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Hover

Lead Product Designer

Hover, New York, New York, us, 10261


Hover is making the homeowner journey easy, transparent and fun. Starting with the home improvement industry, we're answering age-old questions like, "What is it going to look like?" and "What is it going to cost?", by helping homeowners and pros visualize what's possible with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and interactive 3D property models. Homeowners, contractors, and insurance professionals all use Hover to get fully measured, accurate, and interactive models of any property-in a matter of minutes, and with just a few snaps of a smartphone camera.

Join a team that is rooted in challenging the status quo, persistence, and dedicated to serving our employees, customers, and communities. With key investors, including Google Ventures and Menlo Ventures and leading insurance carriers such as Travelers, State Farm, and Nationwide, Hover is committed to changing the world, one home at a time. At Hover, we believe there is strength in diversity and are fostering an inclusive and diverse culture by hiring qualified, talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

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Why Hover wants you:

As a Lead Product Designer, you will be a highly strategic, resourceful problem solver. You bring impeccable design taste, meticulous attention to detail, and a passion for representing the user. You will help navigate the complexities of daily UX and brand problems while helping push the boundary of what design means at Hover. We're looking for a Lead Product Designer who is excited about building something from scratch. As a designer at Hover, that's what you'll do -- lead, define, and deliver work with tangible business value and real user impact. That means that you partner with Product Managers, Researchers, Engineers, and other Designers to shape the overall vision and uphold the standards of the solution.

Collaboration and critique are at the core of everything we do. We believe that creating the best product experience requires intense collaboration, constant questioning, and a healthy level of challenge. The user is always our focus. So, we don't waste time presenting in Google Slides or Keynote. We prototype, test, and iterate -- early and often.

As a Lead Product Designer, you will help uphold and build on this approach. We're looking for someone to elevate the team, own user-first solutions to business problems, and always look for ways to simplify the experience.

Who you are:

You are master craftsmanship with a portfolio of amazing work.Your attention to detail and care for design execution is impeccable, from concept through delivery.You participate in all project phases, from strategy to launch to optimization.You work iteratively and collaborate with the team on initial concepts, user flows, visual design, and prototypes.You're a product manager's right hand and you thrive in helping to define requirements, not just translating them into designs. You facilitate and draw the best design ideas from teammates. Questions everything, and why.You use data to drive decisions and have an understanding of what features can act as multiplier for our business.You don't get intimidated tackling large complex projects and creating clear timeline of tasks and deliverables for your team.Your background includes:

5+ years of experienceExpert at developing and conveying ideas clearly in written and visual format - making business concepts and data visually engaging through use of color, typography, images, infographics, and animation.Mastery of Principle and FigmaAttention to detail - every decision mattersDeadline-driven with the ability to prioritize projects concurrentlyAbility to work collaboratively with people from all disciplines and levelsA portfolio showing your high quality, thoughtful visual and interaction workA track record of shipping great design, and an understanding of what details matter at each stage of the release cycleExperience with identifying and solving complex and ambiguous design problemsCan demonstrate thinking at a high level about product strategy and visionProven ability to manage and lead in cross-functional environmentsAbility and desire to solve complex product design problems and the strategy skills to deliver best-in-class solutionsImpeccable execution and care for all aspects of design, from conceptual thinking to motion and visual designDemonstrated ability to synthesize and present findings, and articulate design rationaleExperience working in a highly iterative, collaborative environment where people share work dailyFamiliarity with prototyping tools (principle, or code)We like to move fast - and you know what quality looks like and how to help product teams ship at that quality with minimal impact on velocity.You will contribute by:

Ideate, concept, and design projects spanning product features, landing pages, internal collateral, and external brand communicationsAttend shadowing and learning sessions with departments throughout the companyPartner with Engineers and Product Managers to create and ship workEvolve our design systemBenefits :

Compensation - Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a fast-growing companyHealthcare - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependentsPaid Time Off - Unlimited and flexible vacation policyPaid Family Leave- We support work/life balance and offer generous paid parental and new child bonding leaveMandatory Self-Care Days - A day set aside each month to allow employees to rechargeRemote Wellbeing Resources - We provide recurring fitness classes, meditation/ mindfulness tools, virtual therapy, and family planning assistanceLearning - We encourage continued education and will help cover the cost of management training, conferences, workshops, or certifications

Hover has Hubs in San Francisco and New York City, where we expect that all employees living within a 30-mile radius of our offices will come into their local Hover office at least once a week to build rapport and foster organic connection. At this time, Hover is not considering fully remote roles.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $214,000-$244,000 annually. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all applicable US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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