Senior Product Designer

- Mid Level

San Francisco, CA

About the position

As the #4 design hire, you will play a pivotal role in driving the next phase of product features to scale Fieldguide into a global platform for all Audit and Advisory needs. You will be instrumental in evolving our design process, taking ownership of entire projects, and contributing to the growth of a diverse team that prioritizes our users' voices and delivers outstanding experiences consistently. This position is ideal for an individual contributor who possesses a genuine desire to learn from the best, advocate for our users' needs, work at a fast pace, and make decisive decisions. You will lead the charge within one of our core teams to optimize the day-to-day operations for audit teams, managers, and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and user experience for significant parts of our core product, contributing to the design process from prioritization through launch
• Embrace a culture of learning and growth, welcoming candid feedback and providing constructive input
• Demonstrate exceptional visual UI skills, rapidly ideating and producing design concepts, creating prototypes, and leveraging user feedback/data to drive improvements
• Advocate for the user's voice through various means such as research, analytics, or other tools, ensuring that decisions are backed by insights and thorough research
• Comfortably engage with customers in meetings to gather feedback and insights, leveraging research findings to inform design decisions and enhance the user experience
• Collaborate with the design team to refine our long-term product vision, design systems, brand guidelines, and internal design collaboration process
• Exhibit creative thinking and strategic execution, partnering with product and engineering teams to drive innovation forward
• Engage in daily team rituals such as design critiques, story creation, and weekly stand-ups
• Assist in hiring efforts to expand the design team and bring diverse perspectives to our design process

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of tech/startup or digital product agency experience, or equivalent
• Experience with end-to-end (hybrid UX and UI) product design for products with heavy workflows and complex data
• Extraordinary visual design skills and strong understanding of UX principles
• Experience leading customer research sessions, aggregating insights, and communicating findings to product managers, engineers, and executives
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively articulate and defend design decisions while navigating complex product and policy considerations

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with tools including but not limited to Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Framer, Shortcut, FullStory, Slack, Google Apps, Chrome Console
• Experience working on products in both B2B and B2C companies
• A strong understanding of software engineering workflows and principles is encouraged

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages with meaningful ownership
• Unlimited PTO
• Wellness benefits, including a bundle of free therapy sessions
• 401k
• Technology & Work from Home reimbursement
• Flexible work schedules