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Vannevar is a defense technology company building AI to deter our adversaries. In the 21st century, conflict moves at algorithmic speed and foresight equals firepower. Our agentic AI is purpose-built to compete with China—from cross-Strait conflict to gray zone coercion. Trained on the most mission-relevant datasets in defense, our technology models adversary behavior, simulates campaigns, and recommends the best course of action to decision makers. Our AI systems are some of the most trusted in the industry and actively used on the front lines of the Indo-Pacific to keep the peace and save lives.
Exceptional technology starts with exceptional people. Vannevar is a small agile team combining world-class engineers with veteran strategists who bring deep expertise in defense and tradecraft. We’re building a company defined by mission impact, user empathy, and disciplined growth. In just three years, we grew from $3M to $80M in ARR, achieved early profitability, and reached unicorn status—proving that disruption doesn’t require an ego, and staying power doesn’t mean standing still.
We're seeking a Senior Product Designer to lead the design vision and execution for one of our core product pillars at Vannevar Labs. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape the future of mission-critical software, reporting directly to our Head of Design. If you're passionate about translating complex challenges into elegant, user-centered solutions while making a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.
About the roleAs a Senior Product Designer, you will be a key member of our Design team, leading the design vision for new and existing product initiatives from concept to launch. You'll have the opportunity to define what great design means at Vannevar while working on products that directly support critical national security missions. While primarily focused on software, this role occasionally involves exciting opportunities to contribute to physical product design initiatives. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with engineering, product, and business development teams to create intuitive solutions that solve complex challenges.
What you'll do- Drive Product Vision: Own the end-to-end design process for new and existing products, from initial concept through successful launch.
- Champion User-Centered Design: Deeply understand our users' needs and translate complex mission requirements into elegant, functional solutions.
- Contribute to Design Systems: Contribute to and help scale the design system to ensure consistency across our entire product portfolio.
- Lead User Research: Plan and conduct user research to inform design decisions and validate solutions.
- Foster Design Excellence: Mentor team members and contribute to building a world-class design culture.
- Collaborate Cross-functionally: Partner closely with engineering, product, and BD teams to ensure seamless execution of design vision.
- Shape Product Strategy: Contribute to product strategy through design thinking and user insights.
- Innovate and Iterate: Rapidly prototype and test new ideas while maintaining high standards of quality.
- Proven Experience: 5+ years of product design experience with a track record of shipping successful B2B or B2G software products.
- Strong Portfolio: A portfolio that demonstrates excellence in interaction design, visual design, and systematic thinking.
- Strategic Mindset: Ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints while maintaining focus on mission impact.
- Research Expert: Experience planning and conducting user research to inform design decisions.
- Systems Thinker: Proven ability to create scalable design systems and patterns.
- Collaborative Leader: Outstanding communication skills with experience influencing stakeholders and mentoring others.
- Autonomous Driver: Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining attention to detail.
- Mission Focused: Passionate about creating impactful solutions for national security challenges.
- Bonus Experience: Background in physical product design is a plus. We occasionally work on hardware interfaces and physical product experiences.
- Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance. Active clearance is a plus.
We’re proud to offer competitive benefits that support our employees. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 100% remote first culture. You can work from anywhere in the US and all full time employees have WeWork access
- Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules
- Lifestyle stipends - Monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend and family planning assistance
- Salary top-up during military reserve duty
- Fully paid parental leave
- Child and pet care reimbursement during travel
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We are committed to protecting the privacy of all applicants. Official emails from the company will come from an @vannevarlabs.com domain. Under no circumstances will a legitimate representative from our company contact you to request passwords, financial information, or other sensitive personal data. Please be vigilant of potential scams.
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