Senior Product Designer, WHOOP
Growth
Wearable health and fitness devices
Open for applications
Wearable health and fitness devices
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock human performance and Healthspan.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a designer with exceptional visual craft. Someone who can elevate beyond UX fundamentals to create premium, intuitive, and brand-defining experiences
- This role is ideal for a designer with a sharp eye for detail, a data-driven mindset, and the ability to thrive in fast-moving environments
- Multiple years of professional product design experience (not including co-ops, internships, or academic projects)
- An exceptional portfolio of shipped native app work that demonstrates strong visual and motion design craft, mastery of fundamentals, and the ability to deliver production-ready work
- Proven experience designing for business outcomes such as acquisition, activation, engagement, or retention, with an understanding of user psychology and experimentation methods
- Deep proficiency with design tools and workflows (Figma, prototyping, component libraries) and demonstrated success collaborating with engineering for implementation
- Strong ability to work autonomously while influencing cross-functional partners, and a track record of elevating team craft through feedback and mentorship
- Clear and persuasive communicator who can articulate design rationale with confidence and evidence, and build alignment in fast-moving environments
- Experience designing direct-to-consumer products, ideally in health, wellness, or consumer technology (preferred)
- Bonus: Expertise creating advanced motion or animated illustrations using tools like After Effects and delivering to runtime-ready formats such as Lottie
What the job involves
- WHOOP is seeking a Senior Product Designer to join the Growth team. You’ll focus on crafting world-class native app experiences that drive growth outcomes like acquisition, activation, and engagement, while also contributing to cross-platform work
- Lead the design of native app experiences that drive acquisition, activation, engagement, and retention, with some contributions to cross-platform work
- Elevate in-app experiences through exceptional visual and motion design, applying strong fundamentals to deliver production-ready, premium, brand-defining touchpoints
- Translate growth opportunities into product solutions grounded in user psychology and effective design affordances
- Partner with product managers, engineers, and data analysts to shape strategy, to ensure pixel-perfect implementation through production, and move initiatives forward with clarity
- Drive experimentation with a growth mindset, using data to test, iterate, and execute quickly while delivering production-ready work with high craft
- Own the end-to-end design process, making informed decisions and confidently advocating for design excellence
- Use research and data insights to ensure experiences are intuitive, impactful, and aligned with member needs
- Contribute to WHOOP’s design culture by coaching peers, sharing expertise, and helping raise the visual and product craft of the entire team
Our take
WHOOP develops wearable health-tracking devices designed to help athletes optimise their performance. Its technology continuously monitors recovery, sleep, and training hours to fine-tune both individual and team performance. Unlike competitors that primarily track exercise data, WHOOP's holistic approach includes metrics like heart rate variability, which can influence more effective and healthier exercise routines.
By focusing on a subscription model that includes the cost of the physical device, WHOOP differentiates itself from competitors that charge a higher one-time fee for their products. This model provides ongoing value and encourages users to stay engaged with their health data.
WHOOP's comprehensive monitoring of strain and recovery has given it a competitive edge, even as other brands like Fitbit have incorporated similar features. Beyond sports performance, WHOOP has conducted extensive research on predicting premature births, aiming to integrate these findings into their app. This commitment to broader health applications demonstrates WHOOP's dedication to advancing wearable health technology.
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Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Aug 2021
$200m
SERIES F
Oct 2020
$100m
SERIES E
Total funding: $404.8m
Company benefits
- Flexible Vacation: WHOOP has a flexible vacation policy that allows you to unwind, laptop-free, when you need it most.
- Focus on Family: We offer 18 weeks paid parental leave, plus an additional 2 weeks to gradually return to work.
- Get Invested: In addition to a competitive base salary and 401k, you're eligible to receive stock options to share in the future of WHOOP.
- WHOOP +1: Everyone on the team gets a complimentary WHOOP membership—plus another membership to share with a loved one.
- Health Matters: Our competitive benefits package covers medical, dental, and vision, in addition to mental health services, life and disability insurance, and more.
- Find Your Fit: Full-time employees get $500 a year to spend on wellness in whatever way they see fit, from fitness classes and memberships, to recovery services.
- It Pays to Sleep: Our Sleep Performance Program incentivizes employees to get more sleep. Log an average sleep performance of 85% or higher for the month and get a $100 bonus.
- Location, Location, Location: You can’t beat the views from the rooftop of One Kenmore Square. Feel inspired daily as you work, enjoy free snacks and coffee, and collaborate in the heart of Boston.
Company HQ
West Fens, Boston, MA
Leadership
Will Ahmed
(Founder & CEO)After graduating from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Economics, Will went on to hold Summer Analyst roles at Allen & Company and Lindsay Goldberg before founding WHOOP in 2012.
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