What is the type of contract for this position?

The contract for this position is a Full-time contract

What's the salary range for the Product Designer position?

The suggested salary for this position is $152,100-$200,000*

Is telecommuting possible for this position?

Yes, telecommuting is possible for this position

Product Designer job at Finite State

Finite State partners with product security teams, the guardians of our connected world, to create transparency for their connected devices and supply chains. Our platform handles connected devices and embedded systems across all industries, including those found in enterprises, healthcare, utilities, connected vehicles, manufacturing facilities, critical infrastructure, and government entities.

We are a fast-growing series-B company with a fully distributed workforce. Led by a team of seasoned experts, we are a mission-driven team passionate about arming our customers with the actionable insights, critical vulnerability data, and remediation guidance necessary to mitigate product risk and protect the connected attack surface. We are committed to a remote first culture.

Role summary

Finite State is looking for a Product Designer. In this role you will take a product, feature, or experience from ideation to production. This includes vision setting, designing solutions, prototyping, bringing along cross-functional teams, overseeing implementation, and collaborating with other designers, researchers, product managers, analysts, and engineers. This role is a mid to senior level position and reports to the Product Design Manager.

You must be based in and authorized to work in the US.

Research shows that women and those in underrepresented groups tend to apply only if they meet 100% of the requirements in a job description. If you think you have what it takes, but don’t check off every box - please still get in touch! We’d love to learn more about your experience and what motivates you to see if you’d be a great fit.

As a Product Designer, you will:

Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams, internal users, and business stakeholders to understand customer needs and problems, strategize, and build solutions
Set design requirements based on information from internal teams and user research
Research and map out internal and external customer needs with all possible paths a user would take
Follow an iterative design process by incorporating feedback, launching quickly, and testing hypotheses in an agile environment
Prepare wireframes, user and process flows and other artifacts to efficiently and effectively communicate design ideas to a cross-functional team
Stay up to date on current industry trends and market conditions
Coordinate with other design team members to ensure consistent and accurate communication
Work with key stakeholders to improve products based on success metrics and changing customer and market needs
Present product design ideas to cross-functional teams and senior leadership
Uphold our core values of transparency, results, accountability, customer dedication, and courage
Champion our mission to protect our connected world

What we’re looking for:

2+ years of designing enterprise applications (ideally B2B software products for technical users)
Proven experience in all phases of the design process including user research, copywriting, wireframing, prototyping, visual design, interaction design, and usability testing
An intuitive eye for customer needs beyond the obvious
Ability to communicate clearly and work collaboratively and iteratively with both fellow designers and PMs, Engineers, and other stakeholders
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, iterative environment as we are developing a new solution for the market
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to collect and interpret both qualitative and quantitative feedback
A well-rounded portfolio of client work, demonstrating a strong understanding of client objectives
Passion for design; not satisfied with the status quo and always thinking of ways to improve
Creative problem-solving skills and product thinking experience
Dynamic, creative personality, effective at engaging and influencing a variety of audiences
Recommend new tools and technologies by staying abreast of the latest trends and techniques

It’s a plus if you also have:

BS/MS degree in Design/Human-Computer Interaction or equivalent
Experience designing in Figma
Front-end development experience, particularly in React.js
Experience being part of a hyper-growth startup
Experience helping bring a new product to market
Experience working in a continuous delivery model.
Demonstrated understanding of the cyber security market, specifically in network security analytics, product security, vulnerability discovery and management, application security, and IoT security.

Success path

In 30 days you will: have gained an understanding of the product, our users, our industry, our business goals and objectives, and are ready to start contributing.
In 60 days you will: start to take on some smaller tasks of your own and contribute to the Design team. You will work closely with other Designers to iterate on designs and provide constructive feedback to ensure we’re setting Engineering up for success and designing features that truly impact our users and solve the problems they’re facing.
In 90 days you will: start taking on some larger projects on your own and contributing to our Design process, vision, and Product goals.

What’s in it for you

Competitive salary with stock option grant
Fully covered medical, dental, vision
401(k)
Unlimited PTO & outstanding parental leave
WFH stipend
Weekly team activities because we believe having fun is just as important as working hard
In a post-pandemic world, team buildings/retreats twice a year
Short and long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
Optional (self-funded) benefits: pet insurance, legal assistance, home, auto & renter’s insurance
Employee Assistance Program

About Us

Built on two decades of cybersecurity experience, our team of experts understands the hidden risks in today’s enterprise networks, where IoT vulnerabilities are quickly becoming the entry point of choice for cyber attacks.

We have a sense of duty to protect the critical infrastructure we rely on including medical devices, power grids and telecommunication networks. We were founded in 2017 in Columbus, Ohio.

Finite State has a transparent, collaborative and supportive culture - we are looking for people who have a growth mindset, are curious and innovative, and drive results. Our team is smart, but humble, hard working with lots of fun sprinkled in. Above all, our team is driven by our noble mission and we hold ourselves accountable to delivering to our customers every single day.

The Finite State platform brings visibility and control to the supply chains that create connected devices and embedded systems—all in a simple to use platform and at the scale manufacturers need to keep device production on time and on budget. After unpacking and analyzing every file, configuration, and setting in a firmware build, the platform generates a complete bill of materials for software components, identifies known and 0-day vulnerabilities, shows a contextual risk score, and provides actionable insights that product teams can use to secure their software

We are proud to be an Equal Employer Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Finite State is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

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