Product Designer

THE ROLE

Our ideal candidate is a seasoned designer looking to take on significant strategic responsibilities alongside day-to-day design tasks. In this role, reporting to the CEO, you'll be responsible for shaping not only the design of individual features but also our design system and user research program. Usability and overall design quality are two of the things that help set UpCodes apart from competitors, and you'll be a key part of maintaining and extending our advantage.

Our design philosophy revolves around minimalism and simplicity. You will drive these principles forward and evolve them with the current and future product offerings.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead feature UX/UI design with a user-focused, iterative design process

• Establish and run a regular user research program to evaluate and generate ideas

• Solicit and incorporate feedback and critique from across the team

• Own the overall user experience, developing conceptual frameworks and design systems to protect and enhance it

• Conduct user interviews to align the design and functionality as closely as possible with the users' workflows

• Collaborate with Product to integrate data and user feedback into our roadmap

• Collaborate with marketing on the design of our website and other marketing touchpoints

YOU MUST HAVE

• At least 4 years of experience as a UX designer, with at least 2 in early-stage startups

• Experience designing for SaaS

• Self-motivated with good time management; ability to work independently and as part of a team within a structured, fast-paced development process

• Ability to clearly explain design concepts, decisions, and processes to non-designers - you'll be our first hire in the department, and we hope to learn a lot from you!

• Passion for the craft and a curiosity about emerging perspectives, techniques, and tools

• Bias towards action - you are constantly iterating to find out what does and doesn't work

• Previous experience managing a team or mentoring junior colleagues will be a plus