Sr. Product Designer (Functions)

Job Posted: 10/18/24

Location: Americas , Western Europe (to GMT+1)

Hi there!

Zapier’s mission is to make automation work for everyone, make everyone more productive at work, and help teams supercharge their business processes. In our New Products group, we’re creating the innovative new tools that our customers need to make that happen.

We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer with strong technical expertise to work on Functions, a new developer-facing Zapier product. The ideal candidate has experience designing for technical users, writing front-end code, or closely collaborating with developers. As part of the team, you will play a key role in designing and developing intuitive, functional user experiences tailored for technical users. You thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environments where you lead through ambiguity, driving innovation. You will work closely with product and engineering teams to shape strategy, validate direction, and execute quickly to deliver powerful new tools for Zapier’s most technical users.
 

We’re a globally distributed team, from New Zealand to the Americas, working together to make Zapier the trusted, go-to partner for business automation.

If you’re interested in advancing your career at a fast-growing, profitable, impact-driven company, then read on!

• Our Commitment to Applicants

• Culture and Values at Zapier

• Zapier Guide to Remote Work

• Zapier Code of Conduct

• Diversity and Inclusivity at Zapier

About You

• You have a strong technical background: You’re comfortable designing for developers and technical users. You may have experience writing front-end code or have deep technical knowledge, enabling you to design solutions that resonate with a technical audience.

• You stay close to customers: You actively engage with users—especially technical users and developers—to gather insights that directly inform product design and functionality.

• You navigate ambiguity: You thrive in uncertain environments, using your technical understanding and design instincts to drive iteration and fast-paced improvements.

• You set a vision: You are thinking about and showing the future. When not executing with the team, you are helping the team see where it can go next. You are quick to design and prototype ideas to translate concepts visually for rapid iteration and refinement.

• You bridge design and technology: You move effortlessly between conceptual design and practical implementation, ensuring that your designs are both innovative and technically feasible.

• You balance instincts and research: You rely on intuition when needed and aren’t afraid to start with a solution. You have a strong sense around when and how to employ research methods.

• You advocate for craft: You have delivered high quality visual designs in the products you work on. You work within a design system and also elevate the design system.

• You focus on outcomes: You focus your team to achieve customer impact, measured by qualitative and quantitative measures.

• You collaborate: You build strong relationships with engineers, product managers, and other designers to drive seamless and consistent progress on your product.

• You’re curious and creative: You have a proven track record in B2B SaaS environments and a keen interest in UX, UI, and front-end technologies that help you push the boundaries of what’s possible.

Things You’ll Do

• Deliver iterative improvements: You’ll rapidly iterate on designs, incorporating both user feedback and technical constraints, while continuously improving flows, interactions, and visual designs.

• Engage with technical customers: You’ll have direct contact with developer users, gathering insights and refining product features based on their needs and technical feedback.

• Validate new features: You’ll be a key player in prototyping and testing new feature ideas to help the team narrow in on the best path forward.

• Lead your team: You’ll collaborate with product managers and engineering leaders to guide your team and ensure consistent execution.

• Collaborate with other designers: You’ll work with other designers and engineers to ensure smooth integration between design and development, focusing on making the entire experience seamless.

• Advance design systems: You’ll work within our design system, pushing its bounds where needed to get the intended experience outcomes.

How to Apply

At Zapier, we believe that diverse perspectives and experiences make us better, which is why we have a non-standard application process designed to promote inclusion and equity. We're looking for the best fit for each of our roles, regardless of the type of companies in your background, so we encourage you to apply even if your skills and experiences don’t exactly match the job description. All we ask is that you answer a few in-depth questions in our application that would typically be asked at the start of an interview process. This helps speed things up by letting us get to know you and your skillset a bit better right out of the gate. Please be sure to answer each question; the resume and CV fields are optional.

Education is not a requirement for our roles; however, if you receive an offer, you will need to include your most recent educational experience as part of our background check process.

After you apply, you are going to hear back from us—even if we don’t see an immediate fit with our team. In fact, throughout the process, we strive to never go more than seven days without letting you know the status of your application. We know we’ll make mistakes from time to time, so if you ever have questions about where you stand or about the process, just ask your recruiter!

Zapier is an equal-opportunity employer and we're excited to work with talented and empathetic people of all identities. Zapier does not discriminate based on someone's identity in any aspect of hiring or employment as required by law and in line with our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity. Our code of conduct provides a beacon for the kind of company we strive to be, and we celebrate our differences because those differences are what allow us to make a product that serves a global user base. Zapier will consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

Zapier is committed to inclusion. As part of this commitment, Zapier welcomes applications from individuals with disabilities and will work to provide reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact jobs@zapier.com. 

Application Deadline:

The anticipated application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later, or if the position is filled.

Even though we’re an all-remote company, we still need to be thoughtful about where we have Zapiens working. Check out this resource for a list of countries where we currently cannot have Zapiens permanently working.