Lead Product Designer

Waltham, MA, United States

At Constant Contact, we are seriously awesome people who take ownership and make an impact by operating with the mindset, integrity and courage of a small business owner. There’s something so profoundly rewarding about knowing that your work is empowering people everywhere to pursue their dreams . Here, we all play an integral part in helping business owners, entrepreneurs, non-profits and individuals to succeed by giving them all the help and tools they need to grow online. We’re energized by new challenges and new possibilities-and we’re just getting started!

We have an opening for a Lead Product Designer who will develop the experience design discipline within the organization and deliver superior user experiences to achieve business objectives and successful client outcomes. You will apply UX and UI principles and methodologies to enhance product design through user research and testing and solve complicated business problems. As an expert in your field, you will elevate the design acumen within the organization, ensure the adoption of best practices, and mentor peers.

What you’ll do:

Lead the development of UI and UX design best practices, templates, and trainings to increase design knowledge and standards for the organization

Advise senior leaders on UI and UX initiatives and strategies

Collaborate with teams to create user-centered product designs, requirements, workflows and strategies

Create user experiences and interfaces for product prototypes in keeping with industry standards and best practices

Translate user needs and business requirements into compelling experiences

Create user journeys, user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes across multiple devices and interfaces

Create low- and high-fidelity prototypes to communicate design intent

Recommend metrics to define, manage, and measure design success and prioritize enhancements

Collaborate with leadership to support team member onboarding and growth

Who you are:

7+ years of experience or equivalent expertise designing solutions for software, web applications or mobile native apps

5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise using industry standard design and prototyping tools to create low- and high-fidelity designs and define the work, such as Figma or Adobe XD

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent expertise in User Experience, Interaction Design, Communication Design, Information Architecture, Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors or a related field

Master’s degree in User Experience, Interaction Design, Communication Design, Information Architecture, Psychology, Human Computer-Interaction (HCI), Human Factors or a related field preferred

Demonstrated expertise defining the success criteria and key performance indicators (KPIs) used to measure design effectiveness

Demonstrated experience influencing, negotiating with and gaining buy-in from stakeholders, including senior leadership

Demonstrated ability to develop an experience design discipline for an organization, including creation and facilitation of trainings, establishing design standards and tool enablement

The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education and work location. In addition, some roles may be eligible for additional on target commission pay or bonus. The compensation package includes health and welfare benefits including paid leave.

Pay Transparency - All Employees

$108,400—$135,500 USD

Why You’ll Love Us:

We celebrate one another’s differences. We are proud of our culture of diversity and inclusion, and we're always working hard to strengthen and improve this culture. We have programs in place that bring us together on important issues and provide educational opportunities for all employees.

Join the experts. If you're passionate about supporting businesses and organizations, you won’t find a better spot to share your talent. We’re dedicated to improving the quality of our product from a customer standpoint and have a true desire to enable the success of businesses, non-profit organizations, and community groups.

You’ll have opportunities to grow your career. We encourage and support our team members to learn different aspects of the business, take on stretch assignments, seek coaching opportunities and professional development opportunities.

A generous paid time off policy and a competitive benefits package that supports the health and well-being of you and your family

At Constant Contact, we’re all about work flexibility and are proud to serve our customers as a hybrid workforce. Our hybrid work model combines the convenience of remote work with access to our great office locations to collaborate in-person, participate in live trainings, and socialize with colleagues. To promote the safety of our employees, their families and our community, where permitted by applicable law, we require all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their first day of work.

Application Deadline: 30 days. We may fill this job opening prior to the deadline if a candidate is selected by us.

Constant Contact is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected under applicable law. If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions, please contact [email protected].

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies:

Constant Contact has an internal talent acquisition department and designated career site for individuals looking to join our team. Constant Contact will not accept unsolicited resumes from any external recruiters, staffing firms, search agencies or any fee-based referrals. Any unsolicited resumes sent to directly to Constant Contact, in any capacity will be considered property of Constant Contact. Constant Contact will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

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