What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Designer position at Weekday AI (YC W21)?
This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Min Experience: 5 years
Location: Bay Area
JobType: full-time
We are seeking a highly skilled Product Designer with a strong design sensibility and a passion for creating exceptional user experiences. In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping our products from concept to launch, working closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver intuitive, engaging, and impactful designs. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your ideas directly influence the product and customer experience.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
As a Product Designer on our team, you will have the opportunity to shape products that impact thousands of users, experiment with innovative design solutions, and grow in a collaborative, creative environment. We value curiosity, creativity, and a relentless focus on improving user experiences, and we provide an environment where your design expertise will make a real difference.
Min Experience: 5 years
Location: Bay Area
JobType: full-time
We are seeking a highly skilled Product Designer with a strong design sensibility and a passion for creating exceptional user experiences. In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping our products from concept to launch, working closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver intuitive, engaging, and impactful designs. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your ideas directly influence the product and customer experience.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end design of digital products, from concept development, wireframing, and prototyping to final visual design.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user needs, define product requirements, and translate them into user-centered designs.
- Conduct user research, usability testing, and feedback sessions to inform design decisions and iterate solutions.
- Create high-fidelity visual designs, interactive prototypes, and design specifications that clearly communicate design intent to engineers.
- Maintain and evolve the product's design system, ensuring consistency across platforms and touchpoints.
- Balance business objectives, technical constraints, and user needs to deliver elegant and practical solutions.
- Advocate for the user at every stage of the product development lifecycle and work to continually improve usability and accessibility.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging design trends, tools, and best practices to continuously elevate the quality of our products.
- 5-9 years of experience as a Product Designer, UX/UI Designer, or similar role in a digital product environment.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in UX/UI design, interaction design, visual design, and product thinking.
- Proficient in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar.
- Deep understanding of user-centered design principles, design systems, and responsive design.
- Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and translating insights into actionable design solutions.
- Strong visual design skills with attention to detail, typography, color, and layout.
- Ability to think strategically while executing meticulously on design details.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and rationale.
- Familiarity with Agile development processes and working closely with engineering teams is preferred.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards, inclusive design principles, and designing for multiple platforms is a plus.
As a Product Designer on our team, you will have the opportunity to shape products that impact thousands of users, experiment with innovative design solutions, and grow in a collaborative, creative environment. We value curiosity, creativity, and a relentless focus on improving user experiences, and we provide an environment where your design expertise will make a real difference.