Lead Designer

Summary

Join Vimes, a company building a universal operating system for government welfare, focusing on child protection. They've achieved significant milestones, including launching a nationally adopted child-risk metric and reducing response times. Currently seeking a Lead Designer for an in-person position in NYC or the Bay Area (hybrid or remote considered, but US residency is required). The role involves collaborating closely with a small team to design mobile and web applications, focusing on scalability and user experience. Compensation includes a competitive salary, equity, performance bonuses, relocation assistance, meal stipends, health insurance, and 401k matching.

Requirements

• Extensive UI/UX design experience, plus for those coming from government tech, police tech, social impact, etc
• Strong skills developing detailed mockups on Figma/Adobe Illustrator
• Ability to take a feature from spec to completion (wireframing, UI, data/backend, prototyping/QA, future reworks/iterations)
• Have a startup-y background and love bringing products from concept to reality: the 0 → 1 phase
• Proven ability to design complex systems with clear, simple user interfaces
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly

Responsibilities

• You’ll be working with the team to design our mobile and web app, laying the foundations for a large-scale government and social impact product
• Designing easily-scalable design elements. As we build out our product, you get to make important choices and lay the foundations of our design theme and function
• Solving interesting technical problems. Bring your full creativity to solve any technical challenges along the way
• Collaborate with engineers, executives and other stakeholders to align designs with business goals
• Help out with user research and product management duties as needed

Benefits

• Competitive salary + offers equity
• Performance bonus
• Relocation compensation (if moving to the Bay Area / New York)
• Monthly stipend for meals
• Health insurance + 401K match