Senior Product Designer

Summary

Join Homebound, a construction technology startup, as a Senior Product Designer to build a seamless homebuilding experience. Collaborate with product managers and engineering leads to drive squad objectives and implement an automated homebuilding process. Lead discovery efforts, create UX maps and prototypes, and contribute to the design system. Foster efficient communication across teams and demonstrate empathy for the complexities of architecture, design, and construction. Contribute to the design system's development and maintenance, ensuring consistency and scalability. Homebound is proud to be named one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces of 2023 and offers a chance to build your future with a rapidly scaling company.

Requirements

• 6+ years of design experience
• Profound understanding and application of design thinking methods and principles
• Proficiency in current design tools (like Figma)
• Effective communication skills, able to articulate design work and rationale to peers and cross-functional teams
• Proactive, hard-working, and eager to tackle new challenges
• Self-directed, demonstrating initiative and ownership while collaborating with cross-functional partners and other designers
• Ability to collaborate with non-technical teams, translating operational needs into an optimal platform experience
• Experience designing user-friendly, efficient, and effective complex systems
• Humble, approachable, and receptive to learning and growth opportunities
• Ability to influence stakeholders, provide constructive feedback, and focus on solutions
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality digital products that achieve results
• Ability to evaluate the customer and business impact of design decisions

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers and engineering leads to drive squad objectives and roadmap, ensuring successful strategy implementation
• Lead discovery efforts to make our platform actionable, delivering research findings, UX maps, and prototypes to enhance the user experience
• Contribute as a valuable member of the product design team, participating in design critiques, mentoring others, and developing the design system
• Foster efficient communication across cross-functional squads to ensure seamless integration of work areas within an information hierarchy
• Demonstrate empathy towards the complexity of architecture, design, construction, and procurement, and continuously improve their experience
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of our design system, ensuring consistency and scalability

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with processes in architecture, design, procurement, and construction fields
• Experience working with complex real-time systems involving multiple user roles
• Familiarity with innovative technologies such as machine learning and AI
• Consideration for inclusive design and accessibility, with an understanding of WCAG best practices
• Previous experience working in a startup environment