Lead Product Designer

📋 Description

• Misfits Market is looking for an experienced and motivated Lead Product Designer to help shape the future of online and sustainable grocery shopping for 300K+ households around the country.

• As a member of our highly collaborative, small-but-mighty Customer Experience Product team, you’ll work with PM’s, engineers, partners and stakeholders to craft our north star and create delightful and user-friendly shopping experiences that incorporate best e-commerce practices while leaning into our unique 'misfit' opportunities.

• You’ll work with our Customer Insights team to understand the needs of our diverse customer set, which spans across urban, suburban, and rural areas.

• Lead projects end-to-end throughout the product development lifecycle—from discovery and research > wire-framing > prototyping > development hand-off > QA > and iteration.

• Practice data-driven design and test hypotheses through A/B tests

• Manage our internal design system (affectionately called Honeydew!) that powers our multi-brand Misfits Market / Imperfect experience.

• Run interactive brainstorms or design sprints using tools like FigJam.

• Run user testing with interactive prototypes using platforms like UserTesting.com or Lyssna.

• Work cross functionally with teams like Copy, Brand Design, Merchandising, Growth Marketing, Legal and Research.

• Interface closely with the Engineering team to collaborate on technical requirements and handoff detailed design specifications.

• Work with User Research to craft user personas so that we can better understand our members’ needs and help them save time, mental energy, and money on healthy, nourishing foods.

• Bonus points if you’re passionate food access and creating a better food system,

• or if you’re a member of our service and have used our product.

• Growth team experience with funnel optimization / CRO or working with AI, personalization or data-science-driven products is a plus.

🎯 Requirements

• 4-5 years of experience working as a Product Designer or UX Designer.

• Proven track record of customer-facing product design experience, ideally across high-traffic and high-frequency e-commerce or subscription products.

• Experience taking projects end-to-end throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Strong knowledge of design systems and UI design, and best practices across mobile and desktop websites and apps.

• Strong knowledge of UX laws and best practices and use resources like Baymard Institute and Nielsen.

• Strong understanding of Figma and familiarity with Figma features and plugins.

• Experience conducting design research and building interactive prototypes with Figma, or similar tools.

• Excellent written communication and presentation skills, are comfortable presenting in front of a larger audience, know how to receive and deliver constructive criticism, and work well in an agile team.

• Portfolio of visually consistent and relevant web/mobile design work that you're proud to share with us.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k)

• Annual Misfits grocery box credit of $1200 paid in weekly installments

• Life insurance

• Paid vacation time

• Paid holidays

• Paid sick days

• Commuter benefits