Lead Product Designer

About Scope3

Scope3 is the industry’s leading collaborative sustainability platform. By modeling the complex digital advertising supply chain, we help brands measure and dramatically reduce digital waste to reduce carbon emissions from advertising and increase the efficacy of advertising investment. This is an exceptional opportunity to build a company alongside great people and make a difference in one of the most important issues facing the planet: the climate crisis.

We’re a venture backed company of 100+ folks distributed across the globe. We are fortunate to be led by an experienced leadership team, many of whom designed and engineered the digital advertising landscape as we know it today. The company secured $20M in Series B funding led by GV in Oct 2023 (additional investors include Venrock, Rucker Park, Room40 Ventures, and Craft Ventures), and we are thrilled to be the recipient of an additional round of $25M in Oct 2024. Scope3 has significant market traction with more than 150+ customers and is experiencing accelerated growth.

Scope3 is a fully remote company and largely asynchronous to provide flexible working hours and to operate globally, with concentrations in New York and Europe. At this time, we are hiring in Canada, Australia, UK, France, Germany, and the United States.

About The Role

We are excited to add/are looking for a Lead Product Designer to be the third addition to our product design team! Reporting to the Head of Product Design, this individual will be responsible for designing initiatives from concept to launch, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to create exceptional user experiences that align with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Design Execution: Oversee the end-to-end design process from research and ideation through wireframing, prototyping, and final implementation.
• Quality Control: Create with and contribute to our design system—ensuring accessibility, usability, consistency, and brand maturity across every touchpoint.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and other stakeholders to advocate for user-centered design solutions that balance business goals with technical feasibility.
• User Research & Testing: Plan, conduct, and analyze user testing sessions to validate design decisions, identify usability issues, and gather insights that inform iterative improvements to product experiences.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to optimize design workflows, introduce new methodologies, and leverage emerging tools or technologies that enhance team efficiency and output quality.

Previous Experience

• 6+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design process and impact.
• Proven success in shipping impactful products and features with a high degree of ownership, collaborating closely with product and engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership skills, with a proven track record of mentoring and guiding junior designers
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills—able to align stakeholders, influence strategy, and inspire action.
• Skilled at integrating user needs and technical limitations into thoughtful product development decisions.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and contributing to product strategy through creative problem-solving.
• Design and prototyping proficiency with tools such as Figma, along with strong knowledge of accessibility standards and design systems.
• Technical fluency and understanding of development constraints, with ability to design feasible solutions that balance user needs with implementation realities.

Preference May Be Given To Candidates With The Following

• Experience working in the ad tech industry.
• Experience working with AI tooling such a Bolt, Cursor, etc. for rapid prototyping
• Front-end development knowledge

Our Culture & Values

• Passion for the environment and climate work. We are a mission-driven company, and this is what motivates us to work hard and deliver outcomes for our customers.
• Clear and empathetic communication, especially while working asynchronously. We have always been a global, remote-first company and we collaborate using Notion, Miro, Slack, Loom, and other tools.
• We celebrate healthy conflict in the workplace; we focus on the solutions and we move on quickly.
• The ability and accountability to deliver what we promise. We do what we say we will do, and we don’t make promises we can’t keep.
• Experience driving systemic change. Our mission is to make advertising and AI more effective for the economy and the environment, and this requires a holistic approach to re-imagining and inspiring an industry movement at a global scale.

Benefits

This position is eligible for company-sponsored benefits, including

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• and various other perks

A Note To Applicants

We believe that all people are capable of great things. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements that are listed within this job description.