Product Designer at Oura

Austin, Texas, United States

Oura Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
FinTech, Financial ServicesIndustries

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience working in UX, Product Design
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Desire to learn and grow into more responsibilities, such as mentorship, strategy, and elevating the team’s overall design thinking and craftsmanship
  • Expertise in Figma
  • Prototyping skills (preferably Figma)
  • Preferred
  • Experience working with B2C, SaaS, and B2B products
  • Expertise in iOS, Android, and responsive web design
  • Experience with data-driven design
  • Experience with user testing and running basic usability studies
  • Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with product, business strategy, and engineering to run and execute projects with high-level direction within your product area
  • Identify the right solutions for ambiguously defined problem spaces
  • Simplify and solve user needs for multiple customer types
  • Design end-to-end journeys and interactions that drive engagement to meet revenue goals for a product area
  • Soft Skills
  • Keep it simple: Scope work to keep momentum up while maintaining a high-quality bar for yourself and your team
  • Unblock yourself: Know how to overcome barriers by proactively identifying and addressing their root causes
  • Be decisive: Identify and gather input from others and consider customer needs to make informed and timely decisions that accomplish broader strategic goals
  • Be self-aware: Know your own strengths and areas for professional growth. Know when to ask for help
  • Know your audience: Understand how to tailor your designs and messaging to fit your audience; communicate clearly, concisely and at the right level of fidelity
  • Craft Skills
  • Use low-to-medium fidelity designs & prototypes to frame and clarify product opportunities within a defined problem space
  • Know your process and when to use which design methods, as well as when to change up an approach
  • Generate and explore multiple potential solutions, and know how to identify the right ones
  • Know how to use existing systems, and when to break out of them. Can work collaboratively to develop new patterns and principles for team-wide adoption
  • Detail-oriented with micro-interactions, copy, edge cases, and states
  • Excellent UX problem-solving: Ability to create efficient solutions for complex user journeys
  • Strong visual design skills: knows how to use color, composition, visual hierarchy to produce delightful user interfaces. Demands a high level of visual polish from their work

Skills

UX Design
UI Design
Prototyping
User Journeys
Interaction Design
Wireframing
User Research

Oura

Wearable health monitoring smart ring

About Oura

Oura offers a smart ring that tracks various health metrics, including sleep patterns, heart rate variability, and physical activity. The ring uses advanced sensors to collect data, which is then analyzed and displayed through a mobile app, providing users with insights to improve their health and lifestyle. Unlike many competitors, Oura focuses on a direct-to-consumer model, selling its rings through its website and collaborating with sports teams and health institutions for additional partnerships. The goal of Oura is to help users, including athletes and those with health conditions, optimize their health through data-driven insights.

Oulu, FinlandHeadquarters
2013Year Founded
$344.1MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Competitive salary & equity packages
Health, dental, financial, & vision insurance
Wellness & mental health benefits
$300 per month health improvement related stipend
Flexible working hours
An Oura Ring of your own
Employee discount for friends & family
20 days of PTO

Risks

Increased competition from Samsung and Huami may pressure Oura's market share.
Criticism of cumbersome interfaces could lead users to competitors like VIV Health.
High valuation may lead to investor pressure for rapid growth, risking strategic missteps.

Differentiation

Oura's smart ring tracks over 20 biometrics, offering comprehensive health insights.
The ring's seamless wearability and precise monitoring set it apart in the market.
Oura's partnerships with sports teams validate its utility and accuracy for athletes.

Upsides

Oura raised $550M, boosting its valuation to $5.2 billion in 2024.
Integration with AI-driven insights could enhance personalized health recommendations.
Strategic partnerships with Dexcom and Essence Healthcare expand market reach into healthcare.

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