Senior Product Designer

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Who we are

Our mission at Nylas is to turn communication into inspiration and insight. We empower over 100,000 developers and over 900 companies all over the world to access, parse, and gain insights from communications data to provide better experiences for their customers and users, all while providing top tier security and compliance. To achieve this vision, we’ve raised over $175M from Tiger Global, 8VC, ScaleUp, Spark Capital, Slack, and more.


We have a huge market (every company that builds software) and a massive opportunity (the world runs on communication and data). By continuing to hire exceptional people from all different backgrounds and perspectives, we have the opportunity to make Nylas one of the biggest, most successful and equitable technology companies in the world. 


Why Nylas

Nylas is an advocate for the well-being of our employees. We trust our employees and give them the autonomy to achieve their goals without focusing on when, where, and how they get there. We are a flexibility first workplace. That means if you have a preference for working fully remote, going into the office every day, or anywhere in between, we support that working style. but if Nylanauts want to work from an office, we have hubs in San Francisco, Denver, New York City, Toronto, and London.


We are also strong supporters of internal and cross-team mobility and growth. We want Nylas to be a place where anyone can be supported to grow, learn, and become the best at what they do. We’ve been named a top Startup for career growth and development by Forbes, Great Places to Work, and Comparably!


From our CTO + Co-Founder, Christine Spang:

“We have a number of folks on the team who started as an individual contributor and became staff level or leaders in their area. I personally love seeing people reach their full potential and become successful at Nylas.”


About the role

We are hiring a Senior Product Designer to join our growing team and help build the future of design at Nylas. This is a highly impactful role that will require a thoughtful voice, strong opinions, and a succinct communication style to rally cross-functional leaders. Your vision is crucial to this role — both from input on product strategy, visual and interaction design, as well as using it to make key contributions to our design team and processes. 

Responsibilities

  • Establish design systems based on data, user research, and intuition to drive cohesive experiences across all Nylas products
  • Drive adoption of this design system across teams through collaboration and iteration
  • Clearly communicate and present concepts to the leadership team
  • Design templates, flows, animated prototypes, sketches, and high-fidelity visuals
  • Work very closely with Engineering to ensure a high-quality design implementation and user experience
  • Design and participate in user research studies to validate hypotheses and ensure product usability and consistency 

Qualifications

  • 7+ years experience as a product designer
  • An outstanding portfolio, showcasing a foundation in Typography, Interaction and Visual Design, and Ideation.
  • Highly organized, self-managed, and a proven ability to work with a globally distributed team
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, start-up environment with aggressive deadlines and a high level of ambiguity
  • Ambitious self-starter with demonstrated ability and willingness to roll up sleeves and execute
  • Familiarity with proven and emerging tools for interface design and prototyping, including Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Suite. 
  • Experience partnering with Product Managers to develop the strategy and rationale for features.
  • Proactive and creative problem-solver with exceptional EQ, communication skills, and ability to develop and maintain interpersonal relationships up, down, and across the organization.
  • Bonus: Experience designing for iterative and experimental features
  • Bonus: Experience with API Platforms and/or B2B SaaS products



Not sure if this is you?

We want a diverse, global team, with a broad range of experience and perspectives. If this job sounds great, but you’re not sure if you qualify, apply anyway! We carefully consider every application and will either move forward with your application, find another team that might be better suited to your skills, keep in touch for future opportunities, or thank you for your time.


Perks and Benefits:

• Nylas Alumni Fund: after 3 years employment, Nylas will invest $20k into your seed round if you decide to start your own company

• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO): we take this very seriously as we care about the well-being of our employees

• CPP with 3% employer contribution

• Education Stipend: $1,250 annual education & development benefit

• Perk card: $180 per month towards health, wellness, and other perks via Assembly

• Cell Phone: $60 per month stipend towards cell phone reimbursement

 


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The Nylas office is in the heart of downtown Denver! The office is easy to get to with Union station being just a quick 2 minute walk.

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