Fractional Sr. Product Designer

Gofractional; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gofractional is seeking a Senior Product Designer to lead design efforts within a core product area. You will own experiences end to end—from framing problems and surfacing user needs to delivering polished, dev-ready designs—in close partnership with product, engineering, and other functions.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving real user problems, can operate independently in a defined space, and wants to grow their influence across craft, collaboration, and product thinking.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product design.
• Portfolio demonstrating user-centered problem solving, UX thinking, and high-quality craft.
• Proficiency in Figma with familiarity with component libraries, prototyping, and design tokens.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end user experiences from discovery to dev-ready execution.
• Stay connected to user needs through research, interviews, and testing.
• Translate insights into usable, accessible solutions for multiple states and edge cases.
• Collaborate with PMs and engineers to frame problems and identify solutions.
• Prototype and test concepts using appropriate fidelity and tools.
• Contribute to the design system with reusable and well-documented patterns.
• Share work early, participate in critique, and raise team quality.

Skills

Product design

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

UX thinking

Visual design

Tools

Figma

Job description

Sr. Product Designer - Contract

Location: United States (Remote)

Employment Type: Contractor

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Product Designer (contract) to lead product design efforts within one of our core product areas. You'll own experiences end to end — from framing problems and surfacing user needs to delivering polished, dev-ready designs — in close partnership with product, engineering, and other functions.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving real user problems, can operate independently in a defined space, and wants to grow their influence across craft, collaboration, and product thinking.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design end-to-end user experiences, from early discovery and low-fidelity exploration to detailed, dev-ready execution.
• Stay deeply connected to user needs through research, interviews, testing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Translate insights into clear, usable, and delightful solutions — designing for multiple states, edge cases, and accessibility needs.
• Collaborate with PMs and engineers to frame problems and identify the right solutions.
• Prototype and test concepts quickly using the appropriate fidelity and tools.
• Contribute to our design system, ensuring patterns are reusable, accessible, and well-documented.
• Share work early and often: give and receive feedback, participate in critique, and help uplevel team quality.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in product design
• Strong experience designing and shipping digital products in cross-functional teams.
• A portfolio that highlights user-centered problem solving, strong UX thinking, and high-quality craft.
• Proficiency in Figma, with comfort in component libraries, prototyping, and design tokens.
• Clear, confident communication of design decisions, user needs, and tradeoffs.
• A keen eye for visual and interaction design, with the judgment to know when to polish and when to ship.
• Curiosity, empathy, and a drive to improve user outcomes through design.