About the role

Senior Product Designer shaping client software experiences at Aligned, which provides subscription-based product and engineering teams. Leading research, UX, UI, and design systems from discovery through launch.

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 to validate directions and uncover opportunities
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
Provide design support ranging 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, with fluency in prototyping
Experience building and maintaining design systems/component libraries at scale
Working knowledge of user research methods and comfort running or synthesizing usability testing
Strong visual design sensibility paired with sound UX judgment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort presenting directly to clients
High attention to detail and time management, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
Experience working within a remote and diverse product development team
Innate curiosity and a drive to WOW clients with thoughtful, well-crafted work
A degree is not required
Candidates must be able to commit to working in the PST time zone or close to it
Candidates are reviewed across the US, Mexico, Canada, and South America
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, Canada, or Mexico
Must answer whether employment visa sponsorship will be required in the United States