Lead Product Designer

About Rolla

At Rolla, we believe everyone can take their first step toward a healthier, more active lifestyle - and we’re here to help them do it. If you’re ready to make your first step towards joining our mission, we’d love for you to apply and become part of our design team.

Our team is reimagining how health and fitness can be experienced. We’re committed to infusing design into every aspect of our product to elevate our users to new levels of personal achievement. As we strive to help others, we are constantly looking to level up ourselves. At Rolla, design is deeply integrated within the product team and plays a crucial role in the planning and development of new features.

That’s why we’re searching for an experienced Lead Product Designer with exceptional skills in design, communication, people management, and organization.

About the Role

As Lead Product Designer, you will guide and manage our design team, setting the overall direction for product design. You will ensure that our products and features are user-centric, intuitive, and of the highest quality.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with your counterparts in engineering, data science, marketing, business, and other teams to define strategy, operations, and communication that will help us build an exceptional product and exceptional design team.

Core Values

• Leadership - You’ll inspire and guide a talented team of designers by setting a strong vision and leading by example. You won’t just manage - you’ll mentor and empower your team to succeed

• Empathy - Understanding our users is at the heart of our design. As a leader, you’ll champion empathy by considering both emotional and practical experiences of our users and your team

• Collaboration - Great design is a team effort. You’ll foster a collaborative environment where diverse perspectives are valued and cross-functional teamwork drives innovation

• Communication - Clear communication is key to translating ideas into actionable results. You’ll ensure alignment across teams by effectively articulating design concepts and decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Proactivity - In this role, you won't just react to problems - you'll anticipate them. We're looking for someone who takes initiative, proposes solutions, and stays ahead of design and industry trends

• Problem Solving - You’ll identify issues, analyze data, and propose innovative solutions that enhance the user experience

Responsibilities

• Business Awareness - At the beginning, one of your most important projects will be to understand Rolla’s mission, values, and audience to ensure that you can conduct design decisions that align with the company’s goals

• Design Strategy - Lead the design vision and long-term strategy, ensuring consistency and alignment with both user needs and business objectives. Establish design principles and guidelines for a cohesive product experience

• Team Leadership & Development - Build, guide, and mentor a high-performing design team. You’ll oversee team growth, performance, resource allocation, and foster a culture of excellence

• User Research - Conduct and lead user research, leveraging insights to drive user-centered design solutions. Transform user feedback into actionable improvements, including wireframes and prototypes. ** At Rolla, we have easy access to a diverse range of users across various personas and demographics. We’re looking for someone who can leverage this wealth of insights to our advantage*

• Product Design - Drive the creation of user-centered design solutions, from wireframes to visual designs, ensuring a seamless experience across all touchpoints. Lead your team in defining intuitive user flows, interactions, and UI specifications

• Design System - Establish and manage a scalable design system to ensure consistency across all products. Evolve UI components, patterns, and guidelines to maintain a cohesive visual experience

• Cross-Team Collaboration - Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to define requirements and prioritize features. You should have experience with agile methodologies and working within cross-functional teams

• Thought Leadership - Act as a thought leader for design, both internally and externally, representing the product design team at meetings, conferences, and industry events

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in product design, with 2+ years in a leadership capacity

• Experience guiding diverse design teams and delivering user-centric design processes

• Proven track record of building and shipping applications or software across various platforms

• Experience working on large-scale, complex projects and delivering products from concept to launch

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate design goals and strategies to stakeholders and team members

• Comfort and enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced, startup environment

What we offer

• 20 days of Paid Time Off
• 5 bonus days of Paid Time Off if you’re non smoker
• Receive Employee Stock Options on top of your monthly salary
• Paid education program for personal development
• Well-being program where we offer knowledge to build resilience and cultivate wellness
• Collect points by actively using the Rolla Platform and exchange them for shorter work hours. Up to 2 hours per day
• Competitive salary