Lead Product Designer

Company Information

• Company: AffiniPay
• Industry: Fintech
• Location: Austin, Texas
• Recognition: Inc. 5000's fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 consecutive years.
• Mission: Leading the market in professional services payments and practice management software for legal, accounting, architectural, engineering, and construction firms.

Position Overview

• Position: Lead Product Designer
• Location Type: [Not Specified]
• Employment Type: [Not Specified]
• Salary: [Not Specified]

As a Lead Product Designer at AffiniPay, you will be responsible for defining, championing, and elevating the overall UX vision and strategy across multiple product areas or an entire product line. You will lead and mentor a team of designers, providing strategic direction and hands-on support. This role involves high-level cross-functional collaboration to identify strategic opportunities, solve complex systemic problems, and deliver innovative, user-centered design solutions that drive business growth and user engagement. You will play a critical role in shaping the strategic direction and user experience of our products, influencing roadmaps and organizational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Vision & Growth:
  • Define and champion the overarching UX vision and strategy to drive product-led growth across the product portfolio or business unit.
  • Set the strategic direction for AI and automation in products, identifying opportunities for competitive differentiation, new markets, and user value.
  • Own the holistic user journey, ensuring design contributes to core business objectives.
• Cross-Functional Partnerships:
  • Build and nurture executive-level partnerships with Product, Engineering, Research, Content, and Business Leadership to influence product roadmaps and company strategy.
  • Guide design teams in effective collaboration with engineering leadership, defining technical architecture implications for AI/ML systems and automated workflows.
• User Empathy & Design Excellence:
  • Instill a deep culture of user empathy, advocating for users at strategic levels and ensuring design decisions are rooted in customer understanding.
  • Establish and evolve design principles, standards, and best practices for a cohesive and refined user experience, considering AI/automation in user interfaces.
• Design Craft & Systemic Impact:
  • Set the standard for design excellence and innovation using user-centered design methodologies and tools.
  • Leverage cutting-edge applications of AI, generative design, and design automation to solve ambiguous and impactful problems.
  • Own the design of product features, end-to-end journeys, and strategic new initiatives.

Application Instructions

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