Job DescriptionThe Senior Product Designer I is part of a highly visible agile product development team, owning the design lifecycle for a defined product area of the Ignition platform. Partnering with product management and engineering, they translate defined problems into well-specified design solutions and carry them through production. This role operates with some autonomy and is expected to lead reviews, resolve blockers, work collaboratively and escalate issues as-needed. This is a full-time role with remote, hybrid, and onsite opportunities available.
Responsibilities- Owning the design lifecycle for your product area: research, grooming, validation, and iteration
- Independently producing and communicating high-quality, production-ready work with strong autonomy, without sacrificing quality or delivery speed
- Consistently considering the holistic user experience and all potential states (errors, successes, dead-ends)
- Applying Inductive Automation's design systems, identifying gaps, and proposing additions or improvements
- Contributing to medium-to-large features that cross team or department boundaries, negotiating scope and technical tradeoffs with engineering and product partners
- Sharing work early, leading reviews of your own work with clarity, and giving specific, actionable feedback on peer's work
- Escalating problems when definitions are unclear, and driving forward when they are merely incomplete
- Picking up unowned or undesirable work, and improving shared tools and processes for the whole team
- Contributing perspective on design direction in your area, and flagging decisions that conflict with broader product goals
- Staying current on design tools and paradigms, and sharing what is actually useful with the team
- Mentoring junior designers through direct feedback and pairing, and contributing to hiring when asked
Requirements- 3-5 years of experience as a professional product designer with a portfolio demonstrating shipped, production work, including your role in research, iteration, and final outcomes
- Experience designing complex, stateful software end-to-end, with strong autonomy and without sacrificing quality or delivery speed
- Excellent communication skills, including leading design reviews and cross-functional sessions, presenting complex decisions accessibly, and giving direct, useful feedback
- Confidence to drive solution definition when requirements are incomplete, with the judgment to escalate when they are too ambiguous to proceed
- High proficiency in at least one technical area, such as data visualization, complex workflows, or accessibility
- Proficient in Figma, including building and maintaining design systems, and managing complex components across multiple projects
- Ability to quickly prototype design ideas through mockups, interactive prototypes and wireframes
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with engineering and other stakeholders on multi-person or cross-team projects, including negotiating scope and technical tradeoffs
Preferred but not required:- Bachelor's degree in Design, or related field
- Experience independently planning and conducting user research, and turning findings into design decisions
- Actively experimenting with generative AI in your design practice, with concrete examples of What is and is not working to improve your process or output
Benefits and Perks- 100% Employee Covered Health Care: Don't pay a dime for your medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid Time Off: Receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
- 401k with Match: Save for the future with our company-matching 401k program
- World-Class Headquarters: While on-site, enjoy complimentary snacks and beverages, then challenge a friend to a game of pool, table tennis, shuffleboard, or foosball
- Adjacent Nature Reserve: On-site employees enjoy breathtaking views and adventures that energize and inspire
Additional InformationAt this time, we are unable to offer employment for individuals located outside of the United States and/or those who require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status). We know you've got a lot of options when seeking an employer where your skills and talents will shine, so we really appreciate that you considered us.
