About the role

Senior Product Designer crafting client products at Aligned, which provides subscription-based elite product and engineering teams. Leading discovery-to-delivery design, research, prototyping, design systems, and high-fidelity UI across remote Squads.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary design voice for the Squad and partner directly with clients to understand users, business goals, and constraints
Lead end-to-end design from discovery through delivery, including research, wireframes, prototypes, high-fidelity UI, and post-launch iteration
Conduct or guide user research and usability testing
Build and maintain scalable design systems and component libraries
Translate complex 0-to-1 problems into simple, intuitive product experiences
Partner with product and engineering to ensure technical feasibility and high-fidelity delivery
Present and defend design decisions to clients and stakeholders using rationale grounded in user needs and data
Contribute to internal design standards, critique culture, and processes across Squads
Support varied design needs, from UI polish passes to full research sprints

4+ years of hands-on product design experience with ownership of end-to-end design processes
Proven success taking products from concept through launch, including 0-to-1 work
Strong command of Figma and modern design tooling
Fluency in prototyping
Experience building and maintaining design systems and component libraries at scale
Working knowledge of user research methods
Comfort running or synthesizing usability testing
Strong visual design sensibility and sound UX judgment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Comfort presenting directly to clients
High attention to detail and time management
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
Experience working within a remote and diverse product development team
Ability to commit to working in the PST time zone or close to it
Legally authorized to work in the United States, Canada, or Mexico
A degree is not required