Staff Product Designer

With our mission comes great responsibility - many of our Pros depend on Instawork to make rent, to buy their kid that special birthday present, to get out of debt, to learn new skills on the job, and ultimately to forge a better life. As do our business Partners - from national scale hotel brands and major league baseball to the family-run coffee shop around the corner that needs an extra barista.

As a Staff Product Designer, you are empowered to influence outcomes in the backbone of the American economy that ultimately, even in the age of AI, still comes down to good people doing honest work. We’re looking for a thoughtful, talented, and mission driven Product Designer to join our growing team, shape our product, and help establish a design centered culture across the company. Your work will help professionals to gain additional skills, earn extra income, and run their businesses more efficiently.

What You’ll Do:

• Take high level product ideas from conception through execution, across web and mobile. You'll work across a wide range of areas - product strategy, user research, and UX/UI design in particular.
• Play a key role in defining design quality and vision of our pro-facing mobile app (7 Million + users).
• Take joint ownership of metrics and strategy with the product team, and work collaboratively with engineering and operations to achieve goals.
• Implement the design tools and processes needed to build the foundation of a high functioning, world-class design team.
• Mentor our team of product designers and implement the design tools and processes needed to build the foundation of a high functioning, global design team.

Who You Are:

• Product Experience: Minimum 5+ years of Product Design across web and mobile.
• An AI enthusiast: You’re up to date on the latest AI technology and have been trying out different tools that help give builders superpowers.
• Leadership Experience: Prior experience setting and delivering on a strategy you crafted, where you were accountable for the outcomes.
• You are excited about building a strong design foundation within our team, but also eager to roll up your sleeves and do what it takes to ship products and features our users love.
• You’ve been part of a high functioning product and design team and have a knack for user research and UX design, but can be effective across a number of other product design functions. 
• You’re ready to take ownership of our design process and the end-to-end designs of the most critical areas of our product.
• Technically proficient: Mastery of Figma and very comfortable with SQL.

Nice To Have:

• Management: 3+ years of experience managing Design Teams.
• Experience working on growth teams and / or marketplace businesses.

For CA based applicants:

• The base salary for this position is $175,000 - $275,000
• This position is eligible for equity in the form of stock options
• This position is eligible for Instawork benefits, including:
• A variety of medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage beginning on the date of hire
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 8 paid company holidays annually
• Home office stipend
• Phone stipend
• Commuter stipend
• Supplemental pay on qualified leaves
• Employee health savings accounts (HSA) contribution
• Flexible spending plans
• 401K plan
• Perkspot - discount program through Lumity

Instawork Values:

• Bias for Action -- We are a growing team and an evolving product. We want a team of do’ers to drive the company forward, even if it means making decisions with incomplete information or being wrong.
• Act Like an Owner -- Treat this company as though it is your own. Execute on the fundamentals, and act creatively to drive growth. Your ability to drive impact in any part of our company is only limited by your courage and conviction, not your job title.
• Always Be Learning -- We are changing an entire industry. We strive to learn from each other and get better each day, week, and month, so that our team’s learnings can compound and we can all improve, together.
• Empathy, Trust, Candor -- Empathy for our business partners and professionals means we put ourselves in their shoes. Empathy for our colleagues means we are always upfront and honest with each other, which comes from trust.

About Instawork

Founded in 2015, Instawork is the leading flexible work app for local, hourly professionals. Its digital marketplace connects thousands of businesses and more than five million workers, filling a critical role in local economies. Instawork has been featured on CBS News, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Associated Press, and more. In 2022, Instawork was ranked among the country’s top 10% of fastest-growing companies by Inc. 5000 and was included in the Forbes Next Billion Dollar Startup list. Instawork was also named the 2022 ACE Award recipient for “Best Innovation” and one of the “Best Business Apps” by Business Insider. Instawork helps businesses in the food & beverage, hospitality, and warehouse/logistics industries fill temporary and permanent job opportunities in more than 25 markets across the U.S. and Canada. 

At Instawork, we constantly evaluate how to build an optimal work environment for success. Currently we operate on a hybrid model, but we remain open to adapting our policies to meet the needs of our evolving business and team dynamics. As we continue to grow, we're seeking candidates who are excited about contributing to our in-person culture and open to the idea of working in-office up to 5 days a week.

For more information visit www.instawork.com

We value diversity on our team and firmly believe Instawork is stronger when we hire people who make their own unique contributions to our culture. We welcome all applicants and encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. 

To learn more about our company values, please visit: https://info.instawork.com/about

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