Product Designer

Skimmer

26d • Hybrid

About The Position

Skimmer is looking for a Product Designer to join their team. This role will contribute expertise to help scale their industry-leading platform, focusing on new products and growth areas. The Product Designer will partner closely with product and engineering teams and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver excellent, intuitive, innovative, and impactful digital experiences for customers.

Requirements

• Experience in product design with at least 1 role in design at a SaaS company, having worked on both mobile and web applications.
• Ability to balance user needs with business objectives and technical constraints.
• A strong understanding of visual design principles and demonstration of applying them to web and, ideally, mobile applications.
• An emerging understanding of user research methods, accessibility standards, and mobile design standards.
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, AI tools such as Claude or Paper, and work management tools like Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.
• Ability to contribute to project requirements with light supervision required, ensuring commitments and deadlines are met or exceeded.
• High emotional intelligence (EQ).

Nice To Haves

• AI tools such as Claude or Paper
• work management tools like Jira or Azure DevOps

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity visual designs in accordance with product/user requirements for existing and new experiences.
• Partner with product to conduct and analyze user research, usability testing, and data to inform design decisions alongside product management counterparts.
• Partner with product management and contribute to roadmap initiatives from discovery to delivery, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with business goals and user needs.
• Collaborate with design colleagues to advance existing design patterns and practices for desktop and mobile versions of products.
• Execute user-centered design principles and represent the voice of the user throughout the development of mockups, prototypes, and delivered features.
• Work with other design team members to create and maintain visual and experiential consistency across products and features, contributing to the existing and future design system(s).
• Partner with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of design practices and outputs into day-to-day development processes.
• Communicate design rationale and present solutions to various audiences, including internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops and design sprints to drive alignment, innovation, all while ensuring projects are delivered on time and to a high quality standard.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay + bonus potential
• Generous medical, dental, and vision plans (we pay 100% of your premium and 50% of your dependents’)
• Fantastic culture with a very strong eNPS – we work hard, celebrate wins, and learn as we go to always be improving to benefit our customers.
• Immediate access to 401(k) with company match
• Flexible PTO (MINIMUM of 10 days required every year)
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parent, 6 weeks paid leave for supporting partner
• Remote work friendly
• Comprehensive learning and development budget
• A manager dedicated to your development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed