Intermediate Product Designer, Switchboard Remote GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations.
Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world.
This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry.
This is a 100% remote role based in either the APAC or AMER timezones.
An overview of this role You'll be working with the team to build Switchboard, a customer portal being developed alongside the GitLab Dedicated single-tenant SaaS offering.
The UI has been partially developed, and you will need to evaluate the current user experience and formulate an iterative plan to redesign it to better meet users' needs, in collaboration with the Engineering team.
It's a highly technical area within GitLab, involving complex backend processes and orchestration mechanisms.
As a designer in this space, you will need to understand engineering processes, translate complex concepts into intuitive designs, and communicate design decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You'll define the product goals, roadmap, and strategy to solve user problems.
You'll work alongside UX Researchers, Product Managers, and Engineers to iterate on new features within the GitLab product.
You'll communicate your design thinking and ideas through wireframes, prototypes, user flows, mockups, and high-fidelity visual designs.
You'll engage with our user base and the wider GitLab community to understand their pain points and work toward long-term fixes that enable them to succeed with their goals.
You'll undertake usability testing to validate your thinking.
You'll contribute to our Design System, alongside the rest of the UX team and the GitLab community as a whole.
What you'll bring Strong experience designing developer tools, enterprise software, or complex B2B web applications.
Strong experience following a user-centered or human-centered design approach, in conjunction with design thinking.
Experience independently planning and running UX research, including discovery and usability testing.
Demonstrated experience working iteratively in close collaboration with the engineering and product teams.
Knowledge of Git is extremely beneficial.
About the team We support the business of GitLab by becoming experts in our stage group, educating ourselves about the entire product, and staying engaged with user and business goals.
As Product Designers, we are the owners of design judgment, starting with a problem to solve and always considering the best experience for the user.
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement.
If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
The base salary range for this role's listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only: $95,200 - $170,000 USD.
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