Senior Product Designer II, PaaS

Design intuitive and cohesive user experiences while collaborating with Product Managers and Engineers. Lead projects that drive significant value for customers and the business.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead Innovation: Design intuitive and cohesive user experiences that are engaging, straightforward, and secure. Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to create impactful interactions that exceed user expectations
• Empower Users: Focus on human-centered design principles to enhance user capabilities and respect their needs, driving satisfaction and aligning with strategic goals
• Drive DO Simple: Transform complexity into clarity, ensuring interactions are intuitive and user-friendly. Optimize essential processes for seamless user experiences
• Ensure Relevance: Create contextually relevant experiences for users of varying technical proficiency, addressing the evolving needs of developers and their teams
• Foster Enjoyment: Make development delightful by creating engaging and enjoyable experiences, encouraging continuous innovation and positivity across the team
• Move DO Fast: Embrace the DO Fast philosophy to rapidly develop and implement designs, ensuring quick, efficient, and user-friendly experiences
• Identify and Act Quickly: Move rapidly from opportunity to concept to design, creating multiple options to maintain momentum
• Deliver Impact: Lead and contribute to projects that drive significant value for customers and the business
• Design End-to-End User Flows: Create complete experiences that address current and future user needs and pain points
• Core Team Member: Influence product strategy and execution as part of the product team with Product Managers and Engineers
• Communicate Clearly: Articulate and exhibit design perspectives and solutions to complex problems
• Enhance System Integration: Improve design contributions by leveraging system-wide dependencies and technical specifics
• Collaborate Technically: Work with engineering to resolve front-end issues and enhance product quality
• Champion Collaboration: Unify and enhance the customer experience by working closely with designers and product teams, fostering a team-oriented environment
• Monitor Progress: Track team progress, document challenges, and share proactive solutions
• Lead Cross-Functional Projects: Contribute to significant projects across the company to achieve strategic objectives
• Engage Company-Wide: Participate in company-wide events like Shark-A-Hack, showcasing skills and contributing to innovative projects
• Drive KPI Improvements: Hypothesize how design can impact key performance indicators and solve product challenges. Monitor the impact of your design work on key business metrics
• Advance Design Practices: Implement best practices and introduce industry-leading tools and methods to your design team and broader DigitalOcean design community
• Foster Relationships: Maintain strong cross-functional relationships to ensure seamless collaboration

Requirements

• Future-Focused: Shape the future of design at DigitalOcean with a deep understanding of modern processes and operational models
• Experienced and Versatile: Bring relevant experience from similar businesses and work on both broadly defined concepts and narrowly defined, tactical deliverables
• Dynamic and Engaged: Thrive on engaging with a wide range of projects across the DigitalOcean ecosystem
• T-Shaped Skills: Expertise in various design disciplines, including visual design, development, research, usability testing, and content strategy
• Effective Communicator and Team Player: Excel in verbal and written communication, work well within a team, combining opinionated perspectives with humility
• Accessibility Advocate and User-Centric: Prioritize accessible design and understand the needs of both technical and non-technical users
• Organized and Self-Motivated: Maintain highly developed organizational skills and take full responsibility for your work, knowing when to seek guidance
• Lifelong Learner and Tech-Savvy: Stay updated with the latest in design systems, continuously pursue learning, and have a keen interest in technical products and their design challenges
• Stakeholder Savvy and Adaptable: Gain buy-in from multiple stakeholders, keep them informed about impactful changes, and adjust strategies and roles as needed to meet business demands

Key Skills

• Visual design
• Development
• Research
• Usability testing
• Content strategy
• Verbal and written communication
• Teamwork
• Accessible design
• Technical products and design challenges
• Stakeholder management
• Adaptability

Benefits

• Salary range between $111,100 - $138,900 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills
• Bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance
• Equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
• Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support continued growth and development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Local Employee Meetups
• Flexible time off policy