Product Designer, Lead

Company:  Acryl Data
Location: San Francisco
Closing Date: 07/11/2024
Salary: £150 - £200 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

At Acryl, we are focused on developing cutting-edge solutions for monitoring and visualizing metrics related to datasets and tables within organizations. Our goal is to empower businesses to develop and maintain a reliable and compliant data ecosystem that bridges the needs of technical and business users.


We're looking for a Product Designer to take charge of designing a cutting-edge product for our early-stage SaaS company. Your role will involve collaborating with the founding engineer team, product, sales, and customer success teams to establish a compelling UX that aligns with our existing product. With your expertise and creativity, you'll help define what success looks like in this new space and bring innovative solutions to the table.


About You

  • Have a portfolio that showcases your design process, thinking & execution (data visualizations, web app, and accessibility designs are a nice to haves)
  • Strong understanding of UX principles, design thinking, and user-centered design methodologies while working with engineering
  • Demand a collaborative environment in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with tight deadlines and shifting priorities while navigating through the unknown
  • Demand to understand customer’s needs with exceptional detail to design and test the success of your designs
  • Are a solid communicator possessing strong presentation and verbal & written communication skills
  • We are an early stage startup that needs a self-starter who actively seeks the “why” to embrace iterative development

What will you do?

  • Collaborate with the product team, customers, and stakeholders to understand user requirements, pain points, and expectations
  • Create and iterate on wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that effectively address user needs and product requirements
  • Communicate conceptual ideas, design rationale, and specifics of the user-centered design process
  • Work closely with the development team to define UX and UI requirements that create a consistent experience throughout the product
  • Continuously seek to improve the product by staying up-to-date on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies
  • With a keen eye for detail, ensure every aspect of the product's design is thoroughly considered to enhance the overall user experience in a data-driven setting

Requirements

  • Proven track record of original thinking and bringing innovative design solutions to the table with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Expertise in creating visually appealing and intuitive UX/UI designs for complex data platforms, demonstrating a strong aesthetic sense and user-centric approach - Figma preferred
  • Skilled in recognizing established design patterns for data-intensive environments and adept at identifying and solving complex workflow and system problems
  • Solid understanding of technical product aspects with a balanced approach to user research, enabling confident decision-making in evolving data management contexts
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical teams and collaborate effectively across departments
  • Proficiency in designing solutions that effectively handle and visualize complex data, with a focus on clarity and user-friendly data presentation

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with data visualization tools such as D3.js, Tableau, or Power BI
  • Understanding of data visualization best practices
  • Familiarity with modern data engineering tools like Looker, Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, Spark
  • Knowledge of web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • A mix of in-house and agency experience

Please note this is a full-time role; we recently transitioned this role from part-time contract to full-time.

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