Product Designer

**About Virtual Internships**:
We're on a mission to create a world where internships are guaranteed for all. We ensure learners have access to remote internship opportunities at innovative companies worldwide, regardless of their background, major, location, or career field choice. Our clients include universities, governments, foundations, and online education institutions.
- $14.3million **Series A** fundraise announced in September 2022, with investors including Hambro Perks, Sequoia India & Surge, Arsenal Growth, Kaplan, and Ascend Vietnam Ventures
- Ranked 20th out of 13,000 organizations to “Escape To in 2023”Featured as a Top 100 EdTech Startup by HolonIQ in 2021, 2022, and 2023
- Rated as a Top 50 Rising Startup by Tech in Asia in 2022
- ** Remote-first**with 100+ employees across 20+ countries globally
- ** B2B EdTech** product, trusted by 100+ universities, 10,000+ interns, and 14,000+ companies

**Your Role**:
As a Product Designer at Virtual Internships,
- You'll be a part of a small and effective team - you'll have a say in what to build and then own it
- ** You'll conduct user testing and engage with our users** to get their feedback and perspectives, to learn how we can design a better user experience
- You'll translate user requirements into **responsive and visually appealing interfaces**:

- You'll develop and maintain a** clean and scalable design system and repository**:

- ** You'll stay up to date on the latest in product and design** - actively exploring best practices to enhance our design excellence
- You'll identify libraries and technologies that solve our problems and/or are worth experimentation

**Your Attributes**:

- **You're a customer advocate**: You start from first principles, ask questions, and deeply understand customer needs to design the best possible solutions
- **You're a problem solver**: You thrive on tackling challenging, ambiguous problems with a proactive attitude, determination, analytical curiosity, and a cross-functional approach
- **You have a high craft bar**: You design elegant, thoughtful solutions to complex problems with best-in-class design and user experience
- **You're deeply collaborative & constructive**: You are a strong cross-functional partner, within and beyond EPD. You believe that the best designs are forged with as much feedback as possible
- **You're a great communicator**: You understand the importance of storytelling in getting your point across, whether internally to your teammates or externally to customers
- **You thrive with autonomy and high ownership**: You are a driver, excited about the potential to actively shape this product and user experience at its earliest stages

**Who We're Looking For**:

- Someone with **at least 3-4 years of experience** in crafting **end-to-end product design**:

- Have a **compelling portfolio** demonstrating high-quality design work, strategic thinking, and storytelling
- Experienced with **Figma** and have an organised approach to your designs
- Skilled in **user testing** and **research methods**, including A/B testing among others
- Familiar with **responsive design principles** and mobile-first approaches
- Familiar with **HTML and CSS**:

- a great team player and **fluent in written and spoken English**

**You'll stand out in the crowd if you have**:

- Experience in higher education, EdTech and/or HRTech products
- You have worked at an early-stage startup
- You have worked at a remote-first organization

***Virtual Internships Perks and Benefits**:

- **Remote-First**:All roles at VI are currently and will remain remote - flexibility to work from anywhere. If you're based in Vietnam, we also have an HCMC office you can work from.
- ** Flexible Working Hours**: Start earlier, leave earlier, take a shorter lunch, or leave later, it's totally up to you.
- ** Annual Leave**: Wherever you are in the world, you'll get 25 days of paid annual leave per year, plus bank holidays and 5 sick days.
- ** Life Event Leave**: There are moments in life where your life responsibility is a higher priority than work (e.g. moving house, your best friend getting married, your sister having a baby) therefore, you'll get 5 days of paid life-event leave to support these occasions. You also get a day off on your birthday. This is in addition to your Annual Leave.
- ** Flexible VIer Budget**:You'll receive a flexible budget of $1,000 annually that you can use on but not limited to your work setup, personal wellness, and professional development.
- ** Tech**:New joiners receive either a Windows, a Macbook or a $750 budget for your company laptop depending on the role and location.

**Equality & Diversity**:

- Virtual Internships is an equal opportunity employer, committed to equality and diversity amongst both our employees and prospective applicants. We ensure all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process._