Senior Product Designer
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About the Role
You'll own well-defined projects from ideation to launch, working closely with engineers and designers to scope and define features. You'll create polished designs, interactions, and prototypes from concept to handoff, and use AI design tools to explore and validate new ideas. You'll contribute to the design system, conduct user research to inform decisions, and work with engineering to uphold a high quality bar through implementation.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience designing products in a fast-paced environment working closely with engineering, design, and product teammates
- Portfolio with presentable case studies showcasing typography, interaction and visual design, and idea generation for shipped work
- Understanding of design systems, including applying and contributing to them
- Experience or passion for working on reading and writing tools, platforms, or experiences
- Learning and growth mindset
- Excellent written, verbal, and storytelling skills
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with engineers and designers to scope and define features that advance team goals
- Own and execute high-quality designs, interactions, and prototypes
- Leverage AI design tools and workflows to explore and validate new ideas, features, and interactions
- Contribute to the design system to ensure a cohesive and scalable visual language
- Conduct user research to uncover pain points and opportunities
- Uphold a high design bar through thoughtful, intentional decisions
Benefits
- Fully remote, distributed team
- Healthcare covered at 100% for employees and 80% for dependents
- Generous parental leave policy
- Twice a year company off-sites
- Mental health support through Spring Health, Rula or Kaiser Mental Health Network
- Financial wellness support through Northstar
- Stipends for co-working, professional development, wifi, and a one-time home office bonus
- Unlimited PTO and standard company holidays
- Discounted Medium membership