Product designer

Watershed; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Watershed, the enterprise sustainability platform, is hiring a Product designer to join our AI Products group. You will partner with product and engineering to shape vision through execution, crafting interfaces and data-driven UX for our AI-powered product lines.

You will own design end-to-end, drive discovery through user research and analytics, and push for impact in climate and supply chain outcomes, while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software design experience, preferably in enterprise software.
• Strong systems thinking and problem solving with rapid 0-1 product building.
• Experience shipping AI products and using AI tools for discovery, synthesis, and design.
• Solid design craft fundamentals with attention to detail and polish.
• Customer-obsessed and comfortable engaging with users and prospects.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with willingness to own product outcomes in a startup.

Responsibilities

• Own design end-to-end on AI Products teams, shaping product areas like Footprints or AI Platform.
• Design and ship complex AI products, including data models, prompts, evals, and interfaces.
• Drive deep discovery using customer feedback and analytics to iterate on metrics.
• Build vision and product strategy for the next chapter of the product lineup.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and GTM teams to execute and align with customers.
• Leverage AI throughout the design process to deliver strong outcomes.

Skills

Product design

UX design

Systems thinking

AI product experience

Customer discovery

Ownership mindset

Job description

About Watershed

Watershed is the enterprise sustainability platform. Companies like Airbnb, Carlyle Group, FedEx, Visa, and Dr. Martens use Watershed to manage climate and ESG data, produce audit-ready metrics for voluntary and regulatory reporting including CSRD, and drive real decarbonization. We are looking for team members who love product-building, want to work hard at a mission-oriented startup, and will collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a growing team.

We have offices in San Francisco, New York, Denver, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City, and remote team members across the US and Europe. We hope that you'll be interested in joining us!

The role

To run a sustainable business, our customers need climate insights at their fingertips. That's where great design comes in - we are building powerful software that enables the biggest companies in the world to measure their carbon footprint with ease, and drive change across their organization.

We are hiring a Product designer to join our AI Products group.

Product designers at Watershed partner closely with product and engineering from vision through execution, painting the big picture and sweating the details. We're experts in our customers goals and pain points, and drive constant iteration to get the right solution in hand to meet their needs. As designers we push each other to perfect our craft and uplevel the outcome, treasuring our weekly jams and crits. And working in sustainability, you'll build domain expertise in one of the most critical and motivating problem spaces.

In this role you will:

• Own design end-to-end on one of our AI Products teams, like Product Footprints or AI Platform, helping supercharge sustainability teams to focus their efforts where it counts - whether that's on automating away the data wrangling to measure their footprints, driving sustainability insights, or improving the environment impact of their physical goods via ROI-positive supply chain decisions.
• Design and ship complex AI product - bringing UX thinking to design decisions inclusive of data models and systems, prompts and evals, and user interfaces.
• Drive deep discovery to uncover new product opportunities. Use customer feedback and product analytics to iterate quickly and move meaningful product and business metrics
• Build the vision and product strategy to bring the next chapter of product to life
• Partner closely with engineering, product, and design teams to execute, and go-to-market teams to understand and build for customers.
• Leverage AI throughout your design process, as well as in the product itself, to deliver great outcomes

You might be a fit if you:

• Have 5+ years experience designing software, preferably at enterprise software companies or in technical/complex problem spaces. Bonus if you have experience working in the sustainability or supply chain domains.
• Have a knack for in-the-weeds systems thinking and a love for rapid, 0-1 product building
• Have shipped AI products, and are proficient using AI tools to aid discovery, synthesis, and design execution
• Are proficient in design craft fundamentals - consistently demonstrating solid design process, strong interaction craft, and an eye for polish
• Are customer obsessed and excited to spend time with users and prospects
• Are enthusiastic about product and business ownership - you are excited to go deep on climate and become an expert on the market's paths forward
• Want to join a startup, take responsibility for the fate of the company, and move fast
• Prior experience in the climate space is not necessary

Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week (except for remote roles)

Watershed has hub offices in San Francisco, New York, London, and Mexico City and satellite offices in Denver, Sydney, Paris, and Berlin. Where we have offices, employees are expected to be in office for 4 days per week. Certain jobs are open to being remote and will be specifically noted on the jobs page and in the job description if so.

What's the interview process like?

It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 to 2 conversations about Watershed, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but usual next steps are a skill or experience interview (e.g. a coding interview for an engineer, a portfolio review for a designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in person interview panel. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.

What if I need accommodations for my interview?

At Watershed, we are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health needs, religious observances, neurodivergence, or pregnancy-related support requirements. If you need assistance during your process, please contact your recruiter.