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Product Designer II

Georgia, United States (On-site)

Product Designer II

2 Months ago • 2 Years + • Product Design • Undisclosed

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invision

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Job Description

The Product Designer II will be responsible for crafting elegant and practical solutions that help OpenGov's team collaborate and solve complex problems. This role involves designing wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, validating them with users, and leveraging data from research and analytics to understand customer needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of user-centered design principles, a passion for creating intuitive interfaces, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. They will contribute to OpenGov's unified design system, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and present design solutions to stakeholders. This role requires strong communication skills and a proven track record of leading iterative design processes.

Must have:

2+ years of experience in product and engineering teams
Strong communication and presentation skills
Understanding of user-centered design principles
Ability to adapt and move fast in a dynamic environment
Experience leading iterative design processes
Proficiency in design software (Figma preferred)
Ability to simplify complex workflows into intuitive solutions

Good to have:

Experience designing for enterprise software
Experience with design research methods
Experience building and maintaining a design system
Experience with government, finance, or enterprise domains

Perks:

90% paid Medical/Dental/Vision premium
Fully paid Life and Short/Long term disability insurance
Unlimited PTO
Parental Leave policy
Annual wellness stipend
Anniversary awards

OpenGov is home to an exceptional team - passionate about our mission to power more effective and accountable government. By bringing the OpenGov Cloud to our nation's state and local government, we’re transforming communities so they can thrive!

Imagine yourself being able to help small business owners open their doors faster, ensuring our tax dollars are accounted for, creating safer infrastructure, modernizing the permitting process, and assisting with disaster recovery. The work you do here every day has a meaningful impact on people's lives!

🌟 OpenGov is a 2023 Top Workplaces USA award winner and a Forbes America's Best Startup Employer 🌟

Join our smart, fun, and humble team to experience the most rewarding career of your life!

Job Summary:

The Product Designer will be responsible for bringing ideas, tools, and processes that help our team collaborate and solve complex problems. This role will understand how to deal with constraints and a fast-paced environment, holding this position and the team to a standard of excellence.

Responsibilities:

Leverage our product design principles, government personas, and design system to craft elegant, but practical solutions
Design wireframes, mockups, and prototypes and validate them with users
Use data from research and product analytics to understand customer needs, make decisions, and communicate solutions
Contribute to our unified design system by leveraging reusable patterns across products
Work with Senior Designers, Product Management and Engineering leaders to define use cases, requirements, customer journeys, and interactions
Present your work to stakeholders across the company to receive feedback and communicate the value of design
Rapidly incorporate feedback into your designs and prioritize collaboration

Requirements and Preferred Experience:

2+ years of experience working in cross-functional product and engineering teams
Strong communication skills and an ability to clearly present complex ideas to stakeholders
Strong understanding of how to apply human factors and user-centered design principles to software
The ability to move fast, listen and adapt
Recognized experience leading an iterative design process from concept to implementable solution
Ability to start with complex data and customer workflows and drive toward simple and intuitive solutions
A master of common design software tools such as Figma (preferred), Sketch, AdobeXD, InVision
Experience designing for enterprise software solutions preferred
Experience applying various design research methods to gain insight and inform the direction preferred
Experience building and maintaining a design system preferred
Experience with complex system and wicked problems in government, finance, and enterprise domains preferred

What makes OpenGov unique

» Leadership: CEO Zac Bookman (MPA from Harvard and JD from Yale) is truly a mission-driven CEO. He was named one of the 100 most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, a Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and SF and Silicon Valley Business Times' 40 under 40 class of 2018!

» Growth: Record breaking growth with 1,800+ governments (and counting) using our products. Click here to read more.

» Culture: Winner of 2023 Top Workplaces USA award, Awarded Top 25 Cloud Companies to Work For, Winner of Forbes 2022 Best Startup Employers, 50 Best Workplaces award. Check out our Careers Video!

» Perks: 90% paid Medical/Dental/Vision premium for employees, fully paid Life and Short/Long term disability insurance, Unlimited PTO, Parental Leave policy, annual wellness stipend, anniversary awards, and more!

» Product: Named to the GovTech 100 (seven consecutive years), we are the leader in cloud software for our nation's cities, counties, and state agencies.

» Mission Driven: We are a technology company with a passion for the mission. We're powering more effective and accountable government.

Come join us and make a positive social impact!

OpenGov is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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