Principal Product Designer, Ottimate
$160k
+ 10% variable
More information about location
AP automation AI software
Open for applications
AP automation AI software
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$160k
+ 10% variable
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make life a little easier for anyone eager to spend less time on AP and more time growing their business.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience in product design, with a portfolio demonstrating your work on complex B2B or SaaS applications
- Proven experience leading major design projects, such as building a design system from the ground up or executing a significant product redesign
- Strong expertise in user research methodologies and a track record of using research to drive strategic design decisions
- Exceptional collaboration skills with a proven ability to work closely with engineering teams in an agile, and remote environment
- Experience in the accounts payable, procure-to-pay, or FinTech space is a significant plus
- Executive-level communication skills and the ability to inspire teams
- Comfortable working with a globally distributed team across multiple geographies
- Open to domestic and international travel for company retreats and team meetings
What the job involves
- We are at a pivotal moment of scale, and we need a design leader who can take ownership of our user experience at a fundamental level
- This role is for someone who can drive large-scale design projects, establish a cohesive design system, and champion a user-centric culture throughout the organization
- You will be responsible for defining the future of our product's look, feel, and usability, ensuring that it's both powerful and intuitive for our customers
- Design Leadership and Systems Thinking: Lead and execute large-scale design initiatives, including the creation and implementation of a company-wide design system and a redesign of our platform's look and feel. You understand the importance of consistency, scalability, and efficiency in design
- User Research & Strategy: Plan and conduct comprehensive user research (interviews, surveys, usability testing) to deeply understand user needs and inform product strategy. Translate these insights into a multi-year design plan
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with engineering, product management, and other stakeholders to deliver exceptional user experiences. You'll provide clear specifications and high-fidelity prototypes, acting with a bias for action to get things done efficiently
- Design Advocacy: Champion a strong design culture within the organization, influencing our product development process and advocating for the user at every stage
- Mentorship: Guide and mentor other designers, helping to elevate the overall quality of design across the company
Our take
Accounts payable is a cumbersome side of financial management for the hospitality and restaurant sectors. High volume of deliveries of variable frequencies and size, along with the substantial chance of damage to perishable items, means that keeping track of short-term credit to various sellers is a tricky business. With belts having been drastically tightened across the hospitality sector in recent years, labor-intensive paper invoicing and back-office administration no longer cuts the mustard.
Ottimate's (previously Plate IQ) solution is to effect digital transformation across B2B payments and accounts payable in the hospitality sector. The company’s VendorPay allows customers to make payments directly to over 200,000 vendors straight from their AP platform, thereby streamlining and resolving the late payments issue that’s been growing steadily in the sector over recent years.
Margins in the sector are famously tight, so even the most modest of operational improvements can make substantial gains for hospitality businesses. Indeed, over 30,000 restaurants, hotels and grocery chains across the US are using Ottimate’s platform, including leading brands such as Best Western, Holiday Inn and Foodtown.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Nov 2021
$160m
SERIES B
Mar 2017
$4m
SERIES A
Total funding: $164.5m
Company benefits
- Health & Retirement: We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage as well as a 401(k)
- Paid Time Off: We offer plenty of vacation and personal time off to give you the time to step away, unwind, and recharge
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Barrett Boston
(CEO)Previously CRO & Executive Officer for TriNet. Before that, they were the President of Americas with TravelClick and Vice President at IBM.
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