Role in brief
Discord is hiring a Senior Product Designer to focus on developer success within its gaming platform. This role involves leading the user experience for tools that help game studios and players, requiring expertise in end-to-end product design, strong prototyping skills, and a data-informed approach. It suits designers who can drive product strategy and ensure high-quality execution.
About the role
This Senior Product Designer will embed within a product squad, collaborating closely with engineers, product managers, researchers, and data scientists. The primary responsibility is to oversee the user experience from initial concept through to launch and subsequent improvements, creating wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. The role demands a commitment to pixel-perfect implementation and ensuring the final product aligns with the design vision.
A key aspect of this position involves actively influencing the team's roadmap by contributing a deep understanding of the product space. The designer will act as a thought leader, helping to define the 'how' of product strategy alongside cross-functional leads. This includes presenting designs to various teams to build alignment and identifying opportunities to enhance the quality of work in production.
Success in this role means consistently raising the bar for craft and execution within the product team. The designer will also contribute to the broader design organization by identifying improvements for the design system and developing new UX patterns. Active participation in design critiques and fostering a culture of open feedback are also expected.
The US base salary for this full-time position ranges from $188,000 to $211,500, in addition to equity and benefits.
Skills that matter here
- Figma: This role requires expert-level proficiency in Figma for creating designs and prototypes.
- high-fidelity prototyping tools: The designer will use these tools to develop detailed prototypes, potentially incorporating AI for efficiency.
- data analysis: Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation is necessary to inform design decisions and measure the impact of changes.
Who this role suits
- A designer with at least five years of experience leading design for consumer products across various platforms.
- Someone who has worked on B2B or B2B2C products and platforms.
- An individual who can articulate the rationale behind design choices and align them with broader product goals.
- A person committed to pixel-perfect execution with a keen eye for subtle details that enhance user experience.
From the employer
What you'll be doing
- Embed within a product squad and partner with engineers, product managers, researchers, and data scientists to oversee the user experience of a product from concept to launch, and then continue to improve it after release.
- Create wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and help implement your designs to pixel perfection.
- Quality check all of your work as it is built, ensuring it reflects your vision.
- Own the bar for craft, execution and production quality for your immediate product team, and proactively identify opportunities to uplevel the quality of your work in production as you playtest.
- Actively influence your team's roadmap with a deep understanding of the product space, acting as a thought leader with your XFN leads in defining the "how" of the product strategy.
- Present your designs to the team and the greater organization to drive alignment around your work.
- Identify gaps or improvements for our design system and contribute UX and design patterns that address design debt, and are adopted across the design organization.
- Be an active peer and participant in your organization's design team and culture, sharing/contributing often and proactively in critiques and in general channels to encourage a culture of open feedback and active support.
What you should have
- 5+ years of experience developing and leading design on central end-to-end consumer products across a variety of platforms (web, mobile, desktop, console, etc).
- Experience working on B2B/B2B2C products and platforms.
- Expert-level experience with Figma and high-fidelity prototyping tools, and confidence in utilizing AI to create prototypes.
- Strong product thinking and strategic vision, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into intuitive user experiences.
- Adept at articulating the rationale behind design decisions and their alignment with broader product goals.
- Mastery of design craft, including typography, color theory, layout principles, and interaction design.
- Committed to pixel-perfect execution and have a keen eye for subtle details that enhance user experience.
- Compelling storytelling skills across multiple mediums with consistent experience pitching and influencing design decisions across peers, immediate team members and organization leadership.
- Strong, proactive communication skills, forming ideas and presenting them to your cross-functional team to develop product strategy and roadmaps.
- A desire to deeply understand the "why" before defining the "how" and use it to develop a strategic product perspective, and vision.
- Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation, with the ability to leverage quantitative and qualitative data to inform design decisions and measure the impact of design changes on key metrics.
- Experience working with, and actively contributing to a design system with components of sub-system languages.
Bonus Points
- Casual PC or console player.
Salary
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $188,000 to $211,500 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Questions about this role
What is the remote work policy for this position?
This is a fully remote position.
What level of seniority is expected for this role?
This is a senior-level position, requiring significant experience in product design.
What are the key skills required for this role?
Key skills include expert proficiency in Figma, high-fidelity prototyping tools, and data analysis, along with strong product thinking and communication skills.