Active911

Active911

Product Designer

Philomath, Oregon

Sponsorship not specified$75k-$115kDetected 13 days ago
JavaScriptHTMLCSSiOSAndroidRESTComplianceFigmaUX ResearchUI DesignWireframingDesign SystemsAccessibilityProduct ManagementProduct StrategyAgileHIPAAResearchCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • This role is perfect for a detail-oriented designer who thrives on solving problems, cares deeply about user experience, and wants their work to make a life-saving difference.

Responsibilities

  • Hands-On Design Work: Produce wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for mobile and web applications, ensuring designs are simple, clear, and efficient.
  • User Research Support: Partner with product and customer-facing teams to gather feedback from first responders, translating insights into actionable design improvements while collaborating with the Lead Designer to optimize our approach to customer research.
  • Optimize User Experience: Create intuitive layouts, workflows, and interface content (e.g., labels, instructions, error messages) that minimize cognitive load and enable responders to act quickly under pressure.
  • Design System Contribution: Collaborate with the Lead Designer to expand and maintain the Siren design system, building reusable, scalable components.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with product managers to define clear design requirements for tickets, and partner with engineers during implementation to ensure design intent is preserved, making thoughtful trade-offs when necessary.
  • Accessibility and Compliance: Ensure designs meet accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG 2.1) and support compliance with SOC2 and HIPAA requirements.
  • When appropriate, propose alternative solutions that support both near-term needs and long-term goals.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with marketing, product, and support teams to ensure cohesive brand and product experiences, while understanding dependencies across Active911 products (Alert, Comms, Account, Team) to design solutions that integrate seamlessly within the ecosystem.
  • Continuous Improvement: Use design metrics, testing, and feedback to refine designs and improve usability over time.
  • Mission Alignment: Advocate for first responders in every design decision, ensuring interfaces directly support life-saving work.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices.
  • Ability to balance creativity with pragmatism in a lean, fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
  • Education
  • Experience
  • 2-4 years of UX/UI design experience, ideally with SaaS or mobile-first products.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design, interaction design, and visual polish.
  • Experience collaborating in cross-functional, agile teams with product managers and engineers.
  • Familiarity with iterative design practices and agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
  • Technical Expertise
  • Experience contributing to or working with design systems.
  • Familiarity with Android and iOS platform guidelines to ensure designs align with native capabilities and constraints.
  • Soft Skills

Nice to have

  • Proficiency in modern design tools (Figma preferred) for wireframing, prototyping, and visual design.
  • Basic understanding of front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.

Skills

  • Philomath, Oregon (Onsite)
  • Company Overview

Compensation

  • $75,000-$115,000
  • Salary Range: $75,000-$115,000

Benefits

  • At Active911, we take pride in offering a comprehensive benefits package that supports the well-being and success of our team.
  • We provide full medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees, with family coverage available with 50% company-paid.
  • Our generous vacation and sick leave policies ensure you have the time you need for rest, recovery, and personal matters.
  • To support your financial future, we contribute 3% to your 401(k) retirement plan.

Equal opportunity

  • Active911 is an equal opportunity, at-will employer, which complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • equal opportunity, at-will employer, which complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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