Thumbtack · 3 days ago
Staff Product Designer
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Responsibilities
Drive and define a compelling vision and strategy for a complex domain area. Effectively persuade a wide audience of cross-functional stakeholders through well-crafted visual storytelling and narratives.
Lead multiple initiatives from inception to launch, including overseeing the quality of other designers’ work in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment.
Deliver high-quality designs and prototypes that balance user needs with business objectives and technical requirements.
Work alongside Product, Engineering, and Research leadership to author and align strategies to turn vision work into shipped products that benefit our customer, pros, and business
Be able to comfortably move between high-level vision work to executing and developing experiments on in-flight projects
Qualification
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Required
8+ years of overall product design experience building and shipping applications from concept, development, and shipping.
Interaction design experience defining and evangelizing how an experience should behave based on understanding people's needs, consideration of your work impacts our business and examples of the use of appropriate prototyping tools.
Visual design expertise with a high proficiency in typography, desktop/mobile UI, color, layout, iconography and aesthetic sense and how these elements impact product function.
History of defining long-term product vision through applied design thinking, design skillset, and powerful narratives. Experience representing work to product, engineering, and company leadership.
Understands how to balance high-quality craft and crisp execution with agility, speed to learning, and iterative experimentation
Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills
Experience applying Generative AI and the skills to leverage its various features and products
Preferred
Experience showcasing end-to-end design process across multiple projects, includes interaction and visual design artifacts, multiple iterations, and high-fidelity prototypes.
Experience connecting work with other related initiatives across the company while driving collaboration.
Proven leadership in non-product areas that have made a team stronger and positively impacted the work environment.
Experience designing for a two-sided marketplace
Benefits
Virtual-first working model coupled with in-person events
20 company-wide holidays including a week-long end-of-year company shutdown
Library (optional use collaboration & connection hub) in San Francisco
WiFi reimbursements
Cell phone reimbursements (North America)
Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being
Company
Thumbtack
A technology company helping millions of people confidently care for and improve their homes.
H1B Sponsorship
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (33)
2022 (43)
2021 (51)
2020 (76)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$698.2MKey Investors
Qatar Investment AuthoritySequoia CapitalBaillie Gifford
2021-06-15Series G· $275M
2019-07-22Series F· $150M
2015-09-29Series E· $125M
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