Lead Product Designer

The Lead Product Designer is responsible for shaping the user experience and visual identity of products while leading and mentoring a team of designers. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to align design strategies with business goals and advocating for user-centered design principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of product designers, providing guidance, feedback, and professional development opportunities.
• Define site objectives by analyzing user requirements, envisioning system features/interfaces, maximizing functionality, and optimizing user experience.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders to ensure design plans align with user needs and business goals.
• Develop design frameworks and processes to ensure consistency and scalability across products.
• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows, and sitemaps to effectively communicate interaction and design concepts.
• Design high-fidelity UI components and oversee usability testing to refine and improve user experiences.
• Establish and maintain design systems that adhere to brand guidelines, ensuring a cohesive visual identity.
• Stay current with industry trends, UX best practices, and emerging technologies, applying them to enhance design strategies.
• Advocate for user-centered design principles, championing the value of design across the organization.
• Oversee cross-team collaboration to ensure seamless integration of design across product development lifecycles.
• Follow all policies and procedures for the department and Company, including personnel policies and expectations as outlined in the Employee Handbook.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of leading design initiatives and delivering user-centered solutions.
• 2+ years of leadership experience, including mentoring, managing, and scaling design teams.
• Strong ability to bridge strategic vision with practical execution, translating high-level business goals into impactful design solutions.
• Expertise in user research methodologies, usability testing, and data-driven decision-making to enhance product experiences.
• Deep understanding of interaction design principles, design systems, and responsive UI/UX best practices across multiple platforms.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate design challenges and proactively propose solutions.
• Highly detail-oriented and organized, capable of managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, working effectively with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders to drive alignment and execution.
• Excellent communication and storytelling abilities, with the capacity to present and advocate for design decisions at all levels of the organization.
• Passion for staying ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving best practices in UX and product design.

Key Skills

• Experience leading end-to-end design for complex enterprise products, including platforms or systems work.
• Driving clarity in ambiguous problem spaces, aligning cross-functional partners, and delivering elegant solutions to technical and human problems.
• Designing and shipping features powered by AI or data visualization tools.
• Bias for action and iteration.
• Clear, persuasive communication and storytelling skills.
• Mentoring designers, driving best practices, and contributing to design culture.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision benefits available after 30 days of employment.
• Ancillary benefits including legal services, disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and much more!
• 80 hours of PTO, 40 hours of Sick Pay, and 2 Health & Wellness Days.
• Paid holidays.
• 401(k) that can be elected from day 1 of employment!