Staff Designer

About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Designer for our Product Design team. You will shape how customers discover, configure, and live with Slate Trucks or SUVs as part of our commitment to reindustrialization in the USA.

Your Responsibilities:

• Design Leadership: Own end-to-end UX from concept through QA for product areas like mobile apps, web configurators, and ownership tools. Drive strategy and translate customer needs into design directions.
• Design Systems Architect: Build Slate's design system from the ground up (components, tokens, documentation) to scale across all surfaces without becoming a bottleneck.
• Raising Team Standards: Mentor designers on craft and systems thinking. Introduce critique structures and drive consistency in patterns.
• Growth Design Partner: Work with Marketing/Growth on acquisition, onboarding, activation flows (referral, loyalty) to turn owners into advocates while balancing conversion against trust.
• Ai-Powered Interaction: Prototype GenAI features like conversational configuration and intelligent recommendations. Define UI patterns for probabilistic outputs using AI tools actively in your workflow.

What You Bring (Requirements):

• 10+ years of product design experience with at least 3 years as a Staff/Senior IC.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong interaction craft across mobile, web, and complex flows.
• Proven experience building/evolving design systems and governance models.
• Comfort operating in a GenAI-enabled SDLC where engineering and product ownership overlap.
• Deep expertise in Mobile Design (iOS/Android), Platform Conventions, Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA).
• Bachelor's degree in Interaction Design/HCI or equivalent experience; Master's preferred.

Compensation & Benefits:

We offer a competitive base pay range of $123,339 - $185,009 annually, plus medical, dental, vision, 401k, and equity eligibility. Join a team fueled by determination and attention to detail.