Product Designer

Planet DDS is a leading provider of a platform of cloud-based solutions that empowers growth-minded dental businesses. Now serving over 13,000 practices and 118,000 customers in North America, Planet DDS delivers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including Denticon Practice Management, Cloud 9 Ortho Practice Management, and Apteryx Cloud Imaging. Planet DDS is dedicated to enabling dental support organizations (DSOs) and groups to grow and thrive with technology that delivers seamless integrations, improved workflows, and future-proof scalability.

Design the future of Dental Software. Planet DDS is transforming dental practices through cloud-based innovation. We're seeking a Product Designer to help drive intuitive, elegant user experiences across our suite of SaaS products, including Denticon, Cloud9, and Apteryx.

This role is ideal for a mid level designer who thrives in cross-functional collaboration, communicates clearly with stakeholders, and builds beautifully crafted workflows with Figma at the center of their toolkit. Whether you're stepping into a senior role—or ready to grow into one—this is a rare opportunity to leave your fingerprints on a platform used by thousands of dental professionals every day.

• This position is hybrid in our Irvine, CA office.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers and developers to design intuitive workflows from problem definition through polished UI.
• Build and refine prototypes in Figma, using design system components to deliver consistent, high-quality work.
• Help define our design process and improve cross-team collaboration.
• Conduct or participate in usability testing, research, and synthesis to understand real user pain points.
• Present and explain your work to stakeholders in ways that build confidence and alignment.
• Contribute to the evolution of our design system, component libraries, and visual language.
  
  

Job Duties

• Thinks strategically: You connect design to business outcomes and help teams stay focused on user goals.
• Educates and influences: You enjoy explaining the “why” behind design and helping stakeholders appreciate its value.
• Collaborates deeply: You thrive in fast-paced, agile environments and see PMs/devs as design partners, not handoff recipients.
• Presents confidently: You can walk executives or customers through a clickable prototype and clearly communicate your thinking.
• Delivers excellence in Figma: You prototype with precision, organize your work for others, and build within component systems.
  
  

Skills & Qualifications

• 2-4 years of product design experience, ideally in SaaS or complex software environments.
• A portfolio that shows process, systems thinking, and attention to detail.
• Strong grasp of UX patterns, accessibility best practices, and responsive UI design.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience with B2B or multi-tenant SaaS platforms
• Familiarity with component-based front-end development (React, Storybook, etc.)
• Background in user research or behavioral psychology
• Experience with AI-enhanced design workflows or prototyping tools
  
  

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Telehealth
• 401(k) and 401(k) match
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• FTO or Vacation
• Sick Time
• Employee Well-Being program
• 11 paid holidays
• Volunteer Time Off
• Employee Referral program
• Additional perk and voluntary benefit programs
  
  

Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is also eligible for variable pay as part of the total compensation package.

Planet Dds Core Ideology

To encourage measurable progress toward our vision and make the best decisions on behalf of employees and customers, we adopted a set of common values:

• Collaborative – Working independently and across teams, we create scalable solutions to enable company growth
• Empathetic – We are educated on the experience of our customers and feel vested in their success
• Accountable – We feel ownership for the quality of our work and take pride in the positive outcomes
• Trustworthy – We operate with integrity and honest, making promises we know that we can keep
• Ambitious – We are driven by our ability to make a long-term, positive impact on the lives of dental market leaders
  
  

An Equal Opportunity Employer – Including Disability/Veterans