Staff / Principal Product Designer

Lead design strategy across multiple business units and help set the vision for the overall user experience. Build new products and iterate on existing ones while managing executive stakeholders across various departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design strategy across multiple business units
• Help set the vision for our overall user experience
• Build new products and iterate on existing ones
• Balance smaller projects with big bets that level up the overall product
• Manage executive stakeholders across engineering, product, marketing, and more
• Drive improvements to the product development process with cross-functional partners

Requirements

• At least 7 years of Product Design experience
• At least 2 years at a venture-funded, private startup required
• The majority of your experience is in-house working on direct-to-consumer products
• You've worked in a high-velocity, experiment-driven environment
• An understanding of when to use the design process and when to shortcut it
• Your process has predictably excellent output
• You can clearly articulate the reasoning behind your design decisions
• Your work demonstrates intentionality and rigorous thinking
• Demonstrated ability to measure the impact of your work and its impact on the business
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates your ability to move quickly while producing high-quality work

Key Skills

• Product design
• UX design
• Design process
• User research
• User experience design
• Design systems
• Figma
• High-velocity environment
• Experiment-driven environment
• Design leadership
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Stakeholder management
• Portfolio development
• Design thinking
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Leadership
• Mentorship

Benefits

• US national base salary range for this full-time position is $126,000 - $224,000
• A 401(k) match plus dental, medical, vision, and life insurance
• Flexible vacation day policy
• Equity: get ahead on the ground floor and grow with Ethos