Founding Designer

As a Founding Designer at FleetWorks, you will be responsible for shaping user interactions with our AI-driven platform, conducting user research, and directly influencing product strategy. Your work will help streamline complex workflows, contributing to the overall user experience and enhancing the company's product offerings.

FleetWorks seeks candidates with a minimum of 3 years experience in designing user-centric interfaces for complex software applications. Exceptional portfolios demonstrating outstanding design thinking are also welcomed, making this role open to individuals with unique backgrounds, including startup founders.

Working at FleetWorks as a Founding Designer means being part of a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing the freight brokerage industry. You'll be surrounded by passionate, driven colleagues who care deeply about their work, and you'll face exciting challenges that encourage creativity and collaboration.

Your designs will have a direct impact on how users interact with our platform at FleetWorks, simplifying complex AI-driven workflows and enhancing overall user satisfaction. As a foundational member of the design team, your contributions will help shape the product strategy and culture of the company.

The interview process for the Founding Designer position at FleetWorks includes a 30-minute take-home design challenge, a 1-hour live portfolio review and design exercise, and a paid onsite work trial. Additionally, we may reach out to a couple of references during the evaluation process.

A strong answer should emphasize your user-centric approach, collaboration with teams, and how you incorporate feedback into your designs. Discussing specific methodologies like user research, prototyping, and iterative testing can also showcase your thought process.

Explain your method for assessing project urgency and importance, using tools like project management software or design sprints while maintaining flexibility to adapt to feedback and evolving priorities within the team.

Share a specific challenge and how you addressed it, highlighting your problem-solving skills, adaptability, and willingness to collaborate with diverse teams. Use this opportunity to showcase what you learned from the experience.

Discuss your strategies for continuous learning, whether through online courses, attending design conferences, or participating in design communities. Mention specific resources you find particularly valuable.

Select a project that demonstrates your design thinking ability and talk about how you identified user needs, developed solutions, and received feedback that ultimately improved the user experience.

Emphasize your openness to constructive criticism by providing an example of how you’ve successfully incorporated feedback to improve a project. Show your understanding that feedback is crucial for growth and collaboration.

Mention your proficiency with industry-standard design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe Creative Suite, and explain how you choose the appropriate tools based on specific project requirements and team dynamics.

Describe your approach to aligning design objectives with business outcomes. Highlight how you incorporate stakeholder feedback into your design process and how you measure the success of your designs.

Discuss the importance of user research in informing your design decisions. Share specific techniques you employ, such as surveys, user interviews, or usability testing, to ensure that your designs truly serve user needs.

Express your passion for the logistics and AI space, as well as your excitement about the opportunity to shape a new company's culture and product. Highlight how your values align with FleetWorks' mission and vision.