Head of Product Design
United States
We’re Ookla, the company behind Speedtest, Downdetector, Ekahau, RootMetrics, and an ever-expanding suite of connectivity solutions. Our team is a group of people brought together through passion and inspired by possibility. We are looking for team members who enjoy solving complex problems, are motivated to challenge themselves, and are delighted with turning clever ideas into unique products.Millions of consumer-initiated tests are performed through our products and billions of data points are collected globally every day. With all this measurement comes countless ways to dissect and analyze our data, and plenty of exciting opportunities to optimize our broader strategy. When you work for us, you are using Ookla data and insights to further our mission to improve connectivity for all.As the Head of Product Design, your main responsibility will be to create a consistent design strategy for our products. You will lead the UX Team that has a passion for design and partner cross-functionally with the engineering, product, and marketing teams while collaborating with senior leadership during the product development lifecycle. You will provide guidance to the UX Team in developing concepts that deliver intuitive and high-quality experience for the end user while encouraging creativity, quick prototyping, and feedback. Your leadership will influence the user’s experience. We are committed to providing you a flexible work environment where individuality, fun, and talent are all valued equally. If you consider yourself innovative, adept at collaboration, and you care deeply about the work you do, we want to talk!
Expectations for Success
- To foster a collaborative environment internally and externally
- Develop and mentor designers to implement a holistic UX strategy aligned with business goals, customer needs, and industry best practices
- Accountable for overseeing the end-to-end design process, from concept to launch, and ensuring that all designs are delivered on time and meet quality standards.
- Lead a team through the development and design of useful, usable and desirable products in a team environment.
- Foster an environment where ideas flourish and innovative solutions are born
- Apply use-cases and high-level requirements to create user-centered designs.
- Champion a user-centered design design culture
- Stay updated on design methodologies, trends, and techniques
Requirements
We are looking for the right person, not the exact list of requirements. If you believe your life experience has prepared you for similar challenges, we’d like to hear from you.- 7+ year’s experience leading UI/UX design teams
- Experience working on large scale B2B solutions
- Demonstrated ability to influence and lead large, complex projects from concept to delivery and continuous improvement
- Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Supernova and Miro
- Familiarity with JIRA, and agile UX
- Familiarity with ML, AI, mobile and conversational UI
- Demonstrated accountability, organizational skills, and analytical skills
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Design, Art, Interactive Design, Retail Merchandising, or a related digital media discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and technical training. An advanced degree is preferred.
- Background check required
Benefits
We care deeply about each other and the work we do, and our perks are just one way we demonstrate this. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including (but not limited to):- 401(k) matching
- Unlimited PTO
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan options
- Health/dental/vision insurance coverage
- Wellness benefits (Calm app, gym reimbursement, ERG groups, etc)
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) (mental health, financial advice, legal guidance, and more)
- Maven Fertility options
- Pregnancy support
- Pet insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
- Disability coverage
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401(k) matching Disability coverage Employee Assistance Programs Employee stock purchase plan Enhanced parental leave Flexible work environment Health, Dental, Vision insurance Maven Fertility options Pet Insurance Pregnancy support Unlimited PTO Wellness benefits
Tasks- Collaborate with cross functional teams
- Create design strategy
- Lead UX team
- Mentor designers
- Oversee design process
Agile Artificial Intelligence Conversational UI Figma Jira Machine Learning Miro Mobile UI Supernova UI Design UX design
Experience7 years
EducationAdvanced degree Bachelor of Arts
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