Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cortex is the Engineering Operations Platform that enables organizations to continuously improve their operational maturity and reduce developer friction. We are looking for a Lead Product Designer to take ownership of complex product areas within Cortex, partnering closely with Product and Engineering to shape solutions end-to-end.
Responsibilities
- Drive the design vision: Lead and execute the design strategy for major product initiatives, setting a new standard for design and user experience at Cortex. You are relentless about crafting a delightful, industry-leading experience
- Elevate product quality and UX flow: Proactively identify and resolve complex user experience issues, focusing on streamlining core workflows and improving overall product usability and polish
- Partner closely with engineering to shape scalable, thoughtful product experiences: Work in tight collaboration with engineers to define solutions, make tradeoffs, and ensure what we build is both usable and technically sound
- Operate effectively in ambiguity: Take loosely defined problems, bring structure, and drive them through to clear, actionable solutions
- Strategic Prototyping and Testing: Design, plan, and execute high-fidelity prototypes and user testing to validate concepts and inform design direction across the product management and engineering teams
- End-to-End Feature Delivery: Own the design process from concept development, through wireframing, high-fidelity mockups, and final handoff. Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to ensure features meet a high bar for user experience
- Maintain exceptional craft: Maintain an unwavering attention to detail to ensure product consistency, completeness, and a professional, polished user experience
Skills
- 5-7+ years of experience as a Product Designer working on complex B2B or enterprise SaaS products
- Proven experience leading end-to-end design projects with significant business impact
- Expert proficiency with Figma, prototyping tools, and user research methodologies
- Experience working across complex product surfaces with an ability to balance consistency, scalability, and product needs
- You can point to a portfolio of work that clearly demonstrates your ability to solve challenging user problems and execute with exceptional craft and attention to detail
- Passionate about creating beautiful, useful, and usable interfaces guided by user feedback, while maintaining the ability to make strong decisions in ambiguous situations
- Experience with developer tools is a plus
- Startup experience is highly desirable
Benefits
- National medical, dental & vision insurance (we cover 100% for employees!)
- Unlimited PTO & flexible working hours
- 401k plan
- Gender-neutral parental leave
- $1000 yearly Learning & Development stipend
- $400 monthly perks stipend (use it on anything)
- Pet Insurance
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