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Staff Product Designer

Backlight 🇺🇸 Stockholm, New York, United States

Full-time Staff

Own the strategic direction and product architecture for the core platform, translating complex business logic into scalable design frameworks. Partner with leadership to shape roadmaps and mentor senior designers to elevate overall design practices.

Responsibilities

  • Own the strategic direction and product architecture for the core platform, translating complex business logic into scalable design frameworks. Partner with leadership to shape roadmaps and mentor senior designers to elevate overall design practices.

Requirements

  • Requires a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end ownership of complex B2B SaaS platforms and 2-3+ years of experience at the Staff level. Must be expert in Figma and capable of defending design decisions to leadership in ambiguous environments.

Key Skills

Product design Strategic design direction Design systems B2B SaaS platform design Figma User research Wireframing Prototyping Interaction design Information architecture Cross‑functional collaboration Leadership and mentorship Design critique Stakeholder management Visual communication Design documentation Agile / Scrum methodology Problem solving Critical thinking Data‑driven design Usability testing Business logic translation Roadmap planning Presentation skills Creative direction User‑centered design Design ops

About Backlight

Backlight replaces broken media workflows with simple, AI-powered products designed to make teams faster and businesses stronger.
Through our integrated suite of solutions, including Iconik, Wildmoka, Ftrack, Cinesync, Celtx, and Zype, we empower creative and production teams to focus on what matters most: crafting compelling stories that drive impact. For more information visit backlight.co.

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