Role Specific Information
Job Description
About the Role
As Product Designer II, you will enhance the customer experience and drive business growth through design. You will craft user-centric solutions from concept to implementation and create visual identity systems, data visualizations, and illustrations that facilitate feedback and iteration.
What You’ll Do
Work iteratively with a balanced team to deliver customer first design solutions while influencing product strategy and creating experiences that align with business goals and needs
Lead balanced teams with User-Centric Design practices, focusing on end users' needs, wants and limitations at all stages of the design and product development lifecycle
Facilitate the process of Design Discovery and Framing by partnering with research to drive customer learnings and insights, create ideation testing prototypes and provide valuable synthesis and recommendations with the balanced teams
Develop visual identity systems, data visualizations, visual designs and illustrations for feedback and testing to drive adoptable outcomes
Demonstrate design expertise by helping the working teams navigate product vision, high-level business priorities and desired outcomes
Collaborate effectively outside of your balanced team to ensure a cohesive design language across ecosystems and contribute to the overall design vision
Be accountable for all design problems, balancing business goals with user needs
Foster collaboration and transparency within the balanced teams and with key stakeholders
Continuously learn and seek to be transparent and creative in problem solving while pursuing greatness
Effectively communicate design work and rationale for design decisions internally
Additional tasks may be assigned
What Skills You’ll Have
Required
3-6 years of professional design experience
Bachelor’s degree in Design or a relevant field of study
Professional knowledge of Design Thinking methodologies and tools
Strong portfolio demonstrating a range of design skills, visual storytelling, research and prototypes
Solid visual craftsmanship, use of established design principles and interaction patterns
Ability to create high fidelity design prototypes, mockups and other storytelling artifacts for various audiences and stakeholders
Professional visual and written communication that articulates design work and supporting design decisions
Experience with design and collaboration tools such as Figma and Miro
Use of research tools, such as dScout and Dovetail
Working understanding of multiple research methods and tools
Ability to proactively deliver design expertise by helping the balance team navigate product vision, high-level business priorities and desired outcomes
Experience building products for Android, iOS and/or web
Experience in design led workshop facilitation
Understanding of how to use and build a design system
Preferred
Experience in retail, merchandising, supply chain, logistics or complex systems
Essential Functions
The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description from time to time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.
Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section
Ability to comply with dress code requirements
Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation
Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company
Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
Ability to give direction and to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel
Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others
Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs
Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.
Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units
Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner