Product Design Lead (Freelance)

ustwo; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 179,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Retirement savings

Profit share

Wellness & resilience benefits

Inclusivity training

People manager training

Referral bonuses

10 weeks & 10K at 10 years

Annual growth & development

5 days vacation at 5 years

Work from anywhere policy

3 month sabbatical at 3 years

Job summary

Ustwo Fampany Limited in the United States is seeking experienced freelance Product Design Leads to design and build complex tools and platforms. You will champion the user’s voice and map end-to-end journeys across product ecosystems.

AI is central to how we work, applying it from research through to shipping production-ready front-end work, collaborating with founders and early-stage teams to steer product direction.

Qualifications

• Experience leading design for complex tools and platforms.
• Strong user research skills with a toolkit of methods.
• Ability to craft end-to-end journeys across product ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design initiatives and mentor cross-functional teams.
• Champion user voice and translate business goals into design outcomes.
• Facilitate workshops and design reviews with clients and teams.

Skills

User research

Prototyping

AI design

Leadership

Workshops

Stakeholder communication

Job description

• We’re looking for experienced freelance Product Design Leads to help design and build complex tools and platforms
• You’ll champion the user’s voice and confidently map and optimise end-to-end journeys across complex product ecosystems. You’ll bring a strong understanding of user research, with a toolkit of methods and techniques to uncover insights and test design concepts and prototypes
• AI is central to how we work, and you’ll use it throughout the design process, from research and concept development through to shipping production-ready code. You’ll also work closely with client stakeholders, often directly with founders and early-stage teams, so clear communication and the ability to build strong relationships are essential
• As a discipline lead on the project, you’ll work alongside a talented, collaborative team to shape, design and build new products

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement savings
• Profit share
• Wellness & resilience benefits
• Inclusivity training
• People manager training
• Referral bonuses
• 10 weeks & 10K at 10 years
• Annual growth & development
• 5 days vacation at 5 years
• Work from anywhere policy
• 3 month sabbatical at 3 years

Skilled in crafting compelling interaction models and design solutions through visual expression, design, and prototypingCapable of high-level strategic thinking and conceptual exploration across the product ecosystem, while also detail-oriented enough to be able to get into the weeds of the designs and able to guide your team accordinglyAs a skilled storyteller and proactive communicator, you effectively convey every phase of your design process and tailor your communication to suit different audiencesAble to communicate with and understand clients’ business goals, and technical limitations, working within those constraints to unpack the challenge and explore innovative solutions for users and drive value for clientsComfortable working at startup pace with a high degree of autonomy. You self-direct, make decisions, and manage your own output without needing close oversightSkilled in identifying and prioritizing the right problems to solve and alignments across teams and clientsExperienced in leading design within cross-functional teams and able to distill complex information into actionable steps for the teamYou’ve reshaped how you work around AI, and you can explain where it accelerates the work and where design judgement matters mostFluent in AI-assisted design and development workflows. You can generate code with AI, understand how it fits within the technical stack, and contribute production-ready front-end workAdept in both qualitative and quantitative research methods to fill knowledge gaps, quickly translate insights, unearth opportunities, and translate complex requirements into tangible design artifactsYou enjoy working through ambiguity and are able to adapt and guide your team through any difficult or changing client needs and you build trust by consistently deliveringYou thrive in a collaborative working style. You’re skilled in facilitating workshops and design reviews with clients and team members and ensure everyone’s perspectives are heard and incorporatedAbility to craft designs that are grounded in user-centric decision making including experience journeys and end-to-end flowsA strong product mindset. You can judge what the product needs at each stage (what to build, what to cut, how far to take it), keeping momentum toward the bigger vision