Owlet is changing the world of parenting with meaningful products that truly make a difference for millions of families. Our mission is simple but powerful: to bring more joy, more peace, and more sleep to the parenting journey. We’ve helped more than a million parents keep their little ones safe, and we’re just getting started.
We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer with exceptional consumer design expertise, a passion for crafting foundationally great experiences, and a strong background in designing for connected device ecosystems. Reporting to the Head of Design, this role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves solving complex problems end to end, and wants to help shape strategy within a small but growing team.
What You’ll Do at Owlet:
- Own design problems from early concept through launch and beyond.
- Bring a strong design point of view into strategic conversations, helping shape the direction of new initiatives in a thoughtful, collaborative way.
- Create, explore, and iterate on flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity design that demonstrate exceptional interaction and visual design craft.
- Design holistic experiences across connected devices, understanding how hardware and software come together for parents.
- Conduct usability testing, gather insights, and use learnings to refine and improve the experience continuously.
- Partner closely with Product and Engineering to ship simple, supportive, parent-centered experiences.
- Collaborate with other designers and cross-functional partners to maintain a consistent, cohesive design language across the Owlet ecosystem.
- Help maintain, scale, and evolve our Figma design system and component library to support fast, clear execution.
- Use Owlet products regularly to understand the journey firsthand and identify opportunities to elevate the experience for families.
- Influence and support digital experiences across Owlet, ensuring a cohesive, parent-centered brand experience
Requirements
The Must Haves:
- You have 5+ years of experience designing for mobile and you know iOS and Android patterns deeply. You care about the craft and it shows in the details.
- You have a strong portfolio of consumer app work that demonstrates your ability to take a problem from insight to polished, meaningful experience.
- You communicate clearly and confidently, grounding your decisions in both qualitative and quantitative data.
- You bring strong visual and interaction design skills, and you know how to create interfaces that feel intuitive, modern, and thoughtful.
- You can prototype your ideas to express nuance, explore possibilities, and bring your thinking to life.
- You’re comfortable working on a remote or distributed team and know how to collaborate, share context, and stay connected.
- You have experience with journey mapping and strategic design, and you know how to connect the dots across the full experience.
- You’re fluent in Figma and know how to build within and contribute to a design system.
- Most importantly, you show up without ego. You love working with others, listening, iterating, and building experiences that truly make life better for millions of parents.
Bonus - Experience in the baby category is a bonus, with additional value placed on experience designing for connected device ecosystems.
- Experience exploring or prototyping with AI tools or emerging design technologies
- Experience with ecommerce or conversion-focused consumer experiences
Benefits
Owlet offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance:
- Health & Wellness: Multiple medical plan options (PPO and High-Deductible with HSA), plus dental, vision, life, and disability coverage. Wellness resources include mental health support, EAP access, and fitness incentives.
- Financial Benefits: A competitive 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase program, and potential equity grants.
- Work-Life Balance: Generous flexible PTO policy, including Flex Fridays, paid parental leave (up to 14 weeks), and remote/hybrid work options.
Owlet Baby Care, Inc. is the equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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