Senior Product Designer, Homebound
Digital platform for homebuilding projects
Job no longer available
Digital platform for homebuilding projects
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
Homebound's mission is to advocate for homeowners at every step of the process, bringing together everything you’ll need to build under one roof and leveraging modern technology to make building a custom home dramatically simpler, more transparent, and human.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 6 years of product design experience
- Profound understanding and application of design thinking methods and principles
- Proficiency in current design tools (like Figma)
- Effective communication skills, able to articulate design work and rationale to peers and cross-functional teams
- Proactive, hard-working, and eager to tackle new challenges
- Self-directed, demonstrating initiative and ownership while collaborating with cross-functional partners and other designers
- Ability to collaborate with non-technical teams, translating operational needs into an optimal platform experience
- Experience designing user-friendly, efficient, and effective complex systems
- Humble, approachable, and receptive to learning and growth opportunities
- Ability to influence stakeholders, provide constructive feedback, and focus on solutions
- Proven track record of delivering high-quality digital products that achieve results
- Ability to evaluate the customer and business impact of design decisions
Desirable
- Familiarity with processes in architecture, design, procurement, and construction fields
- Experience working with complex real-time systems involving multiple user roles
- Familiarity with innovative technologies such as machine learning and AI
- Consideration for inclusive design and accessibility, with an understanding of WCAG best practices
- Previous experience working in a startup environment
What the job involves
- Homebound is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Product Designer to join our construction technology startup
- As a Senior Product Designer, you will play a crucial role in creating an elegant and cohesive experience for participants within the Homebound ecosystem
- You will collaborate with different squads and teams to design and implement an automated homebuilding experience
- Collaborate with product managers and engineering leads to drive squad objectives and roadmap, ensuring successful strategy implementation
- Lead discovery efforts to make our platform actionable, delivering research findings, UX maps, and prototypes to enhance the user experience
- Contribute as a valuable member of the product design team, participating in design critiques, mentoring others, and developing the design system
- Foster efficient communication across cross-functional squads to ensure seamless integration of work areas within an information hierarchy
- Demonstrate empathy towards the complexity of architecture, design, construction, and procurement, and continuously improve their experience
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of our design system, ensuring consistency and scalability
Our take
For anyone who has a dream of building their own home, there is a lot to think about and do in order to make it a reality. Not only do you have to find a qualified builder, there's other aspects that require organizing, such as architecture, engineering and permitting. More homeowners are looking for a custom build and therefore want to be part of the process.
Homebound makes all this possible by bringing technology to what is a traditional industry. It is a digital platform that acts as a virtual contractor, helping to manage the project from the design phase through to completion. It connects residents with vetted contractors and provides tools to track and manage an array of tasks associated with the build.
After building through the wildfire cases in California, Homebound expanded into areas of housing shortage such as Austin and hurricane disaster zones, where they were met with incredible success. This has spurred their expansion into several other states and has been vindicated by another significant funding round which they plan to use to fuel their growth and double down on their technology.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2022
$75m
SERIES C
Jan 2021
$20m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $148m
Company benefits
- Dental & vision cover
- Flexible spendings account
- Mental healthcare
- Life & disability insurance
- Stock purchase plan
- 401(k) plan
- Parental leave
- Family medical leave
- Dependent care
- Childcare
- Military leave
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Employee Discount
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Checks & Assistance
- Mobile Phone Discount
- Company Social Events
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Nikki Pechet
(CEO)Former Advisor at Open Door and Board Director at Thrivent. MBA from Harvard Business School.
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