Product Designer, Polarsteps
User
App for planning, tracking and documenting travel
Open for applications
App for planning, tracking and documenting travel
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build something that helps people as they explore this world — showing them the way and capturing the stories they create as they go.
Role
Who you are
- Being a seasoned professional with 5+ years of experience designing lovable products
- A strong portfolio, with shipped designs, that demonstrates end-to-end (hybrid UX and UI) product design
- Experience designing for both native mobile apps and web platforms
- Hands-on experience with user insights and testing, like A/B tests and usability studies
- A proactive mindset, with a passion for getting involved in the entire product development process—thinking and problem-solving like a product manager
- Skills in design tools like Figma/Sketch and prototyping tools like Principle/Protopie
- Comfortable working in an agile team environment
What the job involves
- At Polarsteps, everyone—our CEO, Support Specialists, developers, Product Managers, and more—cares about design. It’s part of our DNA and embedded in every discussion. This gives you, as a Product Designer, the opportunity to make full use of your skills and craft your designs to perfection
- Our relatively small team consists of like-minded design enthusiasts who can geek out over the nitty-gritty details–corner radius, shadows, colors–for hours
- We are big on collaboration, challenge each other, and make meetings as fun as they are productive. We dream big, move fast and welcome ideas, from anyone
- Be the Product Designer in the “Users” team. This team focuses on helping users get the most out of Polarsteps, from app download to ‘aha moment’. For example, you'll work on perfecting the user onboarding and enhancing the virality and shareability of user profiles
- Be involved throughout the product lifecycle—concepting, prototyping, and iterating based on design reviews, user testing, and feedback
- Use the existing design & brand guidelines while also creating and adapting guidelines to elevate the overall Polarsteps design
- Own your product pillar but won’t work in a bubble—proactively ask for and share feedback to keep our product smooth, consistent, and awesome
- Work closely with Product Managers and developers to ensure your designs are well-specced and built as intended—down to the last pixel and color
Our take
Polarsteps was founded by avid travellers who set out to automate well documented travel experiences for its first users. Now, it aims to be the go-to place for travel planning, tracking and blogging.
Basically, the company allows its users to enjoy the travel experience while taking care of the documentation. Travel innovation is not new, but Polarsteps sets itself apart because it works independent of mobile reception when needed - catering for long and remote travel experiences.
It is this promised convenience that secured the company's impressive customer growth. It has used this momentum to build larger teams and a more robust product offering to set it up as a leading travel app.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2019
$3.4m
SERIES A
Aug 2017
$1.1m
SEED
Total funding: $5.1m
Company benefits
- A yearly free flight to a random location! Give our Teleporter a spin here
- A shiny new MacBook to work your magic on
- Hybrid working. Split your time between the office and your home as you see fit
- An extensive home office set-up — everything from noise-canceling headphones to a standing desk
- 28 days of vacation (for adventures or sitting on the couch, it's up to you)
- The option to switch up your zoom background by working from another country for up to 5 weeks a year
- A personal development budget for that curious mind of yours!
- A pension plan to help you save for those around-the-world retirement trips
- Delicious daily team lunches
- Awesome monthly parties, as well as team trips away
- A lively office in downtown Amsterdam, with travel costs reimbursed
- Free Polarsteps Travel Books to contain all your far-flung adventures
Company HQ
De Weteringschans, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Koen Droste
(Co-founder)Former CEO of the company. Previously co-founded Companyspot.nl in 2009 and Upcoming in 2013. They have previous experience in publishing, sales and product management.
Niek Bokkers
(Co-Founder & Creative Director)Previously worked as a concept developer and owned and managed a creative lab for 15 years.
Job Harmsen
(Co-Founder & Head of Design/Brand)Ran a website design outfit and moved on to join Concept M as a Designer.
Maximiliano Neustadt
(Co-Founder & CTO)They have had extensive experience as a Software Developer and in leading software teams.
Clare Jones
(CEO)Active investor. Former CCO at what3words, with experience at ClearlySo, the Inspiring Women Campaign, 2nd Chance and Project Harar.
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