Were seeking an experienced Product Design Lead designing complex tools and platforms. You champion the user’s voice and are confident in mapping and optimizing end-to-end journeys through a complex ecosystem of products. You value user research and have a tool kit of research methods and techniques to uncover insights and test design concepts/prototypes. This project will involve a high level of client stakeholder interaction, so clear communication skills are critical.

You’ll be acting as a discipline lead within the project, working alongside a collaborative and talented team to design out a new platform across native and mobile platforms.

Requirements

Able to communicate with and understand clients’ business goals, and technical limitations, working within those constraints to unpack the challenge and explore innovative solutions for users and drive value for clients
Skilled in identifying and prioritizing the right problems to solve and alignments across teams and clients
Adept in both qualitative and quantitative research methods to fill knowledge gaps, quickly translate insights, unearth opportunities, and translate complex requirements into tangible design artifacts.
Ability to craft designs that are grounded in user-centric decision making including experience journeys and end-to-end flows.
Capable of high-level strategic thinking and conceptual exploration across the product ecosystem, while also detail-oriented enough to be able to get into the weeds of the designs and able to guide your team accordingly.
Skilled in crafting compelling interaction models and design solutions through visual expression, design, and prototyping
Experienced in leading design within cross-functional teams and able to distill complex information into actionable steps for the team.

Location

This role is based in our Brooklyn studio at 20 Jay Street. We have a hybrid policy: youre required to be in the studio on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and you can choose between studio or remote work for the rest of the week. Able to travel, from time to time.

Why we’re excited about you

As a skilled storyteller and proactive communicator, you effectively convey every phase of your design process and tailor your communication to suit different audiences.
You thrive in a collaborative working style. You’re skilled in facilitating workshops and design reviews with clients and team members and ensure everyones perspectives are heard and incorporated.
You enjoy working through ambiguity and are able to adapt and guide your team through any difficult or changing client needs.

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary range for this full-time role is between $145,000 to $175,000. Actual salary amount within this range will be dependent on the candidates experience, skillset, market knowledge, and salaries of current employees in similar roles. We benchmark our salaries regularly against competitive market data so these ranges will be subject to change.

Full-time employees also qualify for ustwos Profit Share Scheme, in which the studio group shares up to one-third of operating profits with all employees, subject to hitting certain safety thresholds and targets.

Additionally, all full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

Fully paid Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage
401k with up to 5% company matching
20 Days PTO
Up to 15 additional closed days per year, including the last week of the year
Hybrid working model
Transit and Health FSA programs
Citibike membership
One Medical and Talkspace Memberships
16 weeks of paid parental leave
Annual Growth & Development Budget
Monthly Wellness & Cell Phone Contributions

This is a full-time/40-hour a week permanent role. Please provide a link to your online portfolio as well as any released products or experiences you have contributed to.

Interested but think your experience doesn’t perfectly align with this job description? That’s ok. Research shows underrepresented groups in particular are less inclined to apply for jobs where they don’t meet 100% of the requirements listed. We’d still love to hear from you if you feel passionate about this role! We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our colleagues, clients, community, and the users of our products. We don’t have all the answers, but we’re on a journey, and we are learning together

About ustwo

ustwo combines expertise in product and service development, ventures and gaming to make a meaningful impact on the challenges companies and individuals face in contemporary culture.

Over the years, we have been carving out a reputation in the space between digital product development and new experience design.

Our deep product development knowledge, our design heritage and our leadership at the edges of technology and culture, means we are capable of providing fresh creative and strategic direction on genuinely new experiences, as well as deep technical expertise on implementation - never disconnecting strategy from implementation.

This combination of capabilities is rare and valuable, particularly in a market that’s seeing ever-increasing convergence of entertainment, gaming, content, commerce, and platforms.