Senior UX Designer

Summary

Join Esper, a company empowering dynamic policymaking in government, as a Senior UX Designer. Reporting to the VP of Product, you will be the sole designer on the Product and Design team, significantly impacting product development and customer experience. You will be responsible for identifying design problems, conducting user research, designing user interfaces, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and staying current with design trends. This role requires extensive experience in Enterprise SaaS UX design and a strong portfolio. Esper offers a competitive salary, equity, comprehensive benefits, and significant growth opportunities.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in Enterprise SaaS UX design, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design work and process
• Strong design strategy focused on data-heavy SaaS platforms and ecosystems
• Qualitative research experience with customers
• Strong critical and design thinking skills focused on workflow-based products
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and identify/prioritize problems to be tackled based on project needs and timelines
• Understanding of design systems and component-based design
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and working with developers and product managers
• An eye for visual design but a focus on process flow, information architecture, and micro-interactions

Responsibilities

• Identify design problems and create elegant solutions
• Conduct user research to understand user needs, behaviors, and motivations
• Design user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and final designs that effectively communicate design concepts and solutions, while ensuring a consistent user experience across all touchpoints
• Collaborate across design, engineering, and product teams to understand technical and business requirements and ensure the design is feasible
• Work closely with developers to ensure seamless implementation of designs
• Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends, techniques, and best practices
• Collaborate with engineering to create and maintain a design system in a system like Storybook
• Be an expert in creating accessible designs to meet regulatory requirements

Preferred Qualifications

GovTech and/or start-up experience

Benefits

• Being a part of an innovative and collaborative team that will both support and challenge you
• Significant opportunity for growth and ownership and to shape Esper for the long-term
• Competitive salary and equity at a growing early-stage company
• Paid holidays & unlimited PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous parental & sick leave
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Short/Long term disability & life insurance
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Work anniversary equity grants
• Monthly stipend to offset remote work expenses
• Office equipment allowance
• Paid Time Off to participate in volunteer/community events