Principal Product Designer, Life360
Ecosystems
$171-252k
+ Equity
Location sharing app for families
Open for applications
Location sharing app for families
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$171-252k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To simplify safety, so families can live fully.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience designing for mobile-first, consumer-facing products, including location-based and or health/fitness and wellness features
- Experience with design partner programs and systems of continuous feedback with early access customers
- Strong UI/UX craft with a portfolio demonstrating elegant, data-informed solutions to complex problems
- Experience designing with and for AI-enhanced experiences
- Skilled in rapid prototyping, with a bias toward agency, exploration and iteration with a proven ability to close the gap and deliver a scalable feature or product
- Excellent communication and storytelling abilities—able to influence across functions and levels
- Systems thinker with a track record of creating scalable frameworks and design processes
- Positive, collaborative mindset—brings energy, curiosity, and humility to every challenge
- We value having a diverse and inclusive community from many backgrounds, so even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying!
What the job involves
- The Product Design team is the creative engine shaping the vision, strategy, and delivery of extraordinary member experiences at Life360
- We are a diverse, collaborative group with an unwavering commitment to craftsmanship and delight in everything we create
- With Life360’s rapid growth and strong business momentum, we have a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact at global scale
- At the heart of our mission is a dedication to helping families feel safe, connected, and cared for through the transformative power of design
- This new role is aligned to Ecosystems, an entrepreneurial team focused on identifying, testing, and scaling new value propositions that emerge from integrating external partners’ data and experiences into the Life360 product experience
- This is new, zero-to-one work, operating within a fast moving product that succeeds by staying close to customers and partners to learn what creates genuine value for families
- We are seeking a transformative design leader who delivers impact through what they create, to join our Life360 Ecosystems team, pioneering the next horizon of the Life360 experience
- The ideal candidate thrives in a zero-to-one mindset, bringing strong collaboration and partnership skills to deliver at scale
- In this role, you will be at the forefront of shaping how we make everyday family life better—both within our app and across third-party ecosystems
- Drive end-to-end design across Life360's platforms, translating insights and strategy into elegant, scalable solutions aligned with product and business goals
- Deeply understand partner apps — their value props, user bases, and technical capabilities — and design experiences that connect them meaningfully to Life360 without disrupting what members already love
- Design the in-app experience for how users discover, connect, and manage partner integrations within Life360
- Lead early-stage design efforts by rapidly prototyping concepts with AI-native and standard design tooling to test novel user experiences at speed and scale
- Map and storyboard user journeys for partner integrations and turn those into visual artifacts stakeholders can quickly react to
- Design frameworks and interaction models that reduce complexity and enhance clarity, performance, and delight
- Develop scalable patterns used across product teams to elevate and unify design standards
- Partner across Product, Engineering, Brand, and Research to deliver high-quality outcomes and influence strategy with a strong design point of view
- Present insights and solutions at both the IC and C level that impact the business and roadmap
- Guide and mentor fellow designers, modeling exceptional craft, curiosity, and cross-functional collaboration
- Champion design culture and innovation by sharing best practices and bringing in inspiration from across industries
Our take
Life360 is a platform for families that aims to bring them closer together by helping them better sync, communicate, and stay safe.
The business is particularly focused on enabling family members and friends to share their locations with one another. In addition, Life360 offers group messaging services, and also makes it possible for users to call for roadside assistance. The platform is focused on ensuring that both family members and friends can enhance their safety and connections with one another.
Customer service advisors are available on a real-time basis, while the developers of the app have also enhanced its privacy and security features recently. After an IPO in 2019, the company has received numerous awards and is recognized as a pioneer in its field, even piloting a new driving safety feature.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
34% employee growth in 12 months
Glassdoor (4.1)
Trustpilot (2.5)
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Oct 2018
$50m
SERIES D
Dec 2017
$18.5m
LATE VC
Total funding: $139.3m
Company values
- Be a Good Person - We have a team of high integrity people you can trust that doesn’t tolerate jerks (even if they’re brilliant).
- Be Direct With Respect - We have a culture of radical candor that prevents company politics, passive aggressiveness, or being overly nice at the expense of performance and feedback.
- Members Over Metrics - We have a company that is known for an amazing customer experience and a culture of product excellence.
- High Intensity High Impact - We have a team of passionate, driven, ambitious people who work hard and are always challenging us to do better.
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Chris Hulls
(CEO)Joined US Air Force aged 17. Attended UC Berkeley. Founded Life360 in 2008.
Alex Haro
(Board Member)Co-founded with Chris Hulls in 2008 - CTO until 2019. Founded mymoneykarma in January 2020.
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