Principal Product Designer

July 6, 2023

Grindr

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💰 $100M Post-IPO Equity on 2022-11

Description

• Design valuable, cohesive, and delightful user experiences for Grindr • Being an active mentor for senior designers, and helping lead critique, design reviews, and quarterly planning • Oversee multiple initiatives from insight to strategy, to launch across all platforms and devices • Partner with Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists, and Researchers to define problems & goals, map user flows, prototype interactions, and launch new products and services • Build strong relationships with leaders inside and outside of core product teams; strong communication and executive stakeholder management skills • Have a keen understanding of technological, business and user opportunities and constraints • Scope project work (in partnership with PMs and engineers) and help define the design process and timeline • Always be an advocate for our users • Stay up-to-date with mobile app design trends, best practices, patterns, new capabilities, etc., and use this knowledge to push the product forward

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years of experience in product design, UI design, and/or UX design in a fast-paced environment • An outstanding portfolio, showcasing excellent visual and interaction skills and craft —mastery in your field • Highly collaborative. Able to build trust & strong relationships at all levels, influence without formal authority, and push back when appropriate • Demonstrated ability to help a team navigate ambiguity, set vision, and set strategy for global products • Confident in your own skill but respectful of the contributions of others • Experimental by nature, excited and knowledgeable about A/B testing and user research • Strong storytelling, presentation, communication and stakeholder management skills • Deep experience with driving and applying user-centered design processes while working with cross-functional teams • Knowledgeable of industry and platform-specific patterns • Can effortlessly motivate and drive small to medium teams to transform a product • Experience designing for both Android, iOS and Responsive web • Experience with Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Proto.io (or other prototyping tools) is a must • Experience working on a live app • We’ll Really Swoon If You have Front-end web development skills • Experience designing for social media or dating apps • Experience with animation and/or motion design • Experience conducting exploratory user research and usability testing • Experience with quantitative data gathering and surveys • Experience in the Anti-Abuse or Trust & Safety domains

Benefits

• Remote First: We have satellite offices in LA, NYC, and Chicago, and are remote first across the US and Canada. More than 30% of our employees work outside of cities where we have satellite offices • Family Insurance: Insurance premium coverage for health, dental, and vision for you and partial coverage for your dependents • Retirement Savings: Generous 401K plan with 6% match and immediate vest in the US • Queer-Inclusive Benefits: Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more • Additional Benefits: Flexible vacation policy, monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, and food, one-time home-office setup stipend, and company-sponsored events