Lead UX Designer
CurbWaste, United States

About the Role

Looking for a rockstar full stack designer to lead our design team. You will be responsible for creating exceptional user experiences and intuitive interface designs for our operational platform. While your immediate focus will be on individual design contributions, we are looking for someone who has the potential to lead the design team as we grow our Ramp;D organization. This is an impactful role as we move upmarket and become a multi-product company disrupting the $80B waste management industry. This is a great opportunity to be an early and impactful part of an extraordinary start-up that continues to offer its team members growth, equity, and prospect to build a legacy.

About Us
Our cloud based platforms empower companies to disrupt an outdated $2 Trillion Dollar Industry. We have proven product market fit in one of the largest vertical SaaS markets. We are looking for founding team members who enjoy being a part of an early stage company and an early stage product team. Our foundational team is filled with experienced, self-starters who value the ability to learn and collaborate above all else. We care deeply about the hard working, dedicated, and humble people of the Waste Management industry and will stop at nothing to ensure that they get the most value technology can offer.

Requirements

What You Will Do

• Act as a player coach for our design team; mentor junior team member(s) while contributing to the design process.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and stakeholders, to understand user requirements, business goals, and technical constraints.
• Balance UX research with a robust design framework in order to create impactful designs that strike the appropriate balance between form and function.
• Foster an iterative design process that includes rapid prototyping, attentive listening, adaptability, and integration of feedback.
• Use, contribute to, and evolve design systems and component libraries.
• Bring modern, agile, product discovery design processes to the team.

What You Will Need

• 5-8+ years of experience with at least three years as in a lead product design role or design manager role, preferably in a startup environment.
• You possess a versatile design skill set that encompasses all aspects of the design journey, including user research, systems thinking, wireframing, and visual design. While perfection isn't the goal, proficiency in these areas is important
• Ability to maintain focus, and make decisions without perfect information.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• High degree of intellectual curiosity, desire to dive deep, and willingness to learn
• Experience with maintaining and implementing design systems
• Experience in designing amp; prototyping using Figma
• Experience in a vertical SAAS company is a strong plus.

Benefits

What We Offer:

This is not just a job. This is a career, a chance to make a direct impact. Here’s how we help:

• Flextime, recognition, and support for autonomous work:
  • Flexible time off with ample learning and development opportunities to continue growing your career.
• Health benefits: Company-paid medical, dental, and vision

Our Mission:

We aim to change the way waste companies run their business. We are a software founded by haulers and built for haulers. We care about the environment and want to play a positive role in the future of the waste industry. Software helps create solutions and we are focused on being the leaders in change.

At CurbWaste we celebrate individuality and uniqueness. We believe that the convergence of fresh perspectives and experiences from all walks of life is what makes our product and culture so great. We strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. We do not discriminate against employees based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), genetic information, protected military or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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