SmartThings
Senior Product Designer (Minneapolis, MN)
SmartThings, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
Senior Product Designer (Minneapolis, MN)
Department:
Product & Design
Employment Type:
Full Time
Location:
Minneapolis, MN
Reporting To:
Joan Soskin
Description
We're SmartThings, one of the leading IoT ecosystems in the world, creating the most effortless way for anyone to create a smart home. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung, our corporate offices are based in Minneapolis and the Bay Area.
More than 270 million people worldwide use SmartThings to control and manage their connected life. SmartThings delivers simple, powerful experiences across Samsung's leading portfolio of phones, TVs, and appliances, and we offer the most versatile smart home experience as an open platform with a rich partner ecosystem. As a founding member of Matter, we are a leader in the industry to help make smart homes more secure, reliable and seamless to use.
Like the smartphone revolution, smart home technology is transforming the way we interact with the world around us. With SmartThings products, we're reducing global emissions, improving service industries, and creating a safer, smarter planet. Come be a part of the transformation with us! Do the SmartThings!
About The Team
SmartThings is a leader in smart home technology, dedicated to creating seamless and intuitive experiences that enhance the lives of our users. We partner with top enterprises to deliver innovative solutions that integrate smoothly into various ecosystems. Join our team and help shape the future of smart living. We are seeking a talented, collaborative, and curious Senior Product Designer to join our dynamic team. This is a unique opportunity to make an impact across the organization, applying your skills in product design, interaction design, and usability to build excellent user experiences within a global brand.
About the Role
As a Senior Product Designer at SmartThings, you'll partner with Product and Engineering teams in multiple areas of our business to shape the direction of critical user experiences. In some areas, you will directly mold the user experience for critical business partners, building and iterating toward a best-in-class interface to drive our expanding, industry-leading ecosystem. In other areas, you will partner closely with product and engineering teams to build and test high-fidelity prototypes, shaping the future of innovative new smart home services and solutions. In all cases, you will bring your design expertise, passion for user experience, partnership, and intellectual curiosity to guide SmartThings forward alongside your teammates.
Key Responsibilities
This position is a hybrid role, based onsite 3 days a week at our office in Minneapolis, MN.User-Centric Design: Demonstrate commitment to improving customer experience by leading the design of user-centric interfaces, with an emphasis on the needs of SmartThings' partners and enterprise customersPrototype Creation & Iteration: Develop high-fidelity mockups and prototypes to represent product vision and guide the development of new services and experiences. Use these to drive user testing as needed, and iterate based on feedback and findingsCross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, engineers, program managers, and stakeholders, building trust across all parties while ensuring design feasibility, alignment with business objectives and product requirements, and meeting delivery timelines Continually promote true teamwork and partnership across functions in the way you work, seeking to understand perspectives and learn from failures togetherResearch and Analysis: Conduct user research, usability testing, and competitive analysis to inform design decisions and improve user experiencesData-Driven Development: Partner with product and data team members to leverage qualitative and quantitative to deliver impact through exceptional user experience, including user surveys, click data, and user journey analysisDesign Systems: Contribute to and maintain a consistent design system in partnership with brand design and engineering, ensuring cohesive experiences across products and platforms that align with global Samsung brand guidelines and integrate with engineering systemsInnovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends, tools, and technologies, and apply this knowledge to enhance our productsDesign Leadership: Share examples, insights, and industry knowledge with the broader SmartThings team to drive understanding of user experience concepts across the teamSkills, Knowledge and Expertise
Inclusive Hiring Practices
If your skills and experience are close to what we're looking for, we encourage you to apply. We know that abilities can be developed in many different ways, and some of the most educational paths have twists and turns. Diversity of thought creates the most creative teams, and we're passionate about adding new perspectives to the conversation at SmartThings. Even if you aren't certain you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!
What You Bring On Day One (Required Qualifications)
5+ years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing past work on user-centric designs and/or mockups for B2B or complex B2C productsBachelor's degreeExperience with project management tools (e.g., Jira), partnering with cross-functional teams, and balancing multiple projects and stakeholdersProficiency in design tools (Figma preferred) and prototyping tools like InVisionStrong understanding of UX principles, user research, usability testing, and other data-driven design methodologiesExcellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teamsStrong intellectual curiosity, empathy, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to think critically and creatively to solve problemsSmartThings Benefits
We offer an attractive compensation package with comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health; an HSA with employer contribution; life & disability insurance; FSAs for health and dependent care expenses; a competitive 401k with a 5% employer match, and more.All of our employees enjoy unlimited PTO, 12 paid holidays, and a generous parental leave policy (8 weeks fully paid parental leave and 8 more fully paid weeks for childbirth recovery leave).Eligible employees benefit from our education reimbursement program, and all employees enjoy access to learning resources through O'Reilly.Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is embedded into our culture and our work, and everyone has frequent opportunities to join forums and groups and participate in ongoing projects.
Compensation for this role for a candidate based in Minneapolis is expected to be between $99,833 and $149,750. Additionally, this role is eligible for a 20% annual target bonus potential, depending on company and individual performance.
Department:
Product & Design
Employment Type:
Full Time
Location:
Minneapolis, MN
Reporting To:
Joan Soskin
Description
We're SmartThings, one of the leading IoT ecosystems in the world, creating the most effortless way for anyone to create a smart home. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung, our corporate offices are based in Minneapolis and the Bay Area.
More than 270 million people worldwide use SmartThings to control and manage their connected life. SmartThings delivers simple, powerful experiences across Samsung's leading portfolio of phones, TVs, and appliances, and we offer the most versatile smart home experience as an open platform with a rich partner ecosystem. As a founding member of Matter, we are a leader in the industry to help make smart homes more secure, reliable and seamless to use.
Like the smartphone revolution, smart home technology is transforming the way we interact with the world around us. With SmartThings products, we're reducing global emissions, improving service industries, and creating a safer, smarter planet. Come be a part of the transformation with us! Do the SmartThings!
About The Team
SmartThings is a leader in smart home technology, dedicated to creating seamless and intuitive experiences that enhance the lives of our users. We partner with top enterprises to deliver innovative solutions that integrate smoothly into various ecosystems. Join our team and help shape the future of smart living. We are seeking a talented, collaborative, and curious Senior Product Designer to join our dynamic team. This is a unique opportunity to make an impact across the organization, applying your skills in product design, interaction design, and usability to build excellent user experiences within a global brand.
About the Role
As a Senior Product Designer at SmartThings, you'll partner with Product and Engineering teams in multiple areas of our business to shape the direction of critical user experiences. In some areas, you will directly mold the user experience for critical business partners, building and iterating toward a best-in-class interface to drive our expanding, industry-leading ecosystem. In other areas, you will partner closely with product and engineering teams to build and test high-fidelity prototypes, shaping the future of innovative new smart home services and solutions. In all cases, you will bring your design expertise, passion for user experience, partnership, and intellectual curiosity to guide SmartThings forward alongside your teammates.
Key Responsibilities
This position is a hybrid role, based onsite 3 days a week at our office in Minneapolis, MN.User-Centric Design: Demonstrate commitment to improving customer experience by leading the design of user-centric interfaces, with an emphasis on the needs of SmartThings' partners and enterprise customersPrototype Creation & Iteration: Develop high-fidelity mockups and prototypes to represent product vision and guide the development of new services and experiences. Use these to drive user testing as needed, and iterate based on feedback and findingsCross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, engineers, program managers, and stakeholders, building trust across all parties while ensuring design feasibility, alignment with business objectives and product requirements, and meeting delivery timelines Continually promote true teamwork and partnership across functions in the way you work, seeking to understand perspectives and learn from failures togetherResearch and Analysis: Conduct user research, usability testing, and competitive analysis to inform design decisions and improve user experiencesData-Driven Development: Partner with product and data team members to leverage qualitative and quantitative to deliver impact through exceptional user experience, including user surveys, click data, and user journey analysisDesign Systems: Contribute to and maintain a consistent design system in partnership with brand design and engineering, ensuring cohesive experiences across products and platforms that align with global Samsung brand guidelines and integrate with engineering systemsInnovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends, tools, and technologies, and apply this knowledge to enhance our productsDesign Leadership: Share examples, insights, and industry knowledge with the broader SmartThings team to drive understanding of user experience concepts across the teamSkills, Knowledge and Expertise
Inclusive Hiring Practices
If your skills and experience are close to what we're looking for, we encourage you to apply. We know that abilities can be developed in many different ways, and some of the most educational paths have twists and turns. Diversity of thought creates the most creative teams, and we're passionate about adding new perspectives to the conversation at SmartThings. Even if you aren't certain you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!
What You Bring On Day One (Required Qualifications)
5+ years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing past work on user-centric designs and/or mockups for B2B or complex B2C productsBachelor's degreeExperience with project management tools (e.g., Jira), partnering with cross-functional teams, and balancing multiple projects and stakeholdersProficiency in design tools (Figma preferred) and prototyping tools like InVisionStrong understanding of UX principles, user research, usability testing, and other data-driven design methodologiesExcellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teamsStrong intellectual curiosity, empathy, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to think critically and creatively to solve problemsSmartThings Benefits
We offer an attractive compensation package with comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health; an HSA with employer contribution; life & disability insurance; FSAs for health and dependent care expenses; a competitive 401k with a 5% employer match, and more.All of our employees enjoy unlimited PTO, 12 paid holidays, and a generous parental leave policy (8 weeks fully paid parental leave and 8 more fully paid weeks for childbirth recovery leave).Eligible employees benefit from our education reimbursement program, and all employees enjoy access to learning resources through O'Reilly.Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is embedded into our culture and our work, and everyone has frequent opportunities to join forums and groups and participate in ongoing projects.
Compensation for this role for a candidate based in Minneapolis is expected to be between $99,833 and $149,750. Additionally, this role is eligible for a 20% annual target bonus potential, depending on company and individual performance.