Associate Product Designer

Posted 16hrs ago

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Associate Product Designer creating clear, usable enterprise product experiences at Vernova. Applying research, Figma prototyping, design systems, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities:

  • Define customer and business problems using research, analytics, and stakeholder input
  • Participate in discovery activities to identify user needs, workflow challenges, and opportunity areas
  • Translate research findings and product requirements into clear design opportunities
  • Collaborate with senior designers, engineers, and product management to connect design decisions to user and business outcomes
  • Design cohesive solutions for defined features, workflows, or product areas
  • Create annotated wireframes, prototypes, and interaction specifications communicating software behavior
  • Apply established design-system components, patterns, and accessibility standards
  • Contribute improvements to shared components and interaction patterns
  • Participate in user research and synthesize findings into actionable design recommendations
  • Partner with product management and engineering to translate needs into design requirements and deliverables
  • Incorporate feedback, research, and validation findings into design iterations
  • Own assigned design work from exploration through delivery with appropriate guidance
  • Communicate user needs and provide evidence-based design recommendations
  • Participate in discussions about priorities, trade-offs, and solution direction
  • Present design work, explain rationale, and incorporate feedback
  • Raise risks, inconsistencies, and unresolved questions early

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in design
  • Experience in UX, product design, interaction design, or a related field
  • Portfolio demonstrating interaction design, problem-solving, and the ability to communicate design rationale
  • Proficiency in Figma and experience creating wireframes and interactive prototypes
  • Experience collaborating with product management and engineering to deliver digital product experiences
  • Ability to connect user needs, product requirements, and business context
  • Experience using qualitative or quantitative evidence to inform design decisions
  • Ability to clarify moderately ambiguous problems with support from partners or senior designers
  • Demonstrated ability to design and deliver well-defined features or workflows
  • Experience applying design systems, accessibility guidance, and validation practices
  • Proficiency in Figma, including components, variants, shared libraries, and prototyping
  • Clear communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to explain design decisions and recommendations
  • Ability to independently manage assigned design work, identify dependencies, and raise risks
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work across disciplines and organizational levels
  • Ability to adapt to evolving requirements, balance multiple inputs, and seek guidance when needed
  • Familiarity with Figma Make or similar AI-assisted prototyping tools is a plus

Benefits:

  • Fully remote work arrangement
  • Relocation assistance not provided