SRI Resources has an immediate, direct hire permanent job opportunity for a REMOTE Staff Product Designer with a major corporation in Long Beach, CA. SUMMARY:
The Staff Product Designer owns design quality across our consumer mobile app, the surface where the whole business happens: users Client local restaurants and businesses, earn merchant-funded cashback and card-linked rewards, and create and watch video recommendations. The app is adding features faster than a small, senior design team can hold the craft bar on every flow. This role exists to close that gap: turn ambiguous problems into clear, well-crafted experiences, back every decision with evidence and rationale, and make sure what ships matches what was designed.
The position is a highly autonomous, Staff-level individual contributor role. The designer takes problems from first question to final polish: framing the problem, running research, designing end-to-end flows and high-fidelity screens, building and evolving the design system, prototyping with AI-assisted tools, reviewing builds with Engineering, and measuring results after launch. They advocate for the user across Product, Marketing and Engineering, including in decisions that are not strictly design.
The Staff Product Designer owns craft quality, the design system and evidence-based decision-making on the mobile product, and partners with the design lead to define standards, shape design principles and raise the bar for the whole team through critique and knowledge sharing.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The role spans six areas of work plus our Values. Each row below is a key accountability with its key activities.
Key Accountabilities:
1. End-to-End Product Design (Mobile App)
- Own the whole design problem from first question to final polish.
- Turn ambiguous requirements into clear problem statements by asking the right questions before getting into solutions.
- Design end-to-end user flows and high-fidelity screens for the iOS and Android app, from early concepts through final polish.
- Make sound design calls with incomplete information and drive projects forward without close oversight.
- Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Marketers and fellow designers to reach shared goals.
2. Evidence, Research and Measurement- Ground every design decision in evidence and prove it after launch.
- Base design decisions on user research, analytics, competitive analysis, and established UX principles, and explain the reasoning rather than relying on what simply "looks good. "
- Plan and run user research (interviews, usability tests, concept validation) and turn findings into design decisions.
- Define success metrics with Product partners before launch and use the results to inform design iterations after launch.
- Advocate for the user across Product, Marketing and Engineering, including in decisions that are not strictly design.
3. Design System- Make the design system the fastest way to ship consistent product.
- Build, maintain and evolve the design system (Figma components, tokens, patterns and documentation) so it scales consistently across features.
- Design reusable patterns and components, not one-off screens.
- Partner with Engineering so each design-system component matches its implemented counterpart.
4. Craft, Motion and Prototyping- Make the product feel responsive and delightful.
- Bring designs to life with purposeful micro-interactions and motion that clarify feedback, guide attention and make the experience feel responsive.
- Apply mobile platform conventions (Human Interface Guidelines, Material Design) and current mobile design patterns with excellent typography, layout, colour, hierarchy and detail.
- Use AI-assisted prototyping and coding tools to explore ideas quickly, test interactions and communicate intent to Engineering.
5. Design QA and Implementation Partnership- Ensure what ships matches what was designed.
- Review builds with Engineering before release and catch inconsistencies and regressions against the intended experience.
- Own design QA sign-off on mobile releases; keep a running defect list and get the fixes prioritized.
- Provide production-ready specifications and stay engaged through implementation to protect quality at launch.
6. Design Direction, Standards and Critique- Raise the craft bar for the whole team.
- Work with the design team to establish standards and shape design principles.
- Give thoughtful critique and share knowledge to help other designers grow.
- Represent design in roadmap and planning discussions on the mobile product.
Values- You champion the Values and also encourage positivity, inclusiveness, and mutual respect.
- You ensure that the Values are not just theoretical concepts but are actively practiced and visible in the work, customer interactions, and internal collaborations.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Embracing a proactive approach focusing on seizing opportunities, driving innovation, and navigating uncertainty through strategic risk management.
- Finds the design opportunities nobody assigned, moves without waiting for a brief, and manages risk by prototyping and testing thin versions before committing engineering time.
Technology Savvy
Demonstrating a strong aptitude for understanding and leveraging emerging technologies to enhance business performance and drive innovation.
- Fluent in Figma and component-based systems; uses AI-assisted prototyping and coding tools daily; understands iOS and Android implementation constraints well enough to design within them.
Adaptability and Resilience
Effectively navigating and leading through change, uncertainty, and market dynamics while maintaining composure and driving performance.
- Holds the craft bar while priorities shift; re-plans calmly when research findings, experiment results or engineering capacity change the brief.
User centered thinking
Placing a strong emphasis on understanding and addressing our internal and external user's needs, preferences, and experiences.
- Talks to users regularly; designs for how people actually Client places, redeem offers and make videos; treats Product, Engineering and Marketing as internal customers of the design system.
Collaboration and Team Empowerment
Fostering a culture of inclusivity, teamwork, and empowerment, enabling team members to contribute effectively and grow within the organization.
- Works directly with Product Managers, engineers and marketers without a coordination layer; makes other designers better through critique and shared patterns.
Strategic Thinking and Innovation
Demonstrating a forward-looking, strategic mindset and driving continuous product and business model innovation.
- Connects individual screens to activation, engagement and retention outcomes; proposes design principles and system moves that compound over time.
Data-Driven Decision-Making
Leveraging quantitative and qualitative data to inform strategic, operational, and product-related decisions.
- Defines success metrics before launch, reads analytics and experiment results, and changes designs based on what the data shows.
Communication and Influencing Skills
Articulating a clear and compelling message, engaging stakeholders, and driving alignment toward common goals.
- Explains the reasoning behind every design; brings stakeholders along with evidence rather than taste; delivers difficult feedback and "no "s with alternatives.
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:- Native mobile product design: Designs end-to-end flows and high-fidelity screens for iOS and Android; deep knowledge of Human Interface Guidelines, Material Design and current mobile design patterns.
- Visual and interface design: Typography, layout, colour, hierarchy and detail at a level that sets the bar for the team.
- Interaction design and information architecture: Structures complex flows (discovery, offers and rewards, video) so they are simple to use; integrates micro-interactions and motion into the design, not as an afterthought.
- Design systems: Builds and governs Figma components, tokens, patterns and documentation; keeps production components in parity with the system alongside Engineering.
- User research: Plans and runs interviews, usability tests and concept validation; synthesizes findings into design decisions.
- Data-informed design: Reads product analytics, defines success metrics with Product, interprets A/B test results and iterates on evidence.
- Prototyping and AI-assisted tooling: Regular, practical use of AI-assisted prototyping or coding tools to explore ideas, test interactions and communicate intent to Engineering.
- Design QA: Reviews builds against specifications, logs and prioritizes defects, and signs off mobile releases.
- Communication and critique: Explains design rationale to technical and non-technical audiences; gives structured, constructive critique.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Works with a high degree of autonomy: proactive communication, early escalation and decisions made in the open.
Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities shift and the role wears multiple hats.
Holds a high bar for quality without close oversight; strong attention to detail.
Clear written and verbal communication: problem statements, design rationale and specifications that bring stakeholders along.
Authorized to work in the United States.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Visual Communications or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Work Experience:
7+ years of product design experience with a strong track record of shipped work.
Significant experience designing native mobile apps (iOS and/or Android) that are live in the App Store or Google Play.
A portfolio that shows why you made your design decisions, including the evidence, tradeoffs and outcomes, not just polished final screens.
Hands-on experience building, maintaining and working within a design system.
Experience planning and running user research and turning insights into action.
Experience running design QA and working closely with engineers through implementation to protect quality at launch.
A data-informed approach to design: comfortable with analytics, A/B testing and success metrics, and able to back decisions with clear rationale.
Practical, regular use of AI-assisted prototyping or coding tools in your workflow.
Experience driving ambiguous projects independently, making sound calls with incomplete information.
PREFERRED:
Experience in restaurant, food, rewards, loyalty or cashback products.
Experience with user-generated content platforms (reviews, social feeds, creator tools, moderation flows).
Hands-on skill with motion and prototyping tools (e.g. Rive, Lottie, After Effects, ProtoPie, Principle).
Working knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design.
Experience at a startup or growth-stage company where you have worn multiple hats. (Huge plus)
Experience designing for two-sided marketplaces or consumer apps with a local or location-based component. (Huge plus)
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Remote work.
Ability to work Pacific Time business hours.
Occasional travel for team meetings, design workshops, and company offsites.
Prolonged periods of computer and screen use and video calls; standard home-office setup.
Occasional in-person user research sessions at restaurants and venues in markets.
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