Summary
Join Recidiviz as a Product Designer and contribute to our mission of reducing incarceration rates in the US. This full-time, remote position offers a competitive salary of $115,000. You will lead projects from research to implementation, focusing on user-centered design to improve outcomes for justice-involved individuals. The role requires experience in field studies, participatory design, and prototyping. Recidiviz provides excellent benefits, including comprehensive health insurance, flexible time off, parental leave, and a 401(k) match. We are seeking a highly collaborative individual passionate about working with marginalized communities.
Requirements
- Experience with field studies, participatory design, and heuristic evaluations
- Experience planning and leading interviews, group sessions, and synthesis sessions
- Ability to convey research insights and complex concepts to a diversity of audiences in simple terms
- Ability to lead by example, treat partners with respect, and seek constructive feedback
- Comfortable switching between self-directed work and teamwork
- Highly collaborative across functions (engineers, data analysts, etc.)
- Fluent with Figma and other prototyping tools
Responsibilities
- Lead projects from end-to-end, including user research, requirement development, prototyping with engineering, and final implementation
- Become an expert on the productβs users and their journeys in order to advocate and solve for their needs and pain points
- Translate your insights into clear, actionable user-centered solutions that align with the product vision and the goals of the organization
- Build systems, platforms, and tools that lead to meaningful user interactions and scale over time
- Shape the design teamβs operations as the product and organization continue to evolve
Preferred Qualifications
- Involved with or impacted by the criminal justice system
- Passionate about working with marginalized communities and tackling challenges related to poverty and inequity
- A lifelong learner, passionate about experimenting with new research methods and pushing their craft in new ways
- Deeply curious and highly attuned to human behavior and emotion
- Multidisciplinary
Benefits
- 90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible time off, including 20 days of PTO, 3 days of paid volunteering time, and 13 paid holidays
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- 401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match and no vesting period
- Complimentary One Medical membership (depending on location)
- Partnership with Carrot to provide employees with inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits, as well as a small but growing number of hormonal health and gender-affirming care benefits
- Monthly ClassPass credit for personal wellness
- Free mental health support via Talkspace
- Well-located offices in Oakland and Manhattan, with the flexibility to work remotely or go into either office as you choose
- An annual company offsite and other ad-hoc gatherings