Lead Product Designer, Fi
$100-300k
+ Equity
Smart dog collars
Open for applications
Smart dog collars
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$100-300k
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Fi's mission is to build products that make dogs' lives better.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 8+ years of product design experience, with 2+ years in a leadership role
- Skillset: Exceptional interaction and visual design skills paired with strong product thinking, with a proven ability to deliver intuitive, user-centered designs
- Strategic mindset: Experience setting design strategies and aligning them with business goals
- Leadership: Proven ability to mentor and guide designers while fostering a collaborative and inspiring team culture
- Collaboration: Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of working effectively across Product, Engineering, and Research teams
- Tools: Proficiency in design and prototyping tools like Figma, Sketch, or similar, with a deep understanding of design systems and usability testing
- Execution: A portfolio showcasing your ability to execute at a high level across all stages of the design process, from strategy to implementation
What the job involves
- Fi is looking for a Lead Product Designer who thrives on tackling new challenges head-on
- You bring a strong blend of interaction design, visual design, and product strategy expertise
- With a passion for customer-centric, research-driven design, you're not only a great collaborator but also able to work independently when needed
- In this role, you'll ensure that our web applications, UX, UI, and features are not only user-friendly but also deliver high value and top-tier execution
- You'll leverage your full range of skills across product design, interaction design, and visual design to create seamless, intuitive experiences
- Define, design, research, prototype, and implement new features, as well as future iterations
- Transform broad, conceptual ideas into valuable, user-focused solutions
- Drive clarity in planning, strategy, and vision on key company priorities in collaboration with product managers, engineers, researchers, and content strategists
- Contribute to high-level strategic decisions alongside the product and executive teams
- Collaborate with Product, Research, and Engineering teams from concept through completion and future iterations
- Own the end-to-end design process (interaction, visual, etc.) across multiple features and projects
- Provide implementation guidance to engineers, ensuring features launch with the highest quality
- Stay up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies
Our take
For the last three decades, dog collars and leashes have remained largely unchanged. Fi was set up by a product team drawn from the ranks of Uber, Square, and Google to disrupt the stagnant dog collar space.
Fi's tracking collars have not only saved countless dogs' lives by providing real-time escape notifications, but they also enable dog owners to monitor their pets' health. Its health and sleep monitoring set it apart from rival products such as the Apple AirTag, whilst the development of a collar that administers topical medicine is also in the works. As Fi utilizes AT&T signal, it also boasts a tracking range that far exceeds that of its competitors.
The company saw a significant increase in value through its lucrative partnership with PetSmart. These sorts of partnerships and overall brand recognition will fuel the sort of expansion Fi aims to achieve.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
30% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2021
$30m
SERIES B
Oct 2019
$7.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $41.9m
Company benefits
- Unlimited vacation
- Commuter benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- FSA
- 401(k)
- Stocked kitchen
- Team lunches & breakfast
- Perkspot discounts
- $2,000 monthly donation to dog-related charities
- Maternity & paternity leave
Company HQ
NoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Jonathan Bensamoun
(CEO)Previously worked as VP Product & Engineering at ShopKeep, and was a Product Manager at Square.
Loren Kirkby
(CTO)Previously worked as Lead Engineer at DivX, and was Chief Architect at Dropcam (acquired by Google's Nest Labs).
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