Lead Product Designer, Crypto Exchange
Hyphen Connect
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Job Description
About Hyphen Connect
Hyphen Connect is building a safe, simple, and scalable platform for trading within the decentralized exchange space. They uniquely combine institutional-level systems and support with the benefits of being on-chain and decentralized, aiming to provide the best of both Centralized and Decentralized Exchanges.
The Role: Lead Product Designer, Crypto Exchange
As a Lead Product Designer, you will be instrumental in spearheading and implementing comprehensive design initiatives for medium to large-scale projects. Your core responsibility involves creating pixel-perfect designs that significantly enhance the user experience across various platforms, including iOS, Android, web, and mobile web. You will play a crucial part in upholding the brand’s visual consistency and accessibility by developing reusable design templates and overseeing a cohesive Design Language System (DLS).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage design projects from conception to production for medium to large scales.
- Craft platform-optimized, pixel-perfect designs tailored for iOS, Android, web, and mobile web.
- Develop, maintain, and refine reusable design templates, ensuring they align with company's DLS.
- Create detailed specifications and redlines that reference the DLS to guide product implementation.
- Review and ensure all design assets accurately render in products and adhere to brand standards.
- Collaborate effectively with engineering, product, QA, and research teams to ensure design consistency.
- Design new components and icons, contributing to the ongoing evolution of the DLS, with a focus on brand alignment and accessibility.
- Maintain documentation of design workflows and processes, ensuring comprehensive design records.
- Conduct user research to better understand needs and behaviors.
Your Experience & Skills
- Minimum of 6 years in product design, including at least 3 years in a leadership role managing complex, cross-platform projects.
- Strong focus on detail with a passion for achieving pixel-perfect design.
- Significant experience managing and working within design systems, tokens, and variable structures.
- Proficient in using Figma’s components, shared libraries, and branching functionalities.
- Proven experience in managing stakeholders and effectively collaborating with product, engineering, and QA teams.
- Expert in Figma, with possible proficiency in Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
- Highly self-driven, solution-oriented, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to build a product’s UI/UX from the ground up.
Key skills/competency
- Product Design
- UI/UX Design
- Design Systems (DLS)
- Figma
- Cross-platform Design
- User Research
- Crypto/DeFi
- Stakeholder Management
- Pixel-perfect Design
- Design Leadership
How to Get Hired at Hyphen Connect
- Research Hyphen Connect's vision: Study their mission, values, and how they bridge CEX/DEX gaps. Understand their unique value proposition in crypto.
- Tailor your design portfolio: Showcase cross-platform, pixel-perfect UI/UX, and especially design system leadership. Highlight crypto or fintech projects.
- Optimize your resume for keywords: Use terms like "Lead Product Designer," "crypto exchange," "design systems," "Figma," "UI/UX," and "decentralized finance" to match job requirements.
- Prepare for technical design challenges: Be ready to discuss your experience managing DLS, creating scalable components, and user-centered design processes.
- Demonstrate collaborative leadership: Share examples of successful cross-functional teamwork with engineering, product, and QA teams in complex project environments.
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