Sr. Product Designer

Product Designer (Design System)

Travel: Less than 5%

Manages Others: No

Education: N/A

Experience: 5+ years of experience in Product Design/UX design, 5+ years creating components within a design system or experience building a design system from the ground up, PDQA with development, Figma advanced expertise level of experience at a product focused technology company.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will report to the Product Design Manager and be responsible as an individual contributor for the overall products and services. Problem solving is your superpower. You can discover the root problem before anyone else and know the end user better than they do. You understand what customers say may not match what they do when interacting with a product. You can take human-centered design principles and translate them into development language. There is no such thing as UX/UI anymore. You provide coaching opportunities so that product and development teams can change their behavior to make better, more informed decisions about goals and requirements.

UX initiatives you will impact:

We're seeking someone passionate about creating and translating BusPatrol's design system from Figma into Storybook components. Each scrum team will use the component library to enable scalable, modular components, have a unified language, design consistency, and foster inclusivity. By providing a "blueprint" (e.g. time, tools, resources, accessibility, education, documentation) and anticipating their needs, you ensure the component library can be used effectively by developers.

What we need you to do:

• Creates and produces Figma UI components that consist of interactions, design tokens, variants, and UX patterns throughout all stages of the design process
• Strong attention to detail and a keen eye for design aesthetics
• Be the UX sandwich. Close collaboration with UX developers, product designers, and product management on UX initiatives
• Create and maintain BusPatrol’s design system, including roadmap and backlog for product design
• Coach others to practice human centered design
• Identifying gaps in UX strategy and innovation to drive change and meet unmet needs of customers
• Provide UX annotations or design specs for development and product
• Conduct Product Design Quality Assurance (PDQA) / UX review for development
• You will make decisions in a process light environment, with a lean towards rolling up your sleeves and getting a deep understanding of issues and be seen as someone who is there to partner and lead from the front.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in designing Systems from the ground up or product design/UX design
• 5+ years design system experience
• Proficiency with Figma required (Advanced expertise)
• Experience in working in an agile framework required. You know how to manage design system work in Jira
• Must have work experience at a product focused technology company
• *Portfolio is required (Must have sample of design system work)

Some Preferred Experience:

• Hands on experience and understanding of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript)

BusPatrol Value Proposition:

WHAT WE OFFER

BusPatrol employees get:

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Comprehensive personal time off, including volunteering and birthday days off
• An opportunity to help build a company dedicated to children’s safety
• The chance to join an innovative and dedicated team, focused on leading edge technology
• The occasion to participate in BusPatrol’s culture of safety, learning, and teamwork

BusPatrol’s school bus safety programs are violator-funded, meaning that those who break the law pay for the technology that protects children. We build solid partnerships in the communities in which we operate which, coupled with our innovative business model, leads to sustainable efforts to change driver behaviors.

HOW WE WORK

On our mission to make the journey to and from school safer for children, the way we work together and with our partners is built on foundational cultural pillars.

• SAFETY
• Safety is our focus, for the children we protect and for each other. We follow the letter and spirit of occupational safety law, relentlessly employ safety best practices, and foster learning and development on our worksites. We are safe to be ourselves and to make mistakes, and we create safe environments for our teams.
• CONNECTION
• We build strong relationships and teams in support of our mission. We promote and provide opportunities for employees to grow together.
• EXCELLENCE
• We commit to innovation and quality work in support of our mission and each other. The children we safeguard are at the forefront of our decisions and actions and we excel on their behalf.
• IMPACT
• We measure success by fulfilling our mission and keeping the company strong. We invest our time and energy in the actions that deliver results for students and for their communities.

We are looking for a valued member of the BusPatrol team to assist us in our quest to improve children’s safety. This is an important role for us and a great opportunity for the right candidate. Our environment is inclusive, diverse, ignited, built on integrity, and deeply committed.

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