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"Design is where science and art break even."
— Robin Mathew
Principal Product Designer
Ottimate • United States of America 🇺🇸
Lead and execute large-scale design initiatives, including the creation of a company-wide design system. Champion a user-centric culture and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional user experiences.
Responsibilities
- Design Leadership and Systems Thinking: Lead and execute large-scale design initiatives, including the creation and implementation of a company-wide design system and a redesign of our platform's look and feel
- User Research & Strategy: Plan and conduct comprehensive user research (interviews, surveys, usability testing) to deeply understand user needs and inform product strategy. Translate these insights into a multi-year design plan
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with engineering, product management, and other stakeholders to deliver exceptional user experiences. Provide clear specifications and high-fidelity prototypes, acting with a bias for action to get things done efficiently
- Design Advocacy: Champion a strong design culture within the organization, influencing our product development process and advocating for the user at every stage
- Mentorship: Guide and mentor other designers, helping to elevate the overall quality of design across the company
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in product design, with a portfolio demonstrating your work on complex B2B or SaaS applications
- Proven experience leading major design projects, such as building a design system from the ground up or executing a significant product redesign
- Strong expertise in user research methodologies and a track record of using research to drive strategic design decisions
- Exceptional collaboration skills with a proven ability to work closely with engineering teams in an agile, and remote environment
- Experience in the accounts payable, procure-to-pay, or FinTech space is a significant plus
- Executive-level communication skills and the ability to inspire teams
- Comfortable working with a globally distributed team across multiple geographies
Key Skills
- User research methodologies
- Strategic design decisions
- Collaboration with engineering teams
- Agile and remote environment
- Experience in accounts payable, procure-to-pay, or FinTech space
- Executive-level communication skills
- Mentorship
Benefits
- Salary range: $160k/ USD per year + 10% variable
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and other company-subsidized benefits for you and your family
- Employer-sponsored 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off (and the encouragement to use it)
- Annual company retreats
- Promote-from-within philosophy
About Ottimate
Ottimate (formerly Plate IQ) is the leading AP automation AI. Ottimate is AP automation AI that provides a smarter way for AP managers, approvers, controllers, and CFOs to work through the entire invoice lifecycle. With mature deep learning capabilities, Ottimate gets to know your business and AP process down to the line-item, supporting a custom approval and payment workflow. Ottimate not only eliminates over 90% of the manual accounting process but also provides insights into invoices and spend, helping finance professionals uncover opportunities for growth. This means more strategic business decisions for CFOs and a better day-to-day for the entire team. Don’t Just Automate AP. Ottimate It.
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