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< class="h3">Company Description

Outer Labs develops custom software solutions that radically reshape the way buildings are being designed, constructed, and occupied.  We bring modern human-centric design together with the latest technology to help real estate, architecture, engineering, and construction teams scale their expertise.

Our clients include globally recognized brands placing “big bets” and investing in long-term solutions to sustainability, quality, and affordability. We work closely with their leadership to craft multi-year strategies, with direct access to subject matter experts and end-users who help us continuously drive toward business value. 

Some questions we’ve tackled: How can software automatically layout a building’s structural system based on unique constraints? How can software encourage reusable solutions that can be manufactured more sustainably and efficiently? How can we help a designer explore a thousand ideas in the time it currently takes to explore one?  

Answers to these questions require a passion for design and engineering that comes from every level of our company. This is why we’ve invested deeply in building a culture that empowers its employees to do great work and directly shape the future of its products. We want smart, creative, and intentional iniduals to be part of our core team. Are you in?

< class="h3">Job Description

Senior Product Designers focus on the conceptual, UX & UI design of new software products for Outer Labs, and report to the Design Manager. 

As a Senior Product Designer, you’ll work on a wide variety of challenging problems across a portfolio of software products and internal R+D efforts. You’ll work directly with our clients who own and operate large, occupant-focused real estate portfolios.  You’ll leverage the insight of our product managers and strategists to build a point of view for the user, then bring your designs to life with our world-class engineering team using the latest and greatest technology. As part of a growing team, you’ll also get to shape the design culture at Outer Labs and directly influence the process of design and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with project stakeholders to collect information, empathize, and drive the UX/UI from concept to delivery.

• Leverage your expertise in design technology & design tools to research and propose design solutions

• Provide design leadership in your product domain areas

• Coordinate with Product Strategists to gather design research and market analysis for use in addressing stakeholder perspectives

• Partner with Product Management, Product Strategy, and Engineering project team members to develop a user-centric point of view for the product.

• Express design intent with high-quality mockups and clickable prototypes that embody the end-to-end user journey.

• Leverage the full range of design expertise at Outer Labs by working closely with other designers to sharpen your intuition and iterate through your designs.

• Facilitate the handoff of design requirements, clickable prototypes, and assets to developers by working closely with Product Managers and Engineering leads.

• Advocate for user experience, field questions, and make adjustments as you work throughout the implementation phase.

• Ensure the final result provides the intended value to stakeholders by responding to feedback and making adjustments as needed.

< class="h3">Qualifications

• 4-8 years experience working as a Product Designer, User Experience (UX) Designer, or similar role

• Background in computational design and/or design technology applications strongly preferred

• Strong ability to contribute to product vision and collaborate with stakeholders and cross functional teams

• Knowledge of user experience research and market analysis frameworks

• Experience building and iterating on user journeys from design research

• Experience wireframing, designing and prototyping in Figma, or similar application

• Excellent eye for aesthetic design and latest design trends

• Understanding of UX patterns and ability to work with and contribute to Design Systems

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

• Driven by curiosity with exceptional attention to detail

• Preference for fast-paced iteration, deadlines, and budgets

• Experience with AEC industry is preferred

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Benefits

• Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employee & dependents.  We cover 85% of the cost for employee, and 75% of the cost for dependents

• 401K with matching up to 4% of your salary

• Paid parental leave for all new parents

• Unlimited PTO

• 11 paid company holidays

• Computer and home office setup with phone and internet paid for up to $100 each.

• Annual stipend for education and professional development

• 100% remote working

 

Outer Labs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.