Lead Product Designer

Lead Product Designer, DesignShop

at Material Bank

New York, NY | Boston, MA | Miami-Boca Raton

Material Technologies is expanding its reach into B2C with the launch of DesignShop. DesignShop is reinventing the home design process by taking the most exciting elements of Pinterest and combining them with a massive library of home design materials from hundreds of the country's best brands, all of which are instantly available for overnight sampling. DesignShop’s shoppable inspiration is highly accurate and when coupled with its hyper-realistic interactive design tools, allows users to create beautiful scenes comprised of any material in its library. It is our expectation that DesignShop will become the world’s most powerful virtual design center.

DesignShop is seeking a Lead Product Designer to guide and shape the development of innovative, user-centric digital products. In this role, you will take ownership of the entire product design lifecycle, from initial concept through launch, driving both strategic and hands-on design efforts. You will lead cross-functional collaboration to define and refine our design systems, ensuring a cohesive and scalable approach across all digital products.  

What You'll Do:

• Lead the end-to-end product design process from ideation to execution, applying a range of design skills, including user experience, interaction design, and visual design.
• Collaborate with teams to understand product requirements, user needs, and business goals.
• Design and prototype intuitive, engaging user interfaces that enhance the user experience.
• Work with user research to identify pain points and areas for improvement in existing products.
• Develop wireframes, user flows, mockups, and high-fidelity prototypes to communicate design ideas effectively.
• Work closely with developers to ensure smooth implementation of designs and maintain the integrity of the visual journey identity and the user-relevant journey.
• Create and maintain design systems that promote consistency across various products.
• Iterate on designs based on feedback from team members, users, and stakeholders.
• Stay updated on current design trends, tools, and technologies to ensure best practices in product design.
• Balance creativity with technical limitations to create solutions that are innovative and feasible.
• Utilize systems thinking to connect the dots across the entire product and customer experience. 

  What you'll Bring:  

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, UX/UI, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product design.
• Experience with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to better communicate with development teams. 
• Proven track record of designing and launching successful digital products.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in UI/UX design, interaction design, and design systems, especially in consumer commerce.
• Experience using user research to validate design concepts and measure success
• Experience in responsive design and creating interfaces for different screen sizes and devices, including the mobile environment.
• Experience working cross-functionally to drive strategic design initiatives. 
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and prototyping tools. 
• Ability to balance design innovation with user-centered best practices and business goals. 

What you’ll get from us:

• Our people: If you thrive in an inclusive, innovative, and fast-paced organization, look no further! You will get to work alongside some of the brightest minds - Join a genuinely fun and supportive workplace where we keep our employees consistently engaged through internal communication and corporate events 
• Relaxation and Celebrations: Generous PTO, Sick Days, Paid National Holidays, and even more (ask us about this when we connect). 
• Health Benefits: We contribute to your medical, dental, vision and short-term/long-term disability plans and have a strong employee assistance program. 
• Plan for your Retirement: 401(k) eligible after your first 90 day's employed!
• Giving Back: We sponsor multiple events throughout the year to help out our communities. You will receive time off to give back as well. 
• Growth: We’ll help you take your career to the next level. We want you to be creative and take initiative which will allow you to grow and create within the company. Most importantly, be the best at what matters! 
• Flexible Work Schedules: With business units and employees across the globe, Material Technologies has embraced a hybrid  working model allowing department leaders to decide on the best approach for their respective teams, whether that be remote, in person, or a little of both.