Senior Product Designer

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Who We Are

Verkada is the leading physical security platform to protect people, assets and privacy. Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada’s five product lines - video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms and visitor management - provide seamless visibility through an integrated secure cloud-based software platform. Over 9,700+ organizations worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, frictionless scalability and cutting-edge innovation.


Overview

Everything at Verkada begins with design. Every part of our product experience is carefully crafted to be simple, elegant, and powerful. As a product designer, you will be responsible for delivering best-in-class web-based and mobile tools (user interface designs, interaction models, prototypes, etc.) in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You’ll work with product managers, designers, and engineers to design our software, from defining a product vision to tweaking pixels before each release.

Responsibilities

  • Build and foster a collaborative work environment working with designers, engineers, and product managers in a highly agile development environment.
  • Run inspiring and formal brainstorming sessions with engineers, product, and other designers.
  • Help develop product strategies that deliver on customer needs and the company’s vision
  • Build clear, concise and intuitive UX/UI with everything from low-fidelity wireframes to pixel perfect final designs.
  • Mentor junior designers, providing constructive feedback and elevating their work to the highest standards.
  • Serve as a project lead, co-owning the final product with engineering leads.
  • Manage multiple projects and stakeholder relationships.
  • Manage and maintain a project’s scope and schedule.
  • Initiate and participate in user research as needed on key projects.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent
  • 6+ years of product/UX design experience
  • A drive to solve complex problems with simple and intuitive solutions
  • Strong communication skills and ability to clearly articulate design rationale
  • Ability to think holistically and design cohesive end to end experiences
  • Strong understanding of common UX principles and patterns
  • Proven experience in creative problem solving and partnering with product, engineering, and other designers to do so
  • Responsive or mobile web design experience
  • Ability to iterate and rapidly prototype ideas and concepts
  • Experience using motion design to create microinteractions
  • Proficient in: Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite (PhotoShop, After Effects, and Illustrator)

Perks & Benefits

  • Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance coverage 
  • Unlimited paid time off & 11 companywide paid holidays 
  • Wellness allowance 
  • Commuter benefits 
  • Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily
  • Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
  • Relocation assistance provided



Verkada is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to be a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is support for members and allies of our internal communities like Women at Verkada, Pride at Verkada, Multicultural at Verkada and Parents at Verkada.


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An Insider's view of Verkada Inc

How does the company support your career growth?

Verkada is a company with a lot of opportunity and challenges waiting to be tackled. It really is a place where you get to "create your own destiny" while being a part of something great.

Kris Gonzalez

Lead Technical Recruiter

What are Verkada Inc Perks + Benefits

Verkada Inc Benefits Overview

As an organization, one of our top priorities is to maintain the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. We offer flexible PTO, catered lunch and dinner every day, commuter benefits, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness benefits, paid parental leave, fun celebrations, and more!

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Throughout the year we partner with different nonprofits and use our proceeds from internal fundraisers to support their causes.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Mandated unconscious bias training
Twice a year we hold a mandatory unconscious bias training for all employees to strengthen our culture and reaffirm our commitment to diversity.
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
We offer three different ERGs and will continue to add more as we the company continues to grow.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Company equity
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free daily meals
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend

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