Product Designer

Posted Mar 1

Formstack improves people’s lives with practical solutions to their everyday work. We are looking for the next Stacker to help us accomplish this mission.

Formstack is a remote-first company with team members who live and work across the U.S., Canada, and the globe. We offer more than just a job; we provide a community where you can learn, grow, and thrive your way. Join a dynamic and diverse team that values relationships as much as results. Come build what matters with Formstack.

Kayce Reed-Buechlein, Director of Product Design at Formstack, is looking to hire someone who will complement and strengthen the team.

Who You Are

You are a problem solver. You have previous experience working in a Product Design role previously (or equivalent graduate school work in a relevant degree program such as HCI, Human Factors, etc., internship experience, and freelance work). You also have a strong portfolio of past projects that you are willing to share with us. We are specifically looking for individuals with strong visual and interaction design skills, and we are hoping this individual can bring an innovative and fresh perspective to our great team of very practical design practitioners and doers.

What You Will Do

As a Product Designer at Formstack, you'll work with Designers, Products Managers, Product Marketers, Engineers, and more to discover and refine the why, what, how, and for who of our products. You will take functions and features from idea to business case, to low-fidelity exploration, to high-fidelity prototypes.

How You Will Succeed

  • Plan for and lead meetings and work around assigned initiatives
  • Understand customer needs and wants—especially related to particular product features and functions—through a combination of customer interaction and research
  • Partner with an Interaction Designer to explore, document, and refine product processes and flows
  • Design wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups
  • Test proposed solutions at multiple stages of the design process
  • Share your research, insights, and work in progress with your team and across the company

What We Are Looking For

  • 2+ years of experience
  • BA degree or higher
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience working with product development teams
  • User Experience design as a significant part of your previous work/jobs
  • Experience translating business and customer requirements into sublime product interfaces
  • Design fundamentals:
  • Visual/graphic design
  • Industry standards for web application design
  • Information design
  • Significant experience with relevant design tools (Sketch, Figma, Invision, Adobe CS…)

Bonus Points:

  • Experience working on a UX team and within a design library.
  • Practical experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Experience with designing, running, and analyzing user tests.
  • Experience designing for mobile apps (iOS, Android, Windows, etc.) and the mobile web.
  • Familiarity with React.js and React Native frameworks.
  • ***This is a remote position***

$80,000 - $100,000 a year

Includes a bonus up to 5% of base salary

What Formstack Offers for Full-Time Employees in the US and Canada:

  • Competitive health plans, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance Benefits for US and Canadian full-time employees.
  • Monthly Health & Wellness and Technology stipends
  • Half-day Fridays
  • Unlimited PTO for all employees.
  • 401k & Roth w/ safe harbor match (the US and Canada)
  • The most up-to-date technology, including company-issued Macs, the latest software, and other tools needed to excel at your job
  • Company-paid conferences and extended learning opportunities
  • Yearly company and team gatherings

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. Formstack is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Formstack is an equal-opportunity employer. We are passionately committed to equitable hiring and boldly dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, uniform service member status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Women, people of color, bilingual and bicultural individuals, LGBTQ+ persons, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only. We will store it in our applicant tracking system, Lever, and will not share this data with anyone else. We will keep your data until the role is filled and only continue to store it if we feel you may fit future roles.

  • Health insurance