Product Designer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented and passionate Product Designer to join our dynamic team. As a Product Designer, you will play a critical role in shaping the user experience and interface of our software products. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing, to create engaging and effective designs that meet both user needs and business goals.

The Product Designer will be responsible for designing new features for our industry-leading product. At ProductPlan, we use customer interviews, and analytics to validate our product direction. We are looking for individuals who obsess on delighting our customers and influence our pursuit of creating great software.

This is a hybrid job, working partially in our Denver, CO office and partially remotely. This setup offers the flexibility of working from home for some days and being physically present at the office for others. It can balance the convenience of remote work and the collaborative benefits of in-person interaction.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize new features and designs for our industry-leading roadmap software
• Prototyping: Developing mock-ups and prototypes to test ideas and iterate on designs
• Design development: Creating detailed design specifications and drawings, and ensuring products are functional and aesthetically pleasing
• User research: Conducting user research and gathering feedback from users, business stakeholders, and team members
• Collaboration: Working with cross-functional teams, product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to develop products that drive business value
• Evaluation: Outlining product specifications for review and providing feedback on ways to improve the product
• Work alongside your Engineering lead and Product Manager to achieve goal-oriented outcomes

Required Experience, Education, & Skills: 

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• 3+ years proven experience as a Product Designer, UX/UI Designer, or similar role in a fast paced SaaS environment.

• Strong portfolio showcasing your design process, problem-solving skills, and final products.

• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar.

• Solid understanding of user-centered design principles and practices.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to balance user needs with business goals in design solutions.

• Have a deep understanding of the end-to-end iterative design process – This includes how to develop and use design research, journey mapping, wire-framing, prototyping, user testing, and high-fidelity visuals to achieve solutions that meet our customers needs.

• Knowledge of front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.

About ProductPlan:

ProductPlan was founded in 2013 in Santa Barbara, California, with headquarters now in Denver, Colorado. Originally, we created ProductPlan to liberate people from building roadmaps using cumbersome tools like spreadsheets and slide decks. It's been amazing to watch it grow into what it is today—a system of record for product-led companies, worldwide.

We share 3 core values that are central to everything that we do - hustle, humility and heart and we look for people who are curious, inventive, and work to be a little better every single day. ProductPlanner’s are eligible for a wide range of benefits and perks, including:

• Unlimited PTO
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k options with employer match
• Employer paid Short Term Disability Insurance
• Employer paid Life/AD&D Insurance
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave
• Performance-based incentives