Senior Product Designer

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About The Role

The Product Designer is a key partner and collaborator with Product, Engineering and other cross-functional teams to provide the best possible ideas and solutions at every stage of the product design lifecycle. This role will plan and oversee product design vision from a high level as well as execute designs at a detailed level for our suite of web and mobile products. In doing so, the product designer will act as a voice of the customer, the voice of good design and user experience, and a key partner to our Product and Engineering teams.

How You'll Make An Impact

  • Utilizes design thinking to create user research statements
  • Generate and express ideas to product owners, designers, engineers, leadership and other stakeholders throughout the organization
  • Prioritize, plan and implement design improvements that will enhance the customer experience
  • Actively and constantly collaborates, turning ideas into meaningful and impactful experiences
  • Ability to have a holistic view/full stack design approach (UX and UI); possessing a strong understanding and consideration of design and user experience, including layout, typography, color theory, visual hierarchy, and working knowledge of Sketch or Adobe CC
  • Deliver on short term needs that fit into long term vision, including creating sketches and user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and polished, production-ready user interface and visual designs

What We're Looking For

  • Has mentored Product Designers embodying a player/coach mentality
  • Experience designing digital products for business and consumer on a variety of platforms, including web and mobile (iOS and Android) 
  • Strong understanding and consideration for user experience (UX)
  • Working knowledge of Sketch for OS X, Adobe CC 
  • Ability to create polished, production-ready UI designs
  • Ability to conceptualize and communicate design ideas to stakeholders of all levels within an organization
  • Experience creating wireframes, user flows, visual design assets, and interactive prototypes/high fidelity mockups
  • Familiarity with design sprints and the agile methodology 
  • Ability to work independently and on a team to accomplish project and sprint goals

Additional Information

We are the trailblazers in our space and we continually strive to learn and grow, but there is always time to celebrate a colleague's birthday or a recent success. We dress casually, have one of the best views in the city and the whole team sports Apple laptops. Our CEO Jason Weingarten and President Dan Bartfield always have their office doors open. And with opportunities for professional advancement, medical, dental and vision insurance, and a 401K match – Yello has you covered.

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What are Yello Perks + Benefits

Yello Benefits Overview

Health
Wellness
Financial
Giving
We've got you covered!

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
DEI Council Women@Yello YelloPride YelloBrigade
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Company sponsored short-term disability insurance covers 100% of annual salary for up to 13 weeks.
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Company sponsored life insurance is equal to 1 times an employee's annual salary.
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Yello provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan managed by John Hancock. We match 3% of contributions with a 4-year vesting schedule.
Company equity
Yello offers equity to employees at their 1 year anniversary.
Performance bonus
Yello's performance bonus is an annual bonus of up to 10% of an employee's base salary. Payout is based on company and individual performance.
Charitable contribution matching
While we don't match yet, we value giving back to causes that create a positive social impact. Through Percent Pledge, we help employees seamlessly give monthly to their favorite causes
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Recreational clubs
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Yello offers employees professional development opportunities like the ability to attend job-related conferences and seminars.
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Yello hosts lunch and learn meetings twice per month.
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours
Yello has a 'Learning Day' every 2 weeks on Friday to allow employees to set aside half a day for learning of any kind.
Online course subscriptions available

Additional Perks + Benefits

Yello is dedicated to supporting career progression through professional development opportunities, mentorship and continued education. We offer student loan repayment plan and a 529 plan contributions through BenefitEd to help support your financial health. There is a monthly fitness reimbursement for your physical health, and quarterly volunteering opportunities to give you a chance to give back while you connect with coworkers.

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