Staff Product Designer (Remote, San Francisco) - job 3 of 3

As a Staff Product Designer at Jobgether, you'll lead the design strategy across various product areas, address systemic UX challenges, and collaborate with leadership to align user-centered design with business goals. Your role will involve executing end-to-end product design processes, advancing the design system, and facilitating workshops to elevate product quality.

To apply for the Staff Product Designer role at Jobgether, you should have at least 8 years of experience in designing digital products, particularly in B2B or enterprise applications. You need a proven track record of leading initiatives that have influenced product vision, as well as strong systems thinking skills and excellent communication capabilities.

At Jobgether, the design process for the Staff Product Designer involves collaborating closely with engineering and product teams throughout the development process. You’ll translate complex requirements into clear specifications while ensuring that user needs are prioritized and integrated with business objectives. This collaborative approach results in impactful and user-friendly products.

The salary range for the Staff Product Designer role at Jobgether is competitive, ranging from $190,000 to $210,000 depending on your experience and location. In addition to a strong base salary, the position offers equity awards and various opportunities for career advancement.

As a Staff Product Designer at Jobgether, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, a wellness reimbursement program, and a flexible vacation policy. You'll also benefit from generous parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers.

In your response, outline your approach to user research, ideation, prototyping, and user testing. Mention how you incorporate feedback to iterate on designs and how you ensure collaboration with technical teams to maintain design integrity during implementation.

Discuss your methods for identifying and prioritizing user needs while also staying aligned with business objectives. Highlight any experiences where you successfully negotiated between conflicting priorities and achieved a beneficial outcome for the user and the company.

Provide specific examples of design systems you've contributed to or created. Explain how these systems improved efficiency or design consistency across products and the impact they had on team collaboration.

Share your leadership style and how you facilitate collaboration, inspiration, and communication within your design team. Discuss any frameworks or strategies you use to guide your team towards achieving shared goals.

Choose a project where your design work had a measurable impact on the product's direction. Discuss how you identified a problem, your design solutions, and the outcomes of implementing your designs.

Talk about your methods for gathering user feedback, conducting usability tests, and integrating user insights throughout the design process. Emphasize your commitment to advocating for the user in all design decisions.

Mention the various design tools you are proficient in, such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD. Describe how you use these tools for collaboration, feedback gathering, and creating prototypes that accurately showcase design intentions.

Share your methods for continuous learning, such as following industry blogs, participating in design communities, or attending conferences. Discuss why staying informed is vital for a Staff Product Designer.

Describe techniques you employ, such as brainstorming sessions, design sprints, or collaborative sketching. Highlight how these workshops foster creativity and help clarify project goals.

Share your motivation for joining Jobgether, discussing your alignment with the company's mission and values. Highlight what excites you about the opportunity to contribute to innovative solutions in the legal and business industries.