Birdy Grey
Senior Product Design Manager
Birdy Grey, Los Angeles, California, United States,
THE COMPANY:
BIRDY GREY (www.birdygrey.com)Birdy Grey is a direct-to-consumer brand whose mission is to celebrate and elevate friendships during one of the most important milestones in a person’s life: THE WEDDING.Founded in 2017 by best friends Grace Lee (CEO & Founder) and Monica Ashauer (President & Co-Founder), Birdy Grey offers affordable bridesmaid dresses starting at $100, and fun gifts and accessories for everyone in the bridal party. Brides and bridesmaids alike count on Birdy Grey for their most important day—so much so that we’ve dressed over half a million bridesmaids (and counting) in less than 5 years.THE OPPORTUNITY:
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Senior Manager, Product Design . This is a player/coach role where ~70% of your time will be spent executing and ~30% of your time will be spent managing workflows and collaborating with your team. You will be responsible for the Digital Product Design function, creating end-to-end user experiences, organizing user research, scaling our product design system, and delivering high fidelity visual user flows and experiences.Scope Of ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with product management, engineering, creative, brand, marketing, and business stakeholders to shape the birdygrey.com product design vision and strategy.Manage the end-to-end design process from discovery to concept ideation to user flows, wireframes, components, detailed visual mockups, and prototypes.Test prototypes with users, present to stakeholders for buy-in and alignment.Responsibly and effectively advocate for the user; fostering a shared understanding of the intersection between design, technology and business.Present to executive-level leadership and support your design rationale using quantitative data and site metrics, user feedback, and usability findings.Identify and execute unmet research opportunities that can add insights and value.Manage and mentor a team of Product Designers.THE RIGHT CANDIDATE:
QUALIFICATIONS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTESExperience / Requirements8+ years professional experience as a Product Designer, UX Designer, or Interaction designer, preferably in the DTC e-commerce industry.1+ years experience mentoring and managing a team of Product and/or UX Designers.Portfolio of work demonstrating ability to create seamless user experiences across a range of industries with emphasis in UI and interaction design.Expert proficiency with Figma.Experience working directly with engineers to bring new designs to life; strong understanding of responsive design and WCAG accessibility guidelines for desktop and mobile web.Experience creating and scaling component based digital product design systems.Experience organizing and running a UX Research Practice.Excellent communication, ability to work in ambiguous environment, prioritizing and managing multiple milestones and projects efficiently.Experience running design working/review sessions.Nice To HavesExperience working with data teams and marketers, analytical rigor, ability to derive and synthesize insight from product analytics data sources.Experience designing for the Shopify platform.Experience with 0-1 projects.Experience managing a team in a remote environment.Start-up experience.Interest in weddings and fashion.WHY BIRDY GREY:
BENEFITS & PERKS (for eligible Full-Time Employees)Competitive Compensation: Based on experience and performance + Annual Performance Bonus.Healthcare Benefits: 100% employer covered medical dental & vision plans, 50% spouse and dependent medical coverage + access to One Medical + Mental Health Benefits.Retirement: 401K + up to 4% match after 3 months.Generous PTO: Flexible Open PTO Policy + 11 paid holidays.Wellness: A monthly wellness day + $50 monthly wellness stipend + summer Fridays.Flexibility: Partial remote with a high level of autonomy and accountability + $50 monthly WIFI stipend.Employee Discount: Free bridesmaid dresses + 50% discounts on Birdy Grey products.Family Benefits: 3 months of paid parental leave.Purpose: Join in the success of a high-growth, 80% women, minority founded, early-stage startup by driving performance and building out new processes.HighlightsBirdy Grey is #305 on Inc5000's List of Fastest Growing US Companies 2022.#22 on BuiltIn’s Best Startups to Work for in LA.Be part of a company innovating the $75B+ US wedding market (IBISWorld, 2019).Join a Women Founded Small Business blazing trails in the Bridal industry.Birdy Grey is making waves on BuzzFeed, The Knot, Brides, People, Allure, PopSugar, Bustle and more.Named #5 on LA’s 50 Hottest Startups in 2020 by Pitchbook & Dot.LA.Customers can participate in Birdy Grey’s giveback program with The Princess Project, a non-profit that provides prom dresses and accessories to teens in need.Additional InformationBirdy Grey 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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BIRDY GREY (www.birdygrey.com)Birdy Grey is a direct-to-consumer brand whose mission is to celebrate and elevate friendships during one of the most important milestones in a person’s life: THE WEDDING.Founded in 2017 by best friends Grace Lee (CEO & Founder) and Monica Ashauer (President & Co-Founder), Birdy Grey offers affordable bridesmaid dresses starting at $100, and fun gifts and accessories for everyone in the bridal party. Brides and bridesmaids alike count on Birdy Grey for their most important day—so much so that we’ve dressed over half a million bridesmaids (and counting) in less than 5 years.THE OPPORTUNITY:
Senior Manager, Product DesignREPORTS TO:
Chief Technology OfficerLOCATION:
US #remoteBirdy Grey is looking for a
Senior Manager, Product Design . This is a player/coach role where ~70% of your time will be spent executing and ~30% of your time will be spent managing workflows and collaborating with your team. You will be responsible for the Digital Product Design function, creating end-to-end user experiences, organizing user research, scaling our product design system, and delivering high fidelity visual user flows and experiences.Scope Of ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with product management, engineering, creative, brand, marketing, and business stakeholders to shape the birdygrey.com product design vision and strategy.Manage the end-to-end design process from discovery to concept ideation to user flows, wireframes, components, detailed visual mockups, and prototypes.Test prototypes with users, present to stakeholders for buy-in and alignment.Responsibly and effectively advocate for the user; fostering a shared understanding of the intersection between design, technology and business.Present to executive-level leadership and support your design rationale using quantitative data and site metrics, user feedback, and usability findings.Identify and execute unmet research opportunities that can add insights and value.Manage and mentor a team of Product Designers.THE RIGHT CANDIDATE:
QUALIFICATIONS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTESExperience / Requirements8+ years professional experience as a Product Designer, UX Designer, or Interaction designer, preferably in the DTC e-commerce industry.1+ years experience mentoring and managing a team of Product and/or UX Designers.Portfolio of work demonstrating ability to create seamless user experiences across a range of industries with emphasis in UI and interaction design.Expert proficiency with Figma.Experience working directly with engineers to bring new designs to life; strong understanding of responsive design and WCAG accessibility guidelines for desktop and mobile web.Experience creating and scaling component based digital product design systems.Experience organizing and running a UX Research Practice.Excellent communication, ability to work in ambiguous environment, prioritizing and managing multiple milestones and projects efficiently.Experience running design working/review sessions.Nice To HavesExperience working with data teams and marketers, analytical rigor, ability to derive and synthesize insight from product analytics data sources.Experience designing for the Shopify platform.Experience with 0-1 projects.Experience managing a team in a remote environment.Start-up experience.Interest in weddings and fashion.WHY BIRDY GREY:
BENEFITS & PERKS (for eligible Full-Time Employees)Competitive Compensation: Based on experience and performance + Annual Performance Bonus.Healthcare Benefits: 100% employer covered medical dental & vision plans, 50% spouse and dependent medical coverage + access to One Medical + Mental Health Benefits.Retirement: 401K + up to 4% match after 3 months.Generous PTO: Flexible Open PTO Policy + 11 paid holidays.Wellness: A monthly wellness day + $50 monthly wellness stipend + summer Fridays.Flexibility: Partial remote with a high level of autonomy and accountability + $50 monthly WIFI stipend.Employee Discount: Free bridesmaid dresses + 50% discounts on Birdy Grey products.Family Benefits: 3 months of paid parental leave.Purpose: Join in the success of a high-growth, 80% women, minority founded, early-stage startup by driving performance and building out new processes.HighlightsBirdy Grey is #305 on Inc5000's List of Fastest Growing US Companies 2022.#22 on BuiltIn’s Best Startups to Work for in LA.Be part of a company innovating the $75B+ US wedding market (IBISWorld, 2019).Join a Women Founded Small Business blazing trails in the Bridal industry.Birdy Grey is making waves on BuzzFeed, The Knot, Brides, People, Allure, PopSugar, Bustle and more.Named #5 on LA’s 50 Hottest Startups in 2020 by Pitchbook & Dot.LA.Customers can participate in Birdy Grey’s giveback program with The Princess Project, a non-profit that provides prom dresses and accessories to teens in need.Additional InformationBirdy Grey 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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