Senior UI/UX Designer, Scythe Robotics

• UX/UI Design Expertise: You’re experienced in creating user-centered designs for mobile and desktop applications, ensuring they are both visually appealing and highly functional
• Expert in User Research: Led or contributed to various user research methods (including but not limited to A/B testing, qualitative 1:1 interviews, focus groups, etc.) to gather insights and validate design decisions
• Strategic Alignment and Delivery: You’re experienced in aligning product design with broader business strategy, ensuring that your work balances user insights and business goals. You’re excellent at breaking down complex problems into clear, actionable design solutions
• Collaborate and Iterate: You thrive in a collaborative environment, working with product and engineering teams to find solutions that not only meet both user and business needs, but are feasible and align with technical constraints
• Tool Proficiency: You can nimbly bounce between Figma and Photoshop without stuttering a step (proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma required, PowerPoint a huge plus)

Desirable

• At Scythe, we are revolutionizing the lawn care industry with our electric robotic mowers.
• We’re looking for a seasoned UI/UX designer who is passionate about creating exceptional digital experiences and thrives on solving complex design problems.
• As our first in-house designer, you will establish the foundation that will set Scythe apart in a category bound by traditional conventions.
• You will take ownership of the user experience across our digital products, with a primary focus on customer-facing interfaces (web, mobile, and robot).
• Additionally, you’ll provide occasional support for graphic design, ensuring brand consistency across all customer touchpoints
• You’ll collaborate with teammates from across the company to build a deep understanding of product needs and bring those ideas to life.
• Lead UX/UI Design for Digital Products: Drive the design of Scythe’s customer-facing interfaces. You'll create intuitive, user-centered designs that enhance the functionality and usability of our products for landscape professionals
• Create and Maintain a Design System: Extend the Scythe brand identity to all digital touch points by establishing a cohesive design system to enable scalability and efficiency in future design work
• User Research & Prototyping: Conduct user research, design wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups to ensure our digital products meet user needs and are easy to navigate
• Iterate Based on Feedback: Engage in iterative design processes, incorporating feedback from internal teams and customers to refine and improve the product experience
• Advocate for User-Centered Design: Drive conversations that champion the needs of our users. Balance conflicting priorities and feedback, navigating discussions to align cross-functional teams around a shared vision of user experience excellence
• Adaptable Graphic Design Skills: While your primary focus is product design, you’re comfortable jumping in to support graphic design tasks when needed, from marketing collateral to user instructions to print ads. You’ll ensure that the Scythe brand identity is consistently applied across all mediums