Job Summary

Responsibilities

Work cross-functionally with design, product, and engineering in realizing new and improving existing features for Vanilla
Own the design process from research, ideation, prototyping, user testing, and product
Conduct customer interviews and user testing sessions, early in the product development cycle, to validate ideas and design solutions
Help maintain and improve our design system, Aether
Be an advocate for our users and design throughout the company

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a product designer – ideally enterprise SaaS products – with a portfolio of work that demonstrates a proven track record of shipping successful product to users
Attention to detail and an expert in typography, visual design, and HCD principles
Ability to form clear hypotheses around design decisions and lay out a path to validate them
Industry experience in committing to best practices around user experience, web standards, and WCAG/ADA guidelines
Experience in implementing high-level product strategy and vision through design
Experience in turning qualitative and quantitative research into insights
A desire and experience in mentoring junior designers and leveling up their skills and ability
Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience leading design discussions with cross-functional teams and customers