Senior Product Designer

About LayrLayr is an Atlanta-based, rapidly growing Insurtech dedicated to enabling commercial insurance brokerages to serve their clients better. At Layr, we are at the forefront of designing, developing, and implementing technology to guide the insurance industry into the digital age. We have deep insurance knowledge, insight, and experience, and we work tirelessly to improve and distribute our entirely new and more effective insurance technology to the small business market. We are a culturally vibrant team of forward-thinkers, passionate about innovation, obsessed with technology, and committed to building a collaborative, ever-progressing, action-oriented, integrity-instilled, close-knit, diverse/inclusive & beyond nation-wide team.Layr has raised venture capital to combine innovative, cutting-edge technology with commercial insurance industry expertise and is rapidly expanding throughout the country. Small business insurance is $120 BILLION undersold in the US alone. Layr is digitizing and automating the small business insurance space with our client-first insurance platform. To do this, we need help from smart, gritty, outside-the-box thinkers (like you!) to keep innovating and moving forward.About The RoleWe’re seeking an experienced, talented and passionate senior product design leader to establish fundamental design principles and to help drive Layr into our next exciting stage of growth with a priority focus on user experience.What You’ll DoOwn our product design process, end-to-end.Establish intuitive design systems and patterns, elevating our experience through your strong visual and interaction design skills.Leverage customer research (user testing, interviewing, listening) and stakeholder input to develop a comprehensive understanding of our users’ needs and challenges.Deliver robust designs that simplify complex logic through flows, journey maps, wireframes, prototypes, and high-quality visual designs that enhance our platform’s aesthetic and exceed user expectations.In partnership with VP of Product, leverage your user research expertise to create a culture of continuous discovery within Product & Engineering.Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers across multiple initiatives concurrently, to discover new feature opportunities and reach consensus on the optimal user experience.Deliver implementation ready solutions to our engineering team.Carry out design reviews/visual QA to ensure proper engineering execution.Rapidly iterate design solutions by leveraging quantitative and qualitative data.Champion accessibility at Layr. Create a strong point of view & hold self and others accountable.About YouYou are an expert in craft, typography, and visual systems.You think in terms of experiments, platforms, and systems.You have experience working with Design Systems and a keen eye for upleveling and maintaining quality throughout the product.You have experience implementing a major visual refresh across a complex product or service.You are excited about tackling complex problems and communication hierarchies and creating simple and delightful experiences.You obsess over every pixel and word on the screen while also being able to zoom out and think strategically and holistically.You have a strong entrepreneurial drive and bias towards action.You can function independently and in a team environment with excellent collaboration skills, expert knowledge, and a low ego.You have experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.You are skilled in Figma and excited to learn and adopt the latest design tools.Job Qualifications7+ years of experience in UX/UI design for digital products, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design process and outcomes.Proficiency in design and research tools (Figma, Userbrain, Dovetail).Experience working with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to prototype and collaborate effectively with engineers.Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies.Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to present and explain design decisions to stakeholders.Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or related field preferred.Start-up experience & SaaS experience preferred.

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