Mid-Sr. UX Designer
Verse Inc.
Design
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Aug 1, 2024
Job Description
Mid-Sr. level UX Designer
Location: SF Bay Area (Hybrid)
About us:
Verse’s mission is to unlock the benefits of clean power for organizations everywhere. Our software platform, Aria, simplifies the complex and cumbersome task of buying and managing clean energy. By enabling customers to manage their electricity costs and reduce scope 2 emissions at the same time, we help scale and accelerate corporate decarbonization.
About you:
As a self-sufficient generalist, you’ve got a great sense for which parts of the design process to prioritize. As a UX designer, you love the challenge of simplifying a complex data flow. You’re experienced at working in small, cross-functional teams and enjoy learning from your colleagues. You thrive in ambiguity, know when to ask for direction, and are ready to pivot as needed.
Verse’s mission is to unlock the benefits of clean power for organizations everywhere. Our software platform, Aria, simplifies the complex and cumbersome task of buying and managing clean energy. By enabling customers to manage their electricity costs and reduce scope 2 emissions at the same time, we help scale and accelerate corporate decarbonization.
About you:
As a self-sufficient generalist, you’ve got a great sense for which parts of the design process to prioritize. As a UX designer, you love the challenge of simplifying a complex data flow. You’re experienced at working in small, cross-functional teams and enjoy learning from your colleagues. You thrive in ambiguity, know when to ask for direction, and are ready to pivot as needed.
Requirements
The role:
Design at Verse is the sinew that connects users to the expertise we build into Aria. It is a critical element of software that makes complex concepts and processes accessible to non-experts, and this role will have huge impact on the design of Aria and our team. Each day will be different, and you’ll be responsible for entire workflows from start to finish. We work in Figma, so comfortability with that tool is a must. You’ll work closely with the Head of Design, PM, and engineering, taking our customer’s spreadsheet headaches and turning them into a creative, intuitive workflow. More specifically you’ll:
- Create beautiful designs! Craft user experiences that are intuitive!
- Own entire design (UX, graphic, component design) for an area of product functionality in an early stage SAAS company
- Deliver high-fidelity designs and supporting design documentation on a tight turnaround
- Collaborate closely with teammates, at times working in tandem, at times completely independent
- Strong preference given to designers in the Bay Area with willingness to come to the office 3days/week, but we are open to consider remote candidates
Qualifications:
- 8+ years creating UX, some of that in small companies
- 3+ years in a senior design role or with a similar level of responsibility
- Robust portfolio highlighting your skills, especially desktop or web-based applications (any applications without a portfolio will not be considered)
- High level of Figma expertise and comfortability
- Experience working in Agile environment
- One or more of the following specializations gives you an edge!
- Prior work in the energy/renewable industry
- Building a design system from the ground up
- Rapid prototyping
- Wordpress development
- Motion graphic/component design
Benefits
What makes Verse a great place to work?
- We lead with empathy. Empathy drives us. We lift each other up with humility and kindness, always putting colleagues and customers first.
- We are open, honest, and transparent. We prioritize effective communication to build trust with our team, customers, and stakeholders.
- We move with balance and precision. We believe speed and perseverance must be accompanied by thoughtfulness and reflection.
- We are pursuing a labor of love. We are passionate about renewable energy technology, and we like to dream big. We are disrupting the largest and most expensive machine humanity has ever built – the electricity system.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and equity grant at a high-growth start up
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, and 401k
- Flexible hours and unlimited PTO
- Diverse and inclusive working environment
- Occasional lunches and happy hours with smart and hilarious teammates