Lead Product Designer, Wayfair

• 5+ years of product design experience, including experience leading complex projects from concept to launch
• Bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience designing for extranet portals and/or dashboards
• Exceptional interpersonal, collaborative, and communication skills
• A strong understanding of design processes and a realistic grasp of what's feasible in a digital environment
• Expertise in producing design deliverables, including detailed user flows, user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes
• Strong skills in modern design tools like Figma
• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS/JS, enough to understand the feasibility of execution
• The ability to think at a systems level and design solutions that are scalable and extensible
• Experience presenting and defending designs to senior and executive leadership
• A portfolio or case studies of shipped work that demonstrates an ability to effectively design for highly technical experiences, a strong user advocacy, a data-driven approach, and strategic thinking

Desirable

• As a Lead Product Designer for Partner Home Journeys and Foundations, you will drive the design strategy and execution for the most complex parts of the supplier experience on the Partner Home platform
• This is a highly visible role with significant impact. You will act as a pragmatic design leader, able to navigate ambiguity to conceive a vision and then translate that vision into tangible design artifacts like mockups, wireframes, and prototypes
• Act as both a strategist and product practitioner, crafting thoughtful and effective user experiences that balance business goals with customer needs
• Collaborate directly with product managers, engineers, designers, business stakeholders, and senior leadership throughout all stages of the product-development lifecycle
• Mentor and guide junior designers, setting a high bar for design quality and helping to develop best practices for the team
• Triangulate data from multiple inputs to inform design and product strategy
• Represent the voice of our customers (suppliers) in product definition and strategy meetings