About Exygy

Exygy is a digital innovation studio on a mission to build resilient and healthy communities. We enable impact-focused organizations to rethink experiences and create digital products that solve their problems and delight users. Our diverse team brings a breadth of technical expertise, user-centric perspectives, and product strategy to every engagement. As a certified B-Corporation, we are driven by our fierce commitment to the betterment of humanity. Our clients include CARE International, QURE Healthcare, the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing, and Hopelab.

Exygy has embraced a work-from-home philosophy, and we are now a remote-first company. This role can be located anywhere in the U.S. and may occasionally require traveling for meetings or team-building events. Exygy remains connected and engaged with virtual team events, weekly all-hands meetings, and regular Zoom workshops and training.

EEO & Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

We seek to create a diverse and equitable work environment because that creates a stronger team that better represents the communities we strive to serve.

We know that women, people of color, LGBTQIA individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and others from minority groups have been the most impacted by the destructive behaviors of corporations, so we do strongly encourage applications from people with these identities. Exygy is an equal-opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws. All employees and contractors of Exygy are responsible for maintaining a work atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment by treating others with dignity and respect.

Summary

Exygy seeks an enthusiastic, experienced, and creative Senior Product Design Manager passionate about making a difference in the world with design and technology. Join our tight-knit and growing team to build a wide variety of high-impact projects with our civic and health sector clients. This is a full-time remote position.

Role

As a senior product designer at Exygy, you will primarily focus on the delivery of client work while also supporting business development and coaching design team members within our consulting business line.

The ideal candidate has experience supporting a high-performing product design team. You will be responsible for delivering UX/UI product designs and partnering with product managers and engineers in all phases of the design process – from discovery to production. Because of Exygy’s social impact focus, our end users often are members of under-resourced communities whom the outcomes of design may directly impact. This makes it critical that you steward a process that centers their voices while celebrating the creativity and knowledge present in the community. For this position, you should be able to conduct and oversee user research and user tests in an accessible and equitable way with members of these communities. Bringing empathetic and collaborative mindsets and processes is crucial to building relationships with the community.

You will also facilitate workshops, design sprints, and ideation sessions with clients and end users to ensure their voices are truly represented in the design direction.

You will be responsible for creating and maintaining standards for UX assets (such as sitemaps, user journeys, service blueprints, mental models, wireframes, clickable prototypes, etc.), mockups, and style guides, or working closely with a UI designer to do so. Ensuring the final design assets are accessible, impactful, and equitable is integral to our process.

Since this is a client-facing role, you should also be ready to create and guide your team on how to conduct presentations and present designs and recommendations to clients, as well as clearly articulate design rationale and decisions to internal and external stakeholders and community members.

You will be reporting to the Director of Design and be onboarded to the team that works within our Consulting Services. Your principle partner is the Director of Product in Consulting. You will eventually manage all the consulting designers and grow that team.

What you will be doing

Desired Experience:

• • An online portfolio which demonstrates experience with UX/UI Design across multiple verticals and platforms (mobile/web/desktop) required (if you don’t have a portfolio, you can send us links or PDFs for designs you have created and be ready to provide context/more information about them)Preferred strong visual design and brand visioning skills (typography, color, layout, branding kits)
  • Degree in Design or equivalent experience required (5+ years);5+ years of hands-on professional experience as a Product/UX and UI Designer;
  • Experience managing and coaching more junior designers through individual professional development.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of human-centered design principles and processes, from discovery and ideation to design and iteration.
  • Demonstrated ability to articulate and justify design strategy as it relates to solving human problems.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of equitable design processes and accessibility best practices.
  • Strong collaboration abilities, along with a flexible and friendly approach to working with teams; An active interest in design principles, tools and trends.
  • A focus on both a macro and micro level in terms of design details.
  • The ability to give and take constructive feedback well in order to improve and develop.
  • An interest in developing skills and sharing knowledge with fellow peers and community members.
  • The ability to manage time wisely, multi-task, project plan, context-switch, and keep your team up-to-date.
  • Comfortable working within an agile development process.
  • Knowledge of appropriate software (eg. Figma, Miro, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Suite, especially Google Slides)

Impress us with your

• • Experience with the social impact industry and community-centered design.
  • Knowledge of equitable design processes and mindsets; how do we make sure our products and methodologies are truly equitable?
  • Experience with establishing unique brands and conducting branding workshops
  • Knowledge of behavioral sciences and psychological factors that might impact user’s experience or deter them from completing tasks Knowledge of design and technology trends, emerging techniques, and sources for ongoing innovation in our work.
  • Your experience in client-facing environments, working to understand requirements and collaborate on solutions

$110,000 – $125,000 a year

The salary range for the role is per year and determined based on your experience and skillset.

Your paycheck is paid out bi-monthly and bonuses are paid annually at the close of the fiscal year. Exygy practices bi-annual Performance Reviews and ongoing giving and receiving feedback practices.

In addition: Exygy offers excellent benefits, including paying for the first tier of health benefits, and offers dental, vision, and life insurance; 401(k) with employer match; professional development budget; home office budget and wifi credit; monthly wellness stipend; unlimited paid time off; profit sharing bonuses and paid volunteer time.