Shift5
Senior UX Designer
Shift5, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 22201
Shift5 is the observability platform for onboard operational technology (OT). We're a rapidly growing scale-up that specializes in cybersecurity, predictive maintenance, and compliance for operational technology (OT) systems across Defense, aerospace, and rail. We are a collaborative, passionate, and driven cadre of dynamic, multidisciplinary experts and we're focused on helping our customer's fleets run smarter and safer by accessing and democratizing the volumes of onboard OT data generated by transportation and freight fleets, and defense fleets and weapon systems. Come join us.
Shift5 is seeking a full-time
Senior UX Designer
to join our growing team. In this role, you will understand business needs and technical limitations, conduct user research, and translate findings into user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. Working collaboratively with product management and engineering teams, you will focus on designing intuitive product functionality. Your primary goal is to deliver a delightful and seamless experience to end users of the Shift5 platform and continuously refine the user experience through iterative user-testing and feedback integration.
Responsibilities
Create and test prototypes in the design process to create solutions. Use design as a tool for creating alignment on strategy between product teams and the stakeholders.Design high-fidelity UI and UX specs to clearly communicate requirements to engineers.Responsible for end-to-end work, including design research, strategy development, design output, implementation, and iterative follow-up, ensuring product usability and aesthetics.Actively participate in the business discussion and drive end-to-end experience optimization to achieve business metrics.
Qualifications:
Required:Bachelor's degree or above in a design-related field. Minimum of 5+ years of product design experience for web and mobile applications.Strong user advocacy and understanding of user-centered design principles.Excellent communication skills and ability to present design concepts and strategies clearly.Familiar with various design principles and common design patterns. Able to integrate user research, competitive analysis, data analysis, and other methods to independently complete information architecture, interface layout, workflow, UI design, design specifications etc.Experience with designing and shipping an end-to-end product with complicated flows, multiple scenarios and edge cases.Extensive experience with Figma and other design tools.Work closely with engineers to build components that seamlessly fit into a larger component library/style guide.Being detail-oriented, while also seeing the big picture.US Citizen; Ability to get TS/SCI Clearance.Travel up to 25%.
Preferred:Prior experience in designing products for complex domains (e.g. SaaS, medical devices, cloud, logistics).
Compensation & Benefits:
Competitive salary and stock options in a fast-growing startup.Employer-paid medical, dental and vision coverage.Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions.401k with employer contributions.Life Insurance.Uncapped paid time off policy.Flexible work & remote work policy.Tax-deferred public transit benefits with Metro SmartBenefits (DC/MD/VA).
We are committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that embraces the diversity of our people and represents the communities in which we work and the customers we serve. We know the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems. We strive to attract and retain talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
Shift5 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, marital status, ancestry, projected veteran status, or any other protected group or class.
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Shift5 is seeking a full-time
Senior UX Designer
to join our growing team. In this role, you will understand business needs and technical limitations, conduct user research, and translate findings into user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. Working collaboratively with product management and engineering teams, you will focus on designing intuitive product functionality. Your primary goal is to deliver a delightful and seamless experience to end users of the Shift5 platform and continuously refine the user experience through iterative user-testing and feedback integration.
Responsibilities
Create and test prototypes in the design process to create solutions. Use design as a tool for creating alignment on strategy between product teams and the stakeholders.Design high-fidelity UI and UX specs to clearly communicate requirements to engineers.Responsible for end-to-end work, including design research, strategy development, design output, implementation, and iterative follow-up, ensuring product usability and aesthetics.Actively participate in the business discussion and drive end-to-end experience optimization to achieve business metrics.
Qualifications:
Required:Bachelor's degree or above in a design-related field. Minimum of 5+ years of product design experience for web and mobile applications.Strong user advocacy and understanding of user-centered design principles.Excellent communication skills and ability to present design concepts and strategies clearly.Familiar with various design principles and common design patterns. Able to integrate user research, competitive analysis, data analysis, and other methods to independently complete information architecture, interface layout, workflow, UI design, design specifications etc.Experience with designing and shipping an end-to-end product with complicated flows, multiple scenarios and edge cases.Extensive experience with Figma and other design tools.Work closely with engineers to build components that seamlessly fit into a larger component library/style guide.Being detail-oriented, while also seeing the big picture.US Citizen; Ability to get TS/SCI Clearance.Travel up to 25%.
Preferred:Prior experience in designing products for complex domains (e.g. SaaS, medical devices, cloud, logistics).
Compensation & Benefits:
Competitive salary and stock options in a fast-growing startup.Employer-paid medical, dental and vision coverage.Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions.401k with employer contributions.Life Insurance.Uncapped paid time off policy.Flexible work & remote work policy.Tax-deferred public transit benefits with Metro SmartBenefits (DC/MD/VA).
We are committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that embraces the diversity of our people and represents the communities in which we work and the customers we serve. We know the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems. We strive to attract and retain talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
Shift5 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, marital status, ancestry, projected veteran status, or any other protected group or class.
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