Remote Senior Product Designer, User

Summary

Join Niche as a Senior Product Designer to define product problems and opportunities, conduct user research, and create cohesive user experiences for millions of users. As a key member of the Design team, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform findings into impactful solutions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a UX Designer, UI Designer, Product Designer, or similar role
• BA in Graphic Design, Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Media or related creative field
• Strong awareness of user interface, accessibility, and interaction design best practices
• Comfortable owning and breaking down ambiguous discovery and research problems—conducting, analyzing, and synthesizing user research, workflows, and user testing
• Experience with discovery process—conducting, analyzing, and synthesizing user research and user testing
• Experience in UI/UX design for consumer-based web products, mobile applications (Web, iOS, & Android), or SaaS products
• Ability to generate multiple design solutions, evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, and incorporate team feedback to improve upon selected designs
• Superior eye for visual aesthetics, layout, general design principles, and attention to detail
• Advanced proficiency with Figma, FigJam, and other standard design tools

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Product, Research, Engineering, and other Design Team members to apply a human-centered design approach and visualize the future of Niche
• Lead design thinking strategy on cross-functional product teams, handling complex and business-critical projects
• Partner with Product and Research to conduct user interviews and user testing, determine common pain points, define the problems and opportunities, product improvements, and priorities
• Conduct research independently to inform design decisions and validate potential product changes. Socializes those learnings with the rest of product design to enhance everyone's understanding of our products and users
• Design flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes and high-fidelity mock-ups, utilizing existing patterns and components
• Contribute to the design systems and tools used by the Design team, redefining the bounds of convention when necessary, and raising the bar as a model for others to follow
• Excellent written and verbal communicator. Storyteller. Showcase your vision and rationale behind design decisions to stakeholders and your team
• Communicates complex ideas, goals, and problems in a way that is accessible even to those unfamiliar with the project. Presents ideas and arguments logically and concisely
• Contribute to a collaborative culture by asking for and offering feedback from other product designers and cross-functional teammates and be an active leader on the Design Team as a source of support and knowledge
• Can shift gears easily and cope with change
• Enjoys working hard. Is action- and solution-oriented. Proactively seek out additional data, context, and knowledge to find the best solution and work through complexity to maintain momentum

Benefits

• Our national target base salary range is $104,000-$130,000, plus participation in our Annual Bonus and Stock Option Program
• Best-in-class 100% paid employee health plan, including vision and dental and supplemental coverage
• Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
• Stipend that allows you to build your work from home office in a style and function that suits your personal preferences
• Parental leave for all employees (12 weeks fully paid) in addition to short term disability for birthing parents
• Meaningful 401(k) with employer match