System1 · 4 hours ago
Lead Product Designer, Emerging Products
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$178K/yr - $223K/yr
5+ years expSystem1 is a company of builders focused on creating digital products that reach millions of users. The Lead Product Designer will play a crucial role in shaping new products through user research, design, and collaboration with cross-functional teams, while also exploring AI-driven workflows to enhance the design process.
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Responsibilities
Discover and define new product opportunities through user research, data insights, and experimentation
Turn early-stage concepts into intuitive experiences
Create user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UIs that work across web and mobile
Develop the brand identity and visual language for new products
Bring a strong design voice to product discussions; influence what we build and how it works, not just how it looks
Collaborate closely with PMs, Engineers, and other Designers to ensure ideas translate into great shipped experiences
Push forward System1’s design systems and visual language as our product portfolio evolves
Experiment with AI-powered tools and workflows to make design faster, smarter, and more exploratory, and help the team adopt the best of what’s emerging
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience designing digital products, ideally in a startup or fast-paced product environment
A product-minded designer who thinks in flows, trade-offs, and user value, not just screens
Excellent communication skills and the ability to align stakeholders around design decisions
Strong visual design sensibility with experience crafting cohesive brand identities and product look-and-feel from the ground up
Someone who thrives in a small, high-impact, collaborative team and can be a voice for design in-person at our Marina del Rey office
Mastery of Figma, of course, and familiarity with animation/motion design
A generalist mindset. You're comfortable doing design discovery, wireframing, prototyping, user testing, visual design and more
Curiosity and proficiency with AI tools such that enhance the design process (e.g., for ideation, prototyping, or asset creation). Tools such as Perplexity, ChatGPT, Uizard, UX Pilot, Midjourney, recraft.ai, Figma Make, Lovable, Cursor, v0, and anything else you've discovered to be useful
A portfolio that shows clear, thoughtful problem-solving and end-to-end design craft
Benefits
Competitive salary + bonus + equity
Generous PTO + 11 company holidays
Open sick time
100% covered Medical, Dental, Vision for employees
401k with match
Health & Dependent Care Flex Spending Account
Paid professional development
Leadership & growth opportunities
Virtual company and team building events
Company
System1
System1 fuses technology and science to identify & unlock consumer intent.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
System1 has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2022 (1)
2021 (3)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$920MKey Investors
Cannae HoldingsBofA SecuritiesCourt Square Capital Partners
2022-01-28Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2022-01-28Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2022-01-28IPO
Leadership Team
Michael Blend
CEO, Chairman & Co-Founder
Chuck Ursini
Co-Founder & Board
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