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Senior Manager - Research

About Us

upGrad is an online education platform building the careers of tomorrow by offering the most industry-relevant programs in an immersive learning experience. Our mission is to create a new digital-first learning experience to deliver tangible career impact to individuals at scale.

upGrad currently offers programs in Data Science, Machine Learning, Product Management, Digital Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, etc. upGrad is looking for people passionate about management and education to help design learning programs for working professionals to stay sharp and stay relevant and help build the careers of tomorrow.

• upGrad was awarded the Best Tech for Education by IAMAI for 2018-19
• upGrad was also ranked as one of the LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: The 25 most sought-after startups in India
• upGrad was earlier selected as one of the top ten most innovative companies in India by FastCompany.
• We were also covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed-Tech
• upGrad is the official education partner for the Government of India - Startup India program
• Our program with IIIT B has been ranked #1 program in the country in the domain of
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Role Summary

As a User Research Professional you will establish UX Research practice for your pods and collaborate closely with the product and tech leadership to shape our products. You will work with your peer(s) to set clear methods, standards and metrics for gathering qualitative and quantitative insights to continuously deepen the actionable knowledge of our product teams.

You will work with teams to develop research awareness, skills for engaging learners, community and experts, also knowledge for discerning what is important to take into product or innovation practices. You will maintain the highest level of research rigour across all types of studies and constraints. In addition to laying the foundation for user research for your pods, you will conduct and lead key research activities, applying quantitative or qualitative research methodologies to generate actionable insights for our products, brand and strategic direction. Your success will be the team’s commitment to research practices and knowledge of deep learning practices which are hidden in plain sight from across India's hinterland to metros.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and coach team of UX researchers across any one of the Discovery and Growth, Learning experience, Careers, and Breakout pods
• Partner with User Researchers, Design Leads, Product Managers, and Engineering managers to drive all stages of research from early product direction through summative validation in an Agile work environment
• Lead prioritization about what we research, when to research it, and how that research is conducted; This might mean working with cross-functional teams, multiple devices, brands, and platforms, in order to find opportunities to further improve the user experience
• Influence a diverse set of stakeholders through excellent relationship building, and crisply providing insight and deep domain expertise in research practices and product development
• Put the needs of our varied set of users front and center and driving, through influence and well-constructed presentations of insights, the user experience strategy of our many products
• As a voice of the user, effectively challenge and elevate the customer experience in a data-driven environment
• Design, recruit and moderate research studies regularly (both in-person and remote)
• Use a variety of research methods and tools to best reach the goals of each project in order to provide rich, actionable insights
• Communicate research findings and prioritized recommendations to internal stakeholders in a clear and compelling way

Skills Required

• You have 6+ years of experience as a User Research Leader with experience building successful practices inside of companies
• You have to lead a team of at least 4 people
• You have deep knowledge of qualitative research methods and tools across the Indian diaspora, as well as knowledge of quantitative methods
• You know how to analyze and work with design, business, and product data tracking
• You have an excellent knowledge of UX standards, and bring a deep background in psychology, social sciences, or anthropology to the practice
• You have strong oral and written communication skills in both Hind, English, and ideally one other language relevant to our deep reach in India. Any other language is a bonus.
• Your excellent presentation skills will help you collaborate with team members from a wide range of teams and geographies across India.
• You have experience in working in an agile environment and the ability to adapt quickly to changing product priorities
• BA or MS in Psychology, Anthropology or Design with a strong focus on User Research is an added bonus

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced UX Designer with a passion for creating user-centric designs for mobile applications and gaming products in the Fintech industry. The ideal candidate will have experience designing addictive gaming products that engage users while remaining intuitive and easy to use. Additionally, the candidate should have an understanding of regulatory requirements related to financial products.

Responsibilities:

Design wireframes, mockups, and prototypes for new features and products in collaboration with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders, with a focus on mobile applications and gaming products.

Conduct user research, and user testing, and analyze user feedback to inform design decisions and improve user experience.

Develop and maintain design guidelines, standards, and best practices to ensure a consistent user experience across all mobile products and features.

Work closely with the development team to ensure that designs are implemented accurately and that the user experience is optimized for performance and usability on mobile devices.

Collaborate with the marketing team to create designs that effectively communicate the value proposition and benefits of the product to the target audience on mobile devices.

Stay up-to-date with industry trends and developments to ensure our mobile and gaming products are competitive and innovative.

Ensure that designs comply with regulatory requirements related to financial products on mobile devices.

Requirements:

Bachelor's or Master's in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or related field.

3+ years of experience in UX design, preferably in the Fintech and gaming industries.

Strong portfolio demonstrating proficiency in designing addictive gaming products that engage users while remaining intuitive and easy to use, with a focus on mobile applications.

Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe Creative Suite.

Experience with user research methods and user testing.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Understanding of accessibility standards and guidelines.

Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to financial products on mobile devices.

A good addictive gaming product engages users by providing a sense of accomplishment, challenge, and progression. The product should have a clear goal and objective, with clear feedback on the user's progress towards achieving that goal. Additionally, a good addictive gaming product should be designed to keep the user engaged and interested through the use of rewards, incentives, and social elements.

If you are passionate about designing user-centric products for mobile applications and gaming products in the Fintech industry and deeply understand regulatory requirements related to financial products, we would love to hear from you!

Roles & Responsibilities

• The role will involve creating and iterating digital products along with the various product teams. No mundane DTP work. The design team is clearly positioned as the voice of the customers.
• Platforms: Mobile and Web

You need to be comfortable in:

• Interacting with real users on a regular basis
• Creatively presenting your case to stakeholders
• Making functional and aesthetic design experiences
• Seeing through the pixel-perfect development of your vision

Ideal Candidate

Along with Design (UX/UI), you need to possess at least 2 of the following skills:

• UX research
• Art and illustration
• Design strategy / Business analysis
• Motion/interaction design
• UX writing
• Front-end development

• Support and lead a team of product designers, by applying your expertise in strategic design methods and efficient design processes, across a multi-disciplinary team (UX, UX research, IxD, UI, VD, Graphics, etc) Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps.
• A key contributor to product team working closely with PM and key stakeholders (product, engineering, data science, sales, marketing & PR) to define a long term strategy that delivers on the vision
• Be able to deliver value for end-to-end user experience design with a focus on interaction design and visual design.
• Develop process flows, wireframes, and mockups to effectively conceptualize and communicate design strategies and detailed interaction models
• Be accountable for the system designs within the scope of your team to fulfill both functional and non-functional requirements, that enables building a scalable and reliable product
• Bring predictability & visibility of the team’s delivery to all relevant stakeholders, which includes making complex technological context more accessible to improve the quality of decision making
• Continually research the user experience through interviews/systematic feedback from internal/external customers to dive into root problems and uncover opportunities to improve our product
• Responsible for building & growing the design team - skills development, personal development, mentoring & leadership growth
• Work towards inculcating a Design Thinking culture within the team.

• Experience managing a design project from start to finish
• Ability to communicate effectively to different audiences within the organization
• A keen sense of design - both interaction design and visual design
• Knowledge of wireframe tools (e.g. Sketch and InVision)
• Experience developing UX wireframes, interactive prototypes and mock-ups
• Team spirit, strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders
• Can get hands dirty with all parts of the design process
• Understanding of influencer marketing space is a good to have

• Should have experience researching problem statements and designing solutions that meet the desired UX goals and stakeholder requirements

• Should be able to rapidly prototype ideas; pen and paper will do for mockups. Should be familiar with prototyping tools or front end code for higher fidelity prototyping

• Good communication skills. Must be able to communicate idea to all stakeholders product, engineering and design

• Must have average above average knowledge of the Adobe Suite

• Must be able to look at the product as a whole to design workflows that scale

• Must be able to measure UX changes and suggest further improvements

• Should be able to build UI components that meet the desired UX. Should be able to understand and respect the UX

• Should follow the style guide and design according to the guidelines

• Understanding of typography, typographic grid, grid based systems, design frameworks and responsive design principles is required. Should be able to adapt and extend the style guide as required and define new UI components when needed

• Should be able to build reusable UI components

• Good communication with the product and engineering teams to assess feasibility of UI components

• Experience with motion/interaction design a plus

• Must know the Adobe Creative Suite well. Must also be familiar with prototyping tools

• Providing creative direction for visual design 
• Creating processes to improve quality & streamline work for the UI design team in collaboration with UX designers, PMs, technology and QA.
• Growing, managing & mentoring a diverse team of UI designers, graphic designers & illustrators
• Conceiving a robust creative vision and executable strategy for the UI design function in close collaboration with the product, UX & Agile engineering teams
• Being an integral part of the creation, implementation, and company-wide application of a design system
• Coaching & inspiring the visual design team to understand, define & measure the impact of their creative vision
• Having a user-centric approach to your work and assist in the inculcation of a design thinking culture within the organization

1. Optimize the existing UI/UX experience for the web platform. -Develop and conceptualize a comprehensive UI/UX for the product and its modules.
2. Produce high quality UX design solutions through wireframes, visual and graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes.
3. Designing UI elements and tools such as navigation menus, search boxes, tabs, widgets for the end-product user.
4. Work closely with the engineers and the product managers to enhance site usability and create a beautiful and consistent design across modules
5. You will be highly focused on making great digital experiences.

Qualifications:

1. Any Bachelors or Masters preferably in Human Computers Interaction or relevant background (OR) 2+ years of practical knowledge in the field of User Experience and Interaction Design.
2. A design portfolio presenting the design of enterprise applications, intranets and websites for desktops is plus.

Designation: Product/ UX Designer
Location: Bangalore

DocOn is looking for an experienced Product designer. You are passionate about delivering delightful experiences to the customers via & influence their lives positively. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy solving complex business problems. 

You are someone who inspires change, loves pushing boundaries, enjoys diving deep into user behaviour & sets a high bar for the team. You are eternally curious to learn & strive to continuously improve. You’re a firm believer that good design can make a big difference in the world. 

You will own the product design responsibility right from defining the problem to identifying the new & impactful insights through an iterative process with user centered thinking at its core.

Your Part:

In this role, you will be responsible for building world-class technology products and platforms that are at the forefront of the design and technology revolution in the Indian healthcare ecosystem. You are someone who insists on the highest standards for quality, maintainability, and performance. You will be working in a fast-paced and agile work environment delivering quality solutions that have immediate business impact.

• Design for Docon user base across new initiatives.

• Empathise with users and brings users' perspective to the discussion.

• Deeply collaborate with product managers, engineers & business teams to design best possible solutions to users’ problems informed by research & data. 

• Effectively hand over the designs to the engineering team, test internal release & ensure execution of your designs at high quality. 

• Provide the reasoning behind the design solutions and anything related to the user journey, wireframes, research findings, high fidelity designs, and usability testing.

• Improve the user experience of the product based on customer feedback or analytics findings.

• Responsible for validating designs with customers at an early stage, also responsible for checking how features are used after they go live and iterate if need be.

We Look For:

• More than 2+ years of relevant experience designing for customers in B2B or B2C products.
• Empathy for users and their problems. Intrinsic motivation to solve problems & be customer obsessed.
• Ability to think backwards from the customers perspective, drive bold vision for the product area but also able to execute iteratively. 
• Ability to abstract & think about the user motivations, emotions, constraints, macro ecosystem & at the same time can zoom in & demonstrate eye for detail to deliver quality, pixel perfect work.
• Strong portfolio of innovative, customer-centric design work that demonstrates proficiency in UX design and interaction design.
• Demonstrated history of acquiring user data by conducting usability studies and performing user research, survey etc.
• Capable of translating concepts into concrete representations in order to clarify ideas and promote collaboration based on shared understanding.
• Fluency in best practices of User Interface Design, Information Architecture, and Interaction Design, practical knowledge of User-Centered Design processes and lifecycles.
• Ability to provide and effectively communicate strategic and tactical recommendations based on quantitative/qualitative data and optimal design practice.
• Growth mindset and willingness to listen, learn and continuously improve.

Education Qualification:

Bachelors or Masters degree in fine arts, graphic design, multimedia or a related field preferred

Our Purpose:

DocOn is a fast-growing HealthTech Product Startup. A Primary Subsidiary of PharmEasy(India's Leading Online Medicine Ordering App)
Our Products digitize the way doctors practice and deliver a seamless experience to Patients.
We are en-route to revolutionize the Indian Healthcare Tech Ecosystem.

Products:
1. A leading EMR/EHR Software Product offering the best Doctor-Patient Engagement platform.

2. Leading Tele/Video Consulting platform for digitized consultation and seamless connecting Doctors-Patients

From its inception in 2016, DocOn has had only one focus - to deliver a state of art standard healthcare software; which is simple to use; at the most affordable cost and backed by an exceptionally high level of customer support.

We are backed and Supported by Industry experts hailing with immense knowledge and experience in solving Healthcare Problems.

Our users say that we have achieved this and much more.

18 Million E-Prescriptions and Counting 

4000 + Doctors PAN INDIA so far 

6 Million Patients and growing 

We are growing strong, currently a team of ~150 DocOners

Perks & Benefits:

• Flexible Working Hours
• Flexi Leave Policy
• Relaxed Dress Code
• Health Insurance
• Team Parties
• Working with smart, young, mission-driven people
• Approachable Leadership
• Friendly office environment

Thanks,

Karthik Selvaraj