Lead Product Designer

The company

At Invert, we are on a mission to dramatically reduce the dollar and time cost of using biology to manufacture ~everything. Our customers use bioprocessing to do things like: produce new therapies to combat diseases, create new biomaterials to solve the environmental crisis, and manufacture essential chemicals cleanly. We provide them with tools to automate the design, execution, and analysis of all that amazing work!

The Invert team is comprised of creative and talented engineers, data scientists, biologists, and more, and we are supported by amazing investors. We value diversity and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join our remote-first, collaborative environment.

The team

You will joining Invert’s Product team. This team is responsible for driving the overall evolution of our data management and analytics product. 

The role
We’re seeking an experienced Lead Product Designer who can bridge the gap between product vision and technical execution. This role requires a unique blend of strategic thinking, user-centered design, and collaboration across multiple teams. You’ll play a pivotal role in turning ideas into tangible, user-friendly products that meet the specific needs of our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Product Collaboration: Partner with product managers to articulate and materialize ideas into actionable Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) and design strategies.

• Engineering Support: Provide detailed direction and specifications to engineering teams to ensure implementation addresses important design decisions and UX challenges.

• Product Evolution: Critique, review, and ideate on ways to enhance product features, user experience, and overall design integrity.

• Research & Inspiration: Conduct external UX research to stay ahead of design trends, and take part in direct user research to build a deep understanding of user needs and use cases in the life sciences domain.

• Design Execution: Ideate on concepts in early product development, create wireframes and user flows for specific features, and help ensure consistency with our existing design system.

• Cross-functional Communication: Act as the design voice in cross-functional meetings, ensuring design considerations are integrated into product and development discussions.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in product design, preferably with a focus on software or SaaS platforms.

• Strong portfolio showcasing user-centered design solutions and process, ideally on information intensive or data heavy products.

• Proven ability to translate complex ideas into intuitive, accessible designs.

• Experience collaborating closely with product managers and engineers in an agile environment.

• Strong understanding of design systems, UX design, and designing web-based products in responsive designs (low resolution laptops to high resolution monitors)

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to advocate for design decisions.

Competencies:

• Exceptionally curious: Takes time to think through problems and ask questions

• Adaptable: Resilient in the face of changing priorities

• Ambitious: Intrinsically motivated, driven to succeed

• Communicates effectively: Ensures that the right information gets to the right people at the right time

• Mentors effectively: Educates and empowers others

• Takes ownership: Takes accountability, prioritizes team success

The package

• High-growth startup with impactful work

• Fully remote, distributed across US and European timezones

• Competitive salary, equity, and benefits

• New laptop, monitor, and accessories of your choice

• Frequent team offsites

• Unlimited PTO

The interview process

The interview process consists of the four stages described below. Candidates are assessed between each of these stages. The hiring manager is responsible for communicating decisions and next steps throughout the process. We aim to complete all stages within two weeks.

1. Discovery: A 30-minute conversation with the hiring manager to determine whether there is mutual interest in moving forward.

2. Non-Technical Competencies: Two 60-minute interviews with two different employees to assess non-technical competencies.

3. Technical Competencies: A take-home assignment to assess technical competencies.

4. References and Founder Chat: Three 15-minute conversations between the hiring manager and previous colleagues to gather external input. Simultaneously, a 30-minute meet-and-greet with one or both of the founders (depending on whether they have already participated in previous interviews).