Senior Product Designer

Job Title : Senior Product Designer

Employment Type : Full-Time, 40 hours / week

Reports to : CPO

FLSA Status : Exempt

Position Type : In-Person

Who We Are

Life Surge is a leading company in the industry of faith-based live events and financial education programs. One of the fastest growing organizations in the country, Life Surge exists to inspire, train and equip people to build their personal impact in ways that glorify God. By producing 30+ annual events and providing financial education to thousands around the nation, we do just that.

We are a team of experienced professionals who are passionate about helping people learn, grow, and connect so they may live more enriched lives. Our culture is one where we celebrate each other, individually and as a team. We look to acknowledge and reward our star performers. Let your light shine in our company!

Opportunity :

We love what we do, and we know you do too. We are looking for someone to not only come along for the future ride, but also to help shape and own it. Our users are motivated to learn, and they have unique needs that are at the heart of everything we do. If you're interested in creating beautiful UI, engaging interactivity and empathy driven user experience with good people, then we want you.

Responsibilities :

Own the end-to-end design process from prototype all the way through to development support.

Work closely with product managers and engineers, understanding business and user requirements and rapidly iterating on wireframes and prototypes, ultimately translating them into pixel-perfect designs

Be a strong advocate for the user and make informed design decisions by utilizing insights from qualitative and quantitative user research, usability testing, and other research methods.

Take initiative to identify problems and act on opportunities to continuously improve the product values.

Efficiently execute to ship products that deliver impact for our business and customers.

Champion both design and process by presenting your work and effectively articulating design rationale to your core team and other stakeholders.

Provide constructive critiques for other designers' work, while embracing feedback on your own.

Contribute as needed and maintain our Design System to ensure consistent design patterns and UI across our platforms, to speed up integration and launch for engineering.

Build strong, inclusive, collaborative relationships with peers, including designers, product managers, engineers, and other teams / departments.

Bring interactivity to the "design table" and the design system with interactive models to enrich the experience.

Qualifications :

Loves creating amazing digital experiences that are rooted in empathy and are apart of and promote a holistic brand vision

Has a passion for bridging physical experiences with digital UI

Is well versed in UX and UI design, understands how interactivity can be used to enhance the experience, and how to implement it.

Has a deep understanding of design systems and building products in agile (design sprints), while bringing their technical knowledge to promote working smarter alongside developers

Collaborates often and with ease, bringing a friendly and open personality to whatever the task or discussion without bringing ego to the table

Utilizes design to not only meet the needs of our users but can understand and address the needs of business, and can solve for this

Is comfortable moving quickly when things are in motion and performs well in a multidisciplinary setting

What you must have :

8+ years of product experience in the Product Design field

A diploma or degree in design or related discipline (OR proven history of experience)

Excellent visual design skills with a strong eye for detail

Passion about the design process, from developing strong conceptual foundations to refining the smallest of details with quality

A portfolio demonstrating your previous work in design thinking, process, UX, UI and visual design skills

Comfort being the primary designer on product design projects from end to end

Been a part of a team that has shipped software that solves real user's problems and achieves measurable business outcomes

Expert knowledge of Figma within design systems, interaction and delivery

Be well-versed on patterns for responsive web, iOS and Android, and native design patterns.

Job Benefits :

Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Holiday, and Paid Time Off.

Non-corporate, casual, entrepreneurial, comfortable, fun, and proactive work environment.

High-level performers, disciplined, and self-motivated people will do very well in this environment.

Life Surge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and seek to empower each individual while supporting the many perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.