Senior/Staff Product Designer, Babylist
$157-229k
+equity
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Online universal baby registry
Job no longer available
Online universal baby registry
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$157-229k
+equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help expecting parents get exactly what they need for the arrival of their new baby.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of product design experience
- Eagerness to research and learn from your users
- Care deeply for the details of design, interaction and execution
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously & collaboratively to find direction in ambiguity and complexity.
- Mastery of the latest product design apps and their workflows.
What the job involves
- As a product designer at Babylist, your number one job is to solve our users’ problems
- Our ideal candidate will be a strong individual contributor and engage across all project stages, using your skills in user research, design strategy, concepting, a full spectrum of low to high-fidelity UI design, prototyping, information architecture, workshop facilitation, and user testing
- Your greatest strength is UX Design, ensuring our users’ needs are central to the product development process
- You’ll work across all three of our platforms (web, iOS, Android) while designing for multiple user groups (parent(s)-to-be and their gift givers)
- Ambiguous Problem Solver. You excel in managing ambiguity and breaking down large, complex problems into smaller pieces, prioritizing the critical elements that make the biggest impact. You balance big-picture thinking and attention to detail
- Drive the end-to-end product design process. Whichever design process you employ, with it you move fast, and ship products that users love
- Champion empathy for our users. You’ll command lean research methods to build expertise about what our users care most about, then you’ll speak happily on behalf of our users and work hard to ensure your collaborators understand them
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and the broader cross-functional landscape. You’ll not only build trust with others from your Design perspective but by the inclusion of your partners’ perspectives when you need it
- Top-notch craftsmanship. Our users think our product works and feels great, and we only want it to get better. You’ll be a guardian to that mission
- Cross-platform comfort. Our product spans responsive web and native environments. You’ll translate human-centered design thinking to UX and UI tailored for each
- Be an excellent communicator. Internally at Babylist and externally through our product UI and website
Our take
Since its 2011 launch, Babylist has grown into one of the most highly rated baby registries in the US. The difference it offers is that it allows users to include products from any store in their registries. On top of this, the company’s model also focuses heavily on creating informational content, which allows it to generate ad revenue while building customer loyalty.
Originally scaled with fairly low venture funding, Babylist claims half of new parents in the US now use its services. This, given that the baby products industry is worth close to $90 billion, shows the company's immense growth and speaks to the impact it has made in the space.
Babylist has seen strong funding in the past, which has fuelled projects such as the launch of virtual showrooms and further expanded the company's presence. The company acquired Expectful, a health and wellness tool, in 2023 with the long-term vision of combining the two companies into a larger health and wellness media property that can help people navigate all aspects of parenthood from fertility to diapers.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
67% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2021
$40m
SERIES C
Total funding: $40m
Company benefits
- HAPPIER WEEKENDS – We work to live, not live to work. That means we generally don’t work nights or weekends, and we offer 10 paid holidays throughout the year, in addition to your paid time off.
- PAID TIME OFF THAT WORKS FOR YOU – Life is unpredictable. Use your time off for what you need, whether that’s a vacation, family event or a day to unplug.
- PARENTAL LEAVE – We offer a flexible, 12-week paid parental leave policy.
- FLEXIBLE BENEFITS – Choose from benefits that support your working style, whether that's remote, in the office or something in between.
- HEALTH & WELLNESS – Wellness benefits include 100% paid coverage for medical, vision and dental for full-time employees.
- BABYLIST STORE DISCOUNT – All full-time employees receive a generous Babylist Store discount.
Company HQ
Emeryville, CA
Leadership
Natalie Gordon
(Founder & CEO)Former Software Engineer at Amazon. Initially founded Babylist as a side project and has since taken the company to a market leading status.
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