The Senior Product Designer will play a key role in shaping the design direction at Roo, a mission-driven company empowering animal healthcare professionals. This individual will own design within a product squad, drive user experience improvements across web and mobile platforms, and contribute to the company’s design system while collaborating closely with Product Managers and Engineers.
What You'll Do
- Drive product growth by designing and delivering new features and enhancements across the website, responsive web app, and mobile app.
- Act as a strategic design lead within a squad, shaping the overall product vision in partnership with Product Managers and Engineers.
- Create and help govern design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across the product.
- Define and frame design challenges that span multiple squads, ensuring alignment with broader product strategy and business goals.
- Measure the impact of design decisions through research and data analysis, iterating as needed to enhance user experience and business outcomes.
- Own key user journeys, ensuring seamless, high-quality experiences across platforms.
- Run and analyze user research, co-leading research initiatives with Product Managers to inform decision-making.
- Coach and mentor junior designers, helping them frame problems and structure their projects effectively.
- Socialize design insights across the company to deepen team-wide understanding of our users and product.
- Stay ahead of industry trends, incorporating best practices into our design processes.
What We're Looking For
- 4-8+ years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating UX/UI expertise and end-to-end design ownership.
- Experience creating and maintaining design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability.
- Proficiency in Figma and other standard design tools.
- Strong UX and UI design skills, with the ability to balance user needs and business goals.
- Experience defining and conducting user research to inform product decisions.
- Ability to create proof-of-concept designs and shape early product definitions.
- Experience aligning cross-functional teams, including Product Managers and Engineers, to shared design goals.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment, adapting quickly to shifting priorities.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working across US and international teams.
Technical Stack
- Figma
- standard design tools
Team & Environment
- Small but mighty design team
- Design team with a Lead Product Designer and multiple designers; this role reports to the Lead Product Designer
Benefits & Compensation
- Accelerated growth & learning potential.
- Stipends for home office setup, continuing education, and monthly wellness.
- Comprehensive health benefits to fit your needs with base medical plan covered at 100% with optional premium buy up plans.
- 401K
- Unlimited Paid Time Off.
- Paid Maternity/Paternity and reproductive care leave.
- Gifts on your birthday & anniversary.
- Opportunity for domestic travel, including for regional team building events.
- Tier 1 Pay Range (examples: San Francisco, NYC): $150,000 - $190,000 USD; Tier 2 Pay Range (examples: LA, Boston, Seattle, DC, San Diego, Chicago): $135,000 - $170,000 USD; Tier 3 Pay Range (examples: Austin, Dallas, Portland, Denver, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Sacramento): $125,000 - $160,000 USD; Tier 4 Pay Range (examples: Minneapolis, Miami, Atlanta, Phoenix, Orlando, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City): $120,000 - $150,000 USD
Work Mode
- Hybrid
- Remote first company; hybrid role available for those based in San Francisco
Roo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.
