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The contract for this position is a Full-time contract

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

The suggested salary for this position is $202,500 - $247,500*

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Senior Product Designer job at Submittable

Submittable is a growing social impact platform used by thousands of companies, governments, and philanthropic organizations to manage their social impact programs and maximize their impact.

Submittable has helped big and small organizations worldwide run 134,000 programs and collect nearly 22 million applications to date, and is backed by Accel-KKR, Next Coast Ventures, True Ventures, Next Frontier Capital, StepStone Group and a few other amazing investors.

Submittable is looking for an experienced Senior Product Designer to join our team in Seattle, WA or Missoula, MT. As a Senior Product Designer for Submittable, you will be responsible for owning the end-to-end design process and leading the user experience strategy for your defined product area. With deep expertise in User-Centered Design (UCD), you will be a critical partner to cross-functional peers in navigating ambiguity, complexity, and constraints throughout the product development lifecycle.

You will be part of a team consisting of a product manager, product designer, lead engineer, and staff engineers and will contribute to building products that are powerful yet intuitive with a focus on getting the user to ‘wow’ as quickly as possible.

This is a full time position and reports to the Director of Product.

What You’ll be Doing:

Lead and execute the design process to create best-in-class user experiences in partnership with cross-functional peers
Expertly select UCD methods to drive initiatives forward, knowing which methods are most appropriate and effective in different scenarios
Conduct a variety of research activities (i.e. user interviews, customer surveys, usability tests) to identify product opportunities, aid feature prioritization, and validate the effectiveness of design concepts
Create artifacts such as user flows, storyboards, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes that promote thorough understanding of the solution and the ‘why?’ behind it
Collaborate closely with engineering to understand technical limitations and engineering level of effort for various considered solutions
Work within time constraints, generally estimating and timeboxing for milestones with a focus on rapid iteration
Facilitate workshops or design sprints to address complex opportunities that require divergent thinking
Advocate for and design inclusive, accessible experiences for all users
Influence high-level strategic decisions and product roadmap with both the Product and Executive team
Assist in developing design standards and contribute components, patterns, and documentation to Submittable’s emerging design system
Give and receive design critique to encourage high-quality work and continuously improve Submittable’s design practice

You’ll Be Successful With:

4+ years experience as a Product Designer
Experience with SaaS and associated business models
Strong collaboration skills
Strong command of design software (e.g. Figma)
Fluency in visual and interaction design fundamentals: color, typography, hierarchy, iconography, spacing, and motion
Lead conversations about design decisions with individuals outside of the product organization
Ability to perform design techniques including storyboarding, information architecture, interaction models, user research, and prototyping
Proven experience shipping customer-facing products that provide measurable business value
Experience working in an agile design and development environment

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States, however, we are unable to accommodate scholastic or employment visas at this time.

About Submittable

Submittable is on a mission to empower social good organizations with technology that accelerates their work and scales their impact. We partnered with thousands of organizations, governments, and corporations last year to launch 10,000+ programs, process over 4 million applications, and distribute $2.5 billion in funding and aid. Grow your career at an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company, while having a positive impact on people globally.

Submittable has its headquarters in downtown Missoula, Montana, with a satellite office in Seattle, Washington and remote employees located around the U.S.

We offer highly-competitive benefits for full-time employees, including:

Health insurance, 401K, life insurance, and optional HSA, FSA, and DCA accounts
Flexible hours, including flexible vacations and sick leave, and remote work options
Generous paid parental leave policy for mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents
Discounted fitness memberships, professional development stipends, and book purchase reimbursement
Involvement in community outreach programs for all employees, including company volunteer outings at local nonprofits
Fully-stocked kitchens with complimentary snacks and beverages for all employees

As a product used globally, we're very motivated to hire and support employees who are representative of different and diverse backgrounds and experiences, including but not limited to diversity of ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion, ability, culture, and socioeconomics.

Senior Product Designer

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