Senior Product Designer - Design Systems (Hybrid)

About Care.com 

Care.com is a consumer tech company with heart. We’re on a mission to solve a human challenge we all face: finding great care for the ones we love. We’re moms and dads and pet parents. We have parents and grandparents, so we understand that everyone, at some point in their lives, could use a helping hand. Our culture and our products reflect that. 

Here, entrepreneurs, self-starters, team players, and big thinkers unite behind a common cause. Here, we’re applying data analytics, AI, and the latest technologies to solve universal problems and connect people in new ways. If you like having autonomy, if you thrive on collaboration and building new things, and if you’re all about using your talent for good, Care.com is the place for you. 

Standing Overview: 

• Lead the design and evolution of detailed design systems that scale across Care's various platforms and lines of business
• Leverage customer insights, business goals, and direct feedback to proactively identify opportunities to elevate the customer experience through design system strategy and execution
• Iteratively test systemic design solutions, creating a strong foundation for designers and engineers to leverage across the organization
• Utilize you expertise on Care’s design systems to help elevate systems thinking across projects though active collaboration and evangelizing adoption
• Partner closely with platform engineering teams from initial design to production rollout of new components
• Define UI/UX specs that clearly communicate component requirements
• Build for accessibility upfront in the design process, and advocate for inclusive experiences across platforms.
• Proactively solicit feedback from partners, peers, and stakeholders to continually improve Care’s design systems

• 5+ years of professional UX design experience building and evolving design systems, as well as shipping end to end product features with complicated flows, multiple scenarios and edge cases
• Online portfolio of consumer facing design systems work, demonstrating a keen eye for visual and interaction UI details
• Strong experience working with (and simplifying) complex systems that span multiple products and build on top of an existing design system 
• Strong storytelling, communication, and facilitation skills to help drive alignment and adoption of design systems 
• Ability to think strategically and connect design system work to the broader goals of the business and needs of Care’s customers
• Be self motivated, with the ability to proactively surface opportunities and drive projects to completion without close supervision
• Ability to coach more junior team members on adoption and utilization of our design systems
• Expert level proficiency in Figma, prototyping, and user testing tools
• Expert in navigating and collaborating across an agile, cross-functional environment that spans multiple teams, geographies, and business units

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, Care does NOT hire in in any of the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Vermont.

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Care.com supports diverse families and communities and seeks employees who are just as diverse. As an equal opportunity employer, Care.com recognizes the power of a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. Care.com is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to talent@care.com.

Company Overview:

Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world's leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today's families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families, to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits. Since 2007, families have relied on Care.com's industry-leading products—from child and elder care to pet care and home care. Care.com is an IAC company (NASDAQ: IAC).

Salary Range:  $136,000-$150,000 

The base salary range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the national salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Care.com’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Care.com provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life, and disability insurance, a generous 401K employer matching program, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).

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Last updated on Aug 15, 2024