Head of Product Design

4 weeks ago

gurgaon, India CARS24 Full time
Head of Product Design, CARS24 India
Location, Gurugram
At CARS24, we are on a mission to become the largest Auto Tech company in the world. Our journey started 8 years ago from India and currently we are scaling our business in UAE, Thailand and Australia. Our vision is to drive happier car ownership experiences. We are India’s 2nd largest used car player after Maruti True value. In online used car players we are the largest used car player and miles ahead of all other online players.
We are looking for a head of product design for all our India business. Our core businesses are buying, selling and financing used cars, we are also rapidly expanding into newer growth verticals that will further expand our product portfolios.
We are looking for a
leader who principally likes to solve business problems by design thinking.
Love to mentor designers and product managers and talk about how design can make a larger impact on the organisation.
Have an ability to work and influence multiple stakeholders.
Love to navigate through data and draw key hypothesis , and most importantly, Have a bias for action
Can balance speed and quality of execution
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The design team at Cars24 keeps user experience at the core of our central goal of building the next-gen online automotive marketplace. Our designers are advocates of our users, partners and stakeholders, tasked with bringing their voices to the forefront. Through iterative research and development, our designers’ human centric approach informs and elevates our digital channels and our business as a whole. Our Product Designers straddle the realms of user experience, technology and systems thinking effortlessly. They’re responsible for conceptualising new ways of improving our engagement with our various internal and external users through a rigorous application of the design process; from research and ideation to prototyping and validation. They interface seamlessly with product managers, data scientists and technologists, to collectively drive the creation of new and intuitive experiences.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead a team of 15+ product designers and researchers
Derive actionable user insights for product and business
Develop, iterate and improvise design language systems at Cars24.
Oversee the user experience for our digital products, including the creation of process artefacts like Personas, User Journeys, Information Architecture, Interaction patterns, task-flows, sketches, wireframes, etc.
Oversee design experiments and validation exercises like talk along tests, focus group discussions, A/B testing, usability testing etc. to effectively measure and learn from the outcomes of the design process.
Interface with key functions like data-science, analytics, product management and development to assimilate insights from their disciplines into decision making.
Provide guidance, feedback to fellow colleagues and designers
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
8-15 yrs of Experience in designing digital products
M.Des from IDC, NID, IITs or other design schools of national repute
Fluency with design and prototyping tools like Sketch, Figma, Invision, XD, etc.
Understanding of digital experience principles and methodologies including heuristics, affordances, atomic design systems, laws of UX etc. We must know the rules before we bend/break them
Understanding of qualitative research methodologies like semi-structured interviews, user diaries, ethnographic studies and standard frameworks like affinity diagrams, user journey maps, service blueprints etc.
Understanding of implementation and measurement challenges across mobile (iOS and Android), web and hybrid solutions. Familiarity with usability testing, A/B testing, and analytics based feedback
WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY?
Technical Stature: Lead with impact, moulding the trajectory of pioneering systems.
Cutting-Edge Involvement: Engage with the latest technologies and methodologies, maintaining an industry vanguard.
Eminent Team Leadership: Guide and oversee a team of exceptional talents, a cornerstone of delivering excellence.
Visionary Scope: Partake in shaping an engineering culture that thrives on innovation.
At CARS24, we value our employees as our greatest assets. When you join our team, you become part of a vibrant and innovative work culture that celebrates individuality, innovation and initiative. We offer an atmosphere where your skills are not only appreciated but also stimulated by new opportunities. Join us and lead the way in shaping the future of AutoTech engineering.
WHO ARE WE?
Founded in 2015, CARS24 is India-born, global AutoTech company for pre-owned vehicles with a robust presence in India, Australia, UAE and Thailand. With a consumer-first approach, CARS24’s mission is to transform the used car industry by digitising the entire journey of searching, buying, selling, and financing.
Our commitment to innovation is the driving force behind our success and our tech-first mindset is ingrained in our DNA. Whether it’s evaluation, customer protection policies, warranties, or just customer support, every bit of the buying and selling journey is seamlessly managed by the cutting-edge technology that we use.
Company Website: TEAM
Vikram Chopra, Co-Founder and CEO
FabFurnish, Sequoia Capital, McKinsey & Company, IIT Bombay
Mehul Agrawal, Co-Founder and COO
FabFurnish, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Morgan & Stanley, IIM Calcutta, St. Xavier’s College
Ruchit Agrawal , Co-Founder and CFO
VP, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, MBA Corner University
Gajendra Jangid , Co-Founder and CMO
Schlumberger, B. Tech, IIT Bombay
Want to know our full story? Watch Here
CARS24 IN THE NEWS
The Economic Times : Cars worth Rs 1,800 crore sold to platform in Apr-Jun: CARS24
CNBC TV18 : Cars24 aims to surpass Rs 3,000 crore loan disbursements target by year end
ANI News : Indians spend just 3 hours online on average before buying a car: Report
Your Story : Despite risks, CARS24 hits the gas on retail biz with eye on near-term profitability
The Hindu Business Line : Indians splurged 30% more on cars in 2022: Report
Business Standard : SoftBank-backed Cars24 eyes small towns to sell used cars in India
Join us to lead the change, drive the future, and leave a lasting mark on the automotive industry

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