Staff Product Designer, Uplight

• 8–10 years of experience in software/digital Product Design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design thinking process, complex systems problem-solving, and measurable business impact of your Design decisions
• Proficiency in the “full stack” of Product Design: Research, UX & Interaction Design, UI/Visual Design & QA, prototyping, and working with component libraries or Design Systems
• Familiarity with Material Design and frontend capabilities (React, Angular), to effectively communicate designs with Engineers and stakeholders
• Deep fluency with modern Design and Research tools. We use Figma (our primary design tool) as well as Adobe Creative Suite for asset creation, Lucid for white board collaboration, JIRA for coordination with Product & Engineering teams, and Google Workspace for documentation. Hands-on experience with user research platforms for recruiting & running studies
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with an ability to clearly articulate your narrative to both technical and non-technical, internal and external client audiences alike
• Experience leading horizontal, multi-team efforts around shared business goals or questions, embedding discovery throughout your process
• A user-first mindset that advocates for the pursuit of simple, elegant solutions, while balancing ambiguity and technical constraints
• Growth-minded and well-versed in giving and receiving constructive feedback, with a commitment to collaborative problem-solving
• Experience designing enterprise software (B2B and/or B2C)
• Experience mentoring other Designers, acting as a player/coach. (Note: This is not a team lead or manager role)
• Thrives in a collaborative Design culture, valuing shared ownership and cross-functional trust over individual control
• Actively participates in structured peer critiques and team reviews, embracing a culture where Designers regularly seek and offer feedback to elevate each other’s work

Desirable

• We are looking for a Staff Product Designer to drive our company forward, and help us lead the clean energy revolution!
• As a Staff Product Designer, you’ll take ownership of the end-to-end experience for Residential & Business customer end users enrolling in climate-positive energy programs like demand response (DR), time-varying rates (TVR), and energy efficiency initiatives (EE)
• This influential role within the Product Team sits at the intersection of Strategy, User Experience and Research—and requires close collaboration with cross-functional internal teams and utility clients
• Own and lead the full customer enrollment journey—from research and discovery, through concepting, prototyping, polished visual design, design QA, and post-launch iteration, influencing strategic direction and product team roadmaps
• Drive best-in-class Design practices, knowing when to flex established processes to fit real-world constraints while staying rooted in strong design principles
• Leverage & contribute to Uplight’s UI Design System to deliver elegant, accessibility-inclusive, and scalable experiences that are intuitive for end users
• Facilitate unmoderated and moderated Qualitative User Research studies, synthesizing and presenting findings + business recommendations to diverse stakeholder audiences
• Lead iterative product & design thinking to continuously measure, learn, and enhance user experience in our enrollment products
• Build a deep and data-driven understanding of customer needs, pain points, and real-life behaviors across programs
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, fellow Designers & User Researchers, Marketers, Account Managers and more across the business to align on core user problems (or JTBD) and uncover shared opportunities together
• Champion a culture of continuous learning, feedback, and iteration

• Application Deadline: August 1, 2025