Company Description
Launched in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai & Rajnish Kumar, ixigo is a technology company focused on empowering Indian travelers to plan, book and manage their trips across rail, air, buses and hotels. ixigo assists travelers in making smarter travel decisions by leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science-led innovations on ixigo’s OTA platforms, including websites and mobile applications.
ConfirmTkt and AbhiBus became a part of ixigo in 2021. ixigo is headquartered in Gurugram with offices in Bangalore (ConfirmTkt) and Hyderabad (AbhiBus).
The ixigo, ConfirmTkt and AbhiBus apps allow travellers to book train tickets, flight tickets, bus tickets, hotels, cabs and provide travel utility tools and services developed using in-house proprietary algorithms and crowd- sourced information. In 2022, as per data.ai, ixigo was featured in the Top 10 most downloaded travel apps worldwide.
Job Description
As a Senior UI/UX Designer at ixigo, you'll be responsible for collecting and translating user insights into delightful experiences. Ultimately, you’ll create both functional and appealing beautiful features that address our customer's needs. You will use your creativity and eye for design – along with your technical knowledge – to develop great experiences.
Role & Responsibility -:
Create close working relationships with Product, Strategy, Marketing, and Engineering, to shape and deliver design vision and strategy
Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers
Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
Practice an iterative, user-centered design approach and create best-in-class deliverables in every phase of the UX design lifecycle.
Lead discovery sessions and brainstorms.
Develop user flows, wireframes, UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites, feature function and look like
Present concepts, ideas and potential solutions to stakeholders and senior management and implement their feedback.
Participate actively in UX testing and revise designs after synthesizing test results.
Utilize deep knowledge of UX best practices and trends in media, online learning and emerging
Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)
Creating and maintaining a site-wide style guide
Skills & Qualifications -:
3-6 years experience of UI/UX design experience in a product team
Deep understanding of fundamental visual design disciplines (typography, iconography composition, color, composition, layout, etc.).
In-depth knowledge of UX collaboration tools such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, Miro and similar
Phone and Tablet design experience for Android and iOS is a must
Demonstrable experience with responsive design a must.
Bachelor’s degree / diploma in Graphic Design from tier 1 colleges.
Portfolio must exhibit understanding of user experience design principles and knowledge of UI best practices and usability
Desirable: Good grasp of the relevant technologies including CSS3, HTML5, Javascript. Skill in animation, video and/or storyboarding are considered a bonus
Soft Skills-:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to effectively communicate ideas and make presentations
Strong interpersonal skills
Aptitude to build relationships across the organization
Ability to accept feedback and work in a professional manner
Capacity to handle many tasks concurrently and work under deadlines
