Product Design Lead, ustwo
$145-175k
More information about location
2-5 days a week in office (Brooklyn, NY)
Digital product studio
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Digital product studio
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$145-175k
More information about location
2-5 days a week in office (Brooklyn, NY)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help clients have confidence in a new future by creating breakthrough experiences.
Role
Who you are
- 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 everyone's 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
What the job involves
- We're 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
- 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
- This is a full-time/40-hour a week permanent role
Application process
- Please provide a link to your online portfolio as well as any released products or experiences you have contributed to
Our take
ustwo is a group of digital product studios where creativity and cutting-edge technology blend together to create award-winning solutions. With a focus on design and tech excellence, ustwo partners with clients to tackle challenges and transform ideas into tangible, impactful products.
At the heart of ustwo's process is a focus on the user. By understanding customers needs and outcomes, it crafts unique, innovative solutions that go beyond the ordinary. Driven by the belief that technology should improve lives, ustwo aims to bring joy and value to ever project it takes on, turning complex problems into simple, delightful solutions.
It's also a B-Corporation, standing for social and ethical responsibility, integrating these values into its work and relationships with clients. And it has an impressive portfolio, including major brands like LEGo, Fresenius medical Care, Go Go, Bots, and the Body Coach. Known for its groundbreaking work on mobile ticketing platform DICE and the cionic game Monument Valley, ustwo continues to push boundaries, striving to create fun, meaningful products that improve lives and inspire positive change.
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Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement savings
- Profit share
- Wellness & resilience benefits
- Inclusivity training
- People manager training
- Referral bonuses
- Annual growth & development
- Work from anywhere policy
- 10 weeks & 10K at 10 years
- 5 days vacation at 5 years
- 3 month sabbatical at 3 years
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Nicki Sprinz
(CEO)Initially joined ustwo in 2014 as a Business Director, since then they have worked in a number of roles, becoming CEO in 2024. Previously worked as a Writer for the Guardian and freelance before working at NHS Health Scotland, Whitespace, and Made By Many.
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