Lead Product Designer: End-to-End, Rapid Prototyping

Parallel; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallel is seeking a Senior Product Designer to lead the design on projects end-to-end, from initial prototypes through hand-off to engineering. You will prototype rapidly in design sprints and transform complex problems into simple, intuitive interfaces.

You will read product data to sharpen design decisions, set craft standards, mentor designers, and collaborate closely with engineers and product teams to ensure the shipped product reflects high-quality UX and visuals.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing end-to-end digital products
• Strong UI/UX fundamentals and fluent in Figma
• Portfolio with shipped products demonstrating UX and visual design
• Fast prototyping ability without sacrificing quality

Responsibilities

• Lead the design on a project from prototyping to hand-off to engineering
• Prototype quickly in design sprints to test ideas
• Turn complex problems into simple, usable interfaces
• Run workshops, stakeholder interviews, research, user testing, and documentation
• Present work and the thinking behind it to team and clients
• Read product data to sharpen design decisions
• Set craft standards: guidelines and patterns
• Mentor other designers with concrete feedback
• Collaborate with engineers and product to ship faithfully
• Question the default and advocate for better solutions

Skills

UI fundamentals

UX fundamentals

Figma fluency

Interaction & motion

Framer

Principle

After Effects

Portfolio strength

Fast prototyping

Stakeholder translation

Clear communication

Feedback receptiveness

Tools

Figma

Framer

Principle

After Effects

Job description

Parallel is seeking a Senior Product Designer to lead the design on projects end-to-end, from initial prototypes through hand-off to engineering. You will prototype rapidly in design sprints and transform complex problems into simple, intuitive interfaces.

You will read product data to sharpen design decisions, set craft standards, mentor designers, and collaborate closely with engineers and product teams to ensure the shipped product reflects high-quality UX and visuals.