Product Designer II

Summary

Join Axon and contribute to our mission of protecting life. As a UX Designer, you will work remotely, collaborating with teams across multiple product areas. You'll lead and contribute to medium-sized projects, conducting user research, and designing innovative experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, present findings to stakeholders, and contribute to UX guidelines. This role requires a Bachelor's degree and 2-5 years of UX/Product Design experience, proficiency in Figma, and strong communication skills. Axon offers competitive salaries, benefits including paid time off, parental leave, and various wellness programs.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree and 2-5 years of experience in UX/Product Design, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Problem Solver: Proactively identifies user angsts and uncovers opportunities for improvement, even outside assigned areas. Anticipates user challenges and designs solutions with measurable impact
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and other design tools for wireframing and prototyping
• Solid comprehension of user scenarios, industry trends, and product usability best practices
• Impressive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale and influence stakeholders
• Comfort navigating medium levels of ambiguity and adapting to evolving project needs
• Affinity for designing impactful, user-centered experiences in a dynamic, collaborative environment
• Experience with interacting with customers and users to gather insights and feedback
• You have a portfolio showing both design and research work available for review

Responsibilities

• Execute End-to-End Design Process: Lead and contribute to medium-sized projects across multiple product areas and teams within our Records product. Follow an end-to-end design process including research and discovery through prototyping, final implementation and tracking usage metrics
• Collaborate with our UX researchers to conduct studies to deeply understand our users, their needs, motivations, and contexts
• Incorporate insights and deep knowledge of our users to define and build a grounded and innovative experience vision alongside product management and engineering partners
• Apply principles of humane and human-centered design across the product development cycle to design, evaluate, and iterate on product concepts from inception to execution
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, and Research to define scope, prioritize features, and deliver experiences that balance user needs and business goals
• Communicate Effectively. Present and communicate research findings, prototypes, design directions and rationale to stakeholders such as peers, cross-functional partners, senior leaders, and external customers to build alignment and support
• Contribute to product-level UX guidelines and best practices to ensure consistency and scalability across the Axon ecosystem
• Educate teams on UX standards, accessibility, and best practices, advocating for user-centric solutions
• Handle complex projects with medium levels of ambiguity, proactively seeking solutions and spearheading clarity

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with in critical systems, complex collaborative work, law enforcement, and/or public safety is considered a big plus

Benefits

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices