Director of Product Design

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As the leading workforce management solution for the skilled trades, Workrise makes it easier for skilled laborers to find work, and for companies to find in-demand workers. Workrise currently operates in wind, solar, construction, oil and gas, and defense industries. We’re growing, and we’d love to learn what you can add to our team!

Workrise is hiring a Director of Product Design who will manage and build a team of designers and partner with cross functional leadership on company-wide product efforts to deliver key business results. Our ideal candidate has significant UX experience influencing multiple stakeholders while advocating for our users.

Why Join us? Our Design Team (product and research) is small but mighty. We're working super fast with a seat at the table - collaborating closely with our product and engineering partners to influence our company strategy. We are focused on building a culture of iteration, experimentation and continuous learning, where all of us can do our best work. 

** Must submit a portfolio/presentation to be considered

What you’ll be doing:

  • Attract, build, nurture and grow a team of product designers while mentoring, coaching and fostering their professional development
  • Set clear expectations, regularly provide performance feedback, and support designers in growing their skills and impact
  • Collaborate with product management and engineering leaders to define the design vision, strategy, operations, and communications that will help the team build great products and push forward user and business goals
  • Shape the product roadmap, both short term and long-term
  • Drive collaboration and vision across the company to build alignment on priorities leading to product design and execution, representing design, to executive stakeholders across the org
  • Provide design direction and critique, maintaining quality while focusing on speed to market in an iterative, test and learning environment
  • Establish trust and build confidence with key cross-functional partners
  • Help shape design philosophy, tools, operations and discipline on a high impact design team

What you should have:

  • 8+ years of experience working in-house, embedded on a cross-functional product team
  • Knowledge of design methods, innovation, ideation, storytelling, prototyping, design frameworks, concept visualization, problem-framing skills and design principles
  • 5+ years of leadership experience with direct reports under your guidance and leadership, including hiring and developing senior managers and individual contributors
  • Senior people management, team development, recruiting and org building experience
  • Experience growing a strategic design practice within design teams
  • Experience giving and receiving feedback, explaining reasoning behind your work
  • Experience building mobile responsive web or native mobile applications
  • Effective communication skills with the ability to convey ideas to diverse people and roles
  • Experience working with ambiguity and complexity, iterating quickly
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, largely autonomous environment
  • Eager to solve problems in heavy industry

(Colorado only*) Minimum salary of $175,750+ potential bonus + potential equity + benefits
*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired into our offices in Colorado

More than a job:

At Workrise you can feel good about your work and furthering our mission to serve those who do the hard work. We recognize that making an impact matters to you and we believe in providing an environment that fosters that ambition. We welcome you to develop relationships with coworkers by displaying our company values: 

  • Own the Mission
  • Learn and Grow
  • Solutions Over Ego
  • Raise the Bar 

In appreciation for your contributions, we support you with:

  • Working alongside talented peers who will bring out the best in you
  • The opportunity to significantly impact the growth curve of an already high-growth business
  • Benefits for full-time employees, flexible paid time off, 401k with company matching, medical, dental and vision insurance

As a world-class employer, Workrise is committed to providing an environment where any and all people feel belonging, respected, and free to be their authentic selves. We welcome applicants of all gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, educational background, religion, ethnicity, disability, age, veteran status, and citizenship. We’d love to learn what you can add to our team!

Who we are:

In 2014, we set out to create a better way to get work done in the Oil & Gas industry. The goal — to build the most reliable and cost-effective workforce solution, using technology to make it easier to manage and deploy workers at scale. Over time, we’ve grown to serve construction, wind, solar, and defense. 

We’re a Series E startup, backed by industry-leading investors Founders Fund, Bedrock Capital, Andreesen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford. To date, we’ve placed over 26,000 skilled tradespeople with over 500 businesses and are poised to grow exponentially over the coming months and years.

We’d love to share more through the interview process!

To all recruitment agencies: Workrise does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Workrise employees or any other organization location. Workrise is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Sales & Marketing
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Location

Workrise is located in the heart of downtown Austin right next to Lady Bird Lake. We're close to restaurants, coffee shops, entertainment, hotels, and trails.

An Insider's view of Workrise

What's something quirky about your company?

At Workrise, you'll find a multitude of quirks. One is our unique journey, where we introduced technology disrupt and redefine the entire Oil & Gas sector and committed to delivering exceptional benefits to companies and workers. We thrive on continuous evolution, constantly adapting to meet every challenge head-on as we Raise the Bar.

Logan

Senior Recruiter, Oil & Gas

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

At Workrise, we foster collaborative culture through open communication and open-mindedness. We collaborate with other by understanding each other's needs and the common goals we are trying achieve together.

Ravanpreet

Senior Manager, Engineering

How does the company support your career growth?

When I first joined Workrise I had a bucket list of skills I wanted build at my new career opportuny. In just three months, Workrise gave me the strength and support blow that list out of the water! I am so exced continue learning, growing, and getting hard work done!

Alyssa

Senior Designer

How would you describe the company’s work-life balance?

I’m part of a very distributed team and we have set core hours that we all try align with have overlap and collaboration as a team. Outside of these core hours, we have the flexibility tailor our schedules our individual working styles and lifestyles. We’re encouraged make time recharge and live balanced lives.

Chandhini

Principal Product Manager

What are Workrise Perks + Benefits

Workrise Benefits Overview

At Workrise you can feel good about your work and furthering our mission serve those who do the hard work. We recognize that making an impact matters you and we believe in providing an environment that fosters that ambition. We welcome you develop relationships with coworkers by displaying our company values: Own the Mission, Learn and Grow, Solutions Over Ego, and Raise the Bar. In appreciation for your contributions, we support you with various health insurance plan options (including medical, dental, vision), flexible paid time off, and competitive 401k matching.

Workrise is committed providing an environment where any and all people feel welcome, belonging, respected, and free be their authentic selves. We welcome applicants of all gender identities, sexual orientation and expression, educational background, age, religion, ethnicities, veteran status, and citizenship. We’d love learn what you can add our team!

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Quarterly engagement surveys
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
80% of people leaders trained through Workrise Leadership Academy in 2023.
Diversity employee resource groups
Diversity recruitment program
2023 Internship Program with 4 out of 5 members of underrepresented groups.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Floating holidays
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
We provide an array of onsite refreshments, ranging from bars, chips, and fresh fruit cold brew and kombucha, ensuring a variety of options for our team.
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Paid industry certifications
Personal development training

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