastery of design tools like Figma or Sketch, experience with prototyping tools. Familiarity with paper prototyping is a plus.
- Knowledge of Mobile UI Guidelines: Familiarity with platform-specific UI guidelines for iOS and Android, ensuring compliance with design standards and optimal user experiences.
- Understanding Principles of Mobile App Development: Awareness of the technical constraints and opportunities in mobile app development to create designs that are both feasible and innovative.
- Methodologies: Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments.
- Communication Skills: Strong written and spoken Ukrainian and English (Intermediate level or above).
- Customer Development: Familiarity with customer research methodologies and an ability to translate findings into actionable design improvements.
What we offer
- Office or remote — it’s up to you. You can work from anywhere, and we will arrange your workplace
- Remote onboarding
- Performance bonuses for everyone (annual or quarterly — depends on the role)
- We train employees: with the opportunity to learn through the company’s library, internal resources, and programs from partners
- Health and life insurance
- Wellbeing program and corporate psychologist
- Reimbursement of expenses for Kyivstar mobile communication
Join us at Kyivstar.Tech to design mobile applications that redefine user experiences and set new industry standards. Together, let’s create solutions that change lives.
