Lead Product Designer (Contract Talent)

About the role

Robert Half is hiring a Lead Product Designer (Contract Talent) for its Experience Design department, based in San Ramon, CA or remotely (Western US time zone). The designer works in a product "squad" and takes part in every stage of the product design process, from framing problems and design research to prototyping, high-resolution design and workflow creation, in close collaboration with product management and engineering.

Key responsibilities

• Craft clarity from ambiguity and drive meaningful product outcomes with Product and Engineering peers
• Collaborate and communicate design effectively across multiple functions and influence others to build consensus
• Think as a systems thinker, improving the whole user flow rather than just individual features
• Act as a leader in the squad, advocating and applying human-centered design practices

Required profile

• High degree of craft across user research, prototyping, interaction and visual design
• Ability to work with product owners, engineers and user researchers to shape a product vision
• Capacity to create innovative end-to-end experiences across web and mobile, grounded in human insight, data and business goals
• Experience with analytics, user research and decision-making approaches
• Experience with design systems, distributed teams, and product management and engineering teams
• Experience leading or facilitating workshops, design sprints and design studios

Required skills

• Figma, Sketch or Adobe XD
• User research and prototyping
• Design systems

What we offer

• Typical hourly pay of $62.98 - $97.60, negotiable depending on experience and location
• Benefits for contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision and dental, and life and disability insurance
• Eligibility to enroll in the company 401(k) plan