Senior Product Designer (New Product)

MacPaw is a software company that develops and distributes software for macOS and iOS. Today, our products have more than 30 million users worldwide.
At MacPaw, we believe humans and technology can reach their greatest potential together.
MacPaw is proud to be Ukrainian. The support and development of Ukraine are significant parts of the company's culture. MacPaw gathers open-minded people who support each other and aspire to change the world around us.
For this role
We are actively seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Product Designer.
You will lay the design foundation and vision for a genuinely innovative product. If you have the skills and drive to bring a product to life, along with a deep understanding of analytics and research, we invite you to apply. You'll be part of a tight-knit team consisting of a product manager, 3 designers, and, of course, yourself. But that's just the beginning! As our company continues to grow, so will our team.
Design is a core value for us, and we are looking for a person with a balance of interaction design, graphic design, strong logic and product thinking skills. Design matters. A lot. We know it.
With this role, you'll also receive the following:

• Work in a big company but on a new product in a startup environment
• Completely open to experiments and optimizations environment
• The tasks will be with non-standard design and non-template approaches
• Your ideas, and expertise will play a significant role in shaping our product and making a lasting impact.

Please apply by sending us your CV and portfolio.
Also, Good news! We don't have a test assignment for this position. Instead, we have an interview with practical tasks.
In this role, you will:

• Lead the end-to-end product design process, concept ideation, and iteration, taking ownership of designing a new product from scratch.
• Implement design solutions through collaboration with the product manager, engineers, and other team members.
• Create user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes to effectively communicate and validate design concepts and ideas.
• Distinguish the target audience's tasks and problems based on the presented qualitative and quantitative data.
• Develop and maintain design systems, style guides, and UI components to ensure consistency and scalability across the product.
• Participate in the product and/or company's design community initiatives through developing better communication, mutual choice of tools, experience, knowledge and feedback exchange, launch and coordination of additional projects in the area.

Skills you'll need to bring:

• 4+ years of product design experience
• Strong digital portfolio of your past works
• Experience with AI products
• Experience working in startups or fast-changing environments
• Development and maintenance of a project from idea to launch
• Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to leverage data to inform design decisions and iterate on solutions
• The team is working with Figma, so you need to have practical skills and be confident using it
• Upper-Intermediate English level and native (fluent) Ukrainian

As a plus:

• Graphic design skills
• Experience conducting and/or participating in quality product research (usability testing, user surveys, etc.)
• Experience developing design systems, UI Kits
• Knowledge of brand development and branding strategies

What We Offer

• We are a Ukrainian company, and we stand with Ukraine against russian aggression
  
  • We maintain workplaces for the mobilized Macpawians and provide financial support to colleagues or their families affected by the war. Here you also can read about MacPaw Foundation, which intends to help save the lives of Ukrainian defenders and provide relief to as many civilians as possible.
• We are committed to our veterans
  
  • Our Veteran Career and Empowerment Program is designed to ensure our veterans and active military personnel receive the recognition, support, and opportunities they deserve.
• Hybrid work model
  
  • Whether to work remotely or at the hub is entirely up to you. If you decide to mix it, our Kyiv office, which works as a coworking space, is open around the clock. The office is supplied with UPS and Starlink for an uninterrupted work process. We also reimburse the costs of renting a coworking space in any other city. If you decide to work at home, we cover the costs spent on your workspace organization: portable power stations, power banks, etc.
• Your health always comes first
  
  • We guarantee medical insurance starting on your first working month. Besides, we cover 100% of your medical insurance costs and 50% for your dependents (common-law partner/spouse and/or children). For those abroad, you can receive a yearly Medical insurance allowance as compensation for managing your medical expenses. We also offer a 50% refund for psychotherapy.
• Flexible working hours
  
  • You can choose a schedule that is comfortable for you. No one here tracks your clock in/out because MacPaw is built on trust and cooperation.
• Space to grow both professionally and personally
  
  • Whatever your dreams and aspirations are, we have you covered. Education opportunities to grow both hard and soft skills, annual development reviews, internal community. We also offer individual and team coaching with organizational coaches.
• Teams we are proud of
  
  • We build honest, transparent, and reliable relationships within teams. Every Macpawian can improve processes and implement their ideas. We encourage open and constructive feedback and provide training for Macpawians on giving and receiving feedback.
• Office designed for people (and pets)
  
  • Our office has it all: a spacious workplace with enough room for sitting up, lying down, and running around; a gym for recreation, fitness, and yoga; cozy kitchens with coffee, snacks, and lunches; sleeping/meditation room; and a terrace with a view where we throw summer parties. Also, we have two cats living in the office, and you are welcome to bring your pets to the office (we have separate floors for cats and dogs).
• Time-off policy that covers life's needs
  
  • 20 vacation days, unlimited paid sick leaves, xDays (2 days a month to work on side projects), days for personal time-off designed to help you take care of essential matters in your personal life, and parental leaves. On top of all that, sabbaticals are open after 5 years of being with MacPaw.
• Join social initiatives with MacPawCares
  
  • MacPaw participates in numerous humanitarian aid and charity projects across many fields, and you are welcome to jump in and spend up to 24 working days per year making the world a better place.
• We're an equal opportunity employer. Here is a safe place for applicants of all backgrounds
  
  • We are hiring talented humans. Meaning with all our variety of backgrounds and identities, including service members and veterans, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and other often underrepresented groups. MacPaw does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
  • Some benefits are under development and valid for 2024, with adjustments possible in 2025.