Product Designer

Whatnot · Consumer · San Francisco, CA · Design

Product Designer at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform, focusing on designing end-to-end workflows for user-facing features, internal tools, and core platform systems. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to create intuitive and user-centric experiences, translating research into design solutions, and contributing to the design system.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design intuitive, end-to-end product experiences across both user-facing and internal tools.
  2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex problems and workflows into intuitive product experiences.
  3. Create wireframes, prototypes, and final visuals that bring clarity to ambiguous problems.
  4. Translate research insights and user requirements into compelling design solutions.
  5. Contribute to the broader design system while advocating for accessibility and inclusive user experiences.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in Product Design
  • Strong portfolio of shipped work
  • Strong interaction and systems thinking
  • Expertise in design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Protopie, Framer, etc.)
  • Deep understanding of user experience design principles and methodologies, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Proven experience designing zero-to-one products or new platforms
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments
  • Ability to define new product spaces

Nice to have

  • Experience in e-commerce
  • Experience in marketplace platforms
  • Experience in supply chain management

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience in Product Design with a strong portfolio of shipped work
  • Proven experience designing zero-to-one products or new platforms, demonstrating your ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and define new product spaces.