ZooKeep | Product Designer (UX/UI)

Job Description

• Product Designer (UX/UI) — ZooKeep

  • Responsibilities
    • Own end-to-end UX: define “what/why,” create user flows, IA, components, and interaction details.
    • Redesign recruiter/hiring workflows so the next action is always obvious.
    • Build and maintain a scalable design system (tokens, components, patterns, rules) as source of truth.
    • Audit UX debt (inconsistency, friction), prioritize, and drive improvements through release.
    • Run lightweight research/usability tests; use data to inform and measure decisions.
    • Deliver build-ready specs (all states/edge cases), review implementation, and make pragmatic tradeoffs.
    • Create launch materials (decks/web assets) matching product quality.
  • Key Product Areas
    • Dense tables, multi-step workflows, roles/permissions, bulk actions, AI-assisted features.
    • Multi-language layouts: Japanese, English, and Southeast Asian languages.
  • Requirements
    • Strong UX fundamentals (IA, interaction design, usability) and high-quality visual craft.
    • Experience scaling design systems (tokens/components/docs/adoption).
    • Complex data-heavy B2B product experience (ATS/CRM/admin/dashboards).
    • Comfort with ambiguity; strong ownership and decision-making.
    • Accessibility expertise (WCAG) and multi-market/language design, especially Japanese.
    • AI feature design experience (recommendations, generated content, automation) with transparency/trust.
    • Collaboration with engineers; understanding technical constraints; familiarity with HTML/CSS, component libraries, design tokens in code.
    • Bonus: HR tech/recruiting/talent acquisition experience; founding/first designer experience.