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Product Design Lead

About thirdweb

thirdweb is a full stack development platform for web3.

We provide frontend, backend and on-chain tools for developers to build apps & games that works on any EVM chain. Our mission is to empower developers to easily create decentralized internet products, and serve them to billions of users.

Over 100,000 developers use thirdweb every month and over 1M unique wallets have interacted with our contracts on mainnet. Companies like Shopify, AWS, Coinbase, Circle, Rarible, Animoca Brands, and so many more use our product to build and power their applications.

The role

thirdweb is looking for an exceptional Product Designer to join the team. You’ll design thoughtful experiences across variety of products including the Dashboard, Connect SDK, Contracts, Engine, Insights and our brand new universal blockchain interface, Nebula.

You’ll design developer experiences that help web3 teams build, manage and optimize the apps they build using our tools. You’ll also design delightful and easy-to-use end user experiences that can be directly embedded into our developer’s applications.

You’ll need to balance rigorous product thinking with thoughtfully crafted experiences to help define the standard for great design in web3. You’ll work closely with Product Management, Engineering, and GTM in fast, iterative cycles with low-ego.

If you are looking for an opportunity to make an impact at a rapidly growing company in a small team and design world-class experiences, then this could be the perfect role for you.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Work closely with our Design Lead and help thirdweb create seamless and thoughtful experiences for our users, as well as push the design bar in the web3 space as a whole.
  • Execute the end-to-end product design process, ensuring alignment with user needs and business goals.
  • Proactively identify blockers, opportunities and improvements to products
  • Partner strategically with Product and Engineering to drive strategy, product decisions and roadmap priorities
  • Conduct user interviews and tests, and action on the insights learned
  • Organize and lead design reviews for your product areas

What we're looking for:

  • ≥3 years of product design experience at a consumer-focused tech company
  • Passion for design, design thinking and ability to think through complex design problems
  • Proven track record of successfully working with engineering & product to ship designs
  • Experience with Design Systems (experience with Software Engineering is a plus)
  • Ability to own end-to-end design process from initial concepts to final implementation
  • A strong understanding of user-centered design principles
  • Strong visual and interaction design skills
  • Knowledge of Web3 consumer products and trends
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills - you are able to explain your design decisions and strategy with clear rationale and storytelling
  • Low ego and open-minded to receive and give constructive feedback
  • Ownership mentality to take total accountability for outcomes

Pay & Benefits:

The annual US base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $160,000. You’ll also get additional benefits that include:

  • 🧾 Competitive equity and 401K
  • 👩‍⚕️ Full healthcare, vision, dental
  • ⌨️ $1,500 home office equipment stipend
  • 💻 Latest and greatest laptop of your choice
  • 🌴 Unlimited PTO
  • 🧘‍♂️ Workplace Wellbeing program
  • 👶 Parental Leave support
  • ✈️ The ability to work remotely or in one of our stunning office spaces in Fort Mason, San Francisco and Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Apply here: https://wellfound.com/l/2AR4eR

About thirdweb

thirdweb is a full stack development platform for web3.

We provide frontend, backend and on-chain tools for developers to build apps & games that work on any EVM chain. Our mission is to empower developers to easily create decentralized internet products, and serve them to billions of users.

Over 100,000 developers use thirdweb every month and over 1M unique wallets have interacted with our contracts on mainnet. Companies like Shopify, AWS, Coinbase, Circle, Rarible, Animoca Brands, and so many more use our product to build and power their applications.

The role

You will lead and own all product design within the company by working with a small team of product owners and engineers to build excellent developer experiences on thirdweb.

What you’ll be doing

  • Lead product design for the entire thirdweb product stack
  • Own our overall design philosophy and approach and champion it across the org.
  • Collaborate closely with product management and engineering teams to define product direction and user experiences.
  • Identify user experience pain points across our user base and develop elegant solutions that meet their needs
  • Create and maintain a cohesive style guide and ensure that a consistent design language is applied across the product.
  • Develop visual iconography to enrich the experience throughout the product
  • Collaborate with the team to brainstorm solutions to solve customer challenges, plan new features, and extract learnings from misses
  • Communicate with our customers to assist in integrating thirdweb into their application or platform
  • Stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies in web3, UI/UX best practices, and competitive landscape.
  • Mentor and lead a small team of designers across the company; provide feedback and foster a creative and collaborative work environment.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years experience on a product design team for developer-focused applications, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
  • In lieu of all the experience, the hunger, drive, grit and determination to figure-it-all-out. (We love these kinds of people!)
  • Obsessed with all things web3
  • Ability to roll up your sleeves and solve complex UX challenges
  • Deep experience with the latest design tools like Figma and a strong portfolio demonstrating proficiency in designing complex applications
  • Executive presence and the ability to collaborate with high level leaders
  • Excited about working in a fast-paced, unstructured environment that prioritizes delivering impact and learning over process
  • Curious about knowledge outside of your direct expertise and have an appetite for learning
  • A self-starter in proposing and carrying out solutions to solve ambiguous user experience problems
  • Knowing when and how to make calculated tradeoffs to meet the needs of the customer and business

Pay & Benefits:

The annual US base salary range for this role is $140,000 - $160,000. You’ll also get additional benefits that include:

  • 🧾 Competitive equity and 401K
  • 👩‍⚕️ Full healthcare, vision, dental
  • ⌨️ $1,500 home office equipment stipend
  • 💻 Latest and greatest laptop of your choice
  • 🌴 Unlimited PTO
  • 🧘‍♂️ Workplace Wellbeing program
  • 👶 Parental Leave support
  • ✈️ The ability to work remotely or in one of our stunning office spaces in Fort Mason, San Francisco and Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Apply here: https://wellfound.com/l/2AVeTG