In 2011 SkySlope started as an idea born at the kitchen table of our CEO, with just him and two others. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, we have since grown out of our previous 3 offices and many of our close to 180 employees are spread all across the United States. Those 180 employees support close to 300,000 users across 5,000 offices nationwide and now in Canada as well. Included in that is 8 out of the 15 largest Real Estate Brokerages in the nation.

But, despite being happy with what we’ve achieved we know that as industry leaders in our space there’s a lot of work left to be done. All of the growth and success that has happened is a result of us obsessing over building cutting edge software that makes the Real Estate world a better place. We know this only happens by hiring people who don’t just come up with out of the box ideas but hiring people who actually see those ideas through and bring them to life. As we’ve grown, we’ve been fortunate enough to hire plenty of people who possess that quality and realize it’s equally important to hire people who can pair that skill with empathy, collaboration, and a keen sense of urgency. If you’re looking to join a company where you can have real impact and surround yourself with an incredible team of people then look no further.

UX/UI Designer to work with our in-house design team. Designers are responsible for understanding user needs, advocating for the customer, and rapidly ideating variations to explore development approaches. 

Our ideal candidate is an expert at designing native mobile applications, proficient at distilling complex processes into simple diagrams, user flows, wireframes, and is practiced at documenting design thinking. They follow best practices, validate their hypotheses with data and/or research, and value engineering and product input on iterative approaches.

You are passionate about improving the utility, usability and desirability of software and can juggle working on multiple products. We are looking for team members who value exploration and variation, who speak candidly, ideate swiftly, and fiercely advocate for the user.

You care more about helping your team members than helping yourself. Our team is all about supporting each other, both professionally and personally. We care and we put each other first. You support your fellow designers and your product teams. You naturally empathize with those you work with and set everyone up for success. There are no heroes, we only succeed together as a team

You recognize urgency is the most valuable currency. A good designer isn’t just skill and style, you must also be timely. You understand the balance between urgency and perfection. Everything we do is critical, so you must be driven to deliver.

You naturally take initiative. You anticipate and prepare more than you wait and react. While most people are trying to figure out what the next move is you’ve already figured it out and are currently planning out the one after that.

You Thrive in Ambiguity. When visualizing ideas and blazing new trails, you as the designer have tremendous influence. Ambiguity is where we discover, create and invent and this is where you shine.

Responsibilities

• UX strategy, documentation, execution, validation and UI implementation. Collaborate on task teams, playing to individual strengths, to support multiple products
• Design ideal customer-centric experiences while also providing iterative short-term approaches
• Advocate for the user. Develop deliverables such as sketches, wireframes, mockups, user flows, and interactive prototypes in order to meet business needs and user requirements
• Translate business, technical and user requirements into compelling, usable designs for web responsive and mobile app solutions
• Implement the strategy, planning and execution of UX and UI related design activities
• Use lightweight research methods to test and validate macro and micro interactions.
• Participate in strategic planning as well as talent recruitment and development.
• Understand the user, the content, and the context to deliver good UX then leverage user feedback, site analytics and industry best practices to improve upon that experience
• Utilize Lean and Agile methodologies
• Present research findings and design concepts to product management, customer success, development, and external clients 
• Lead through example; Through immaculate documentation and compelling storytelling, you’ll challenge, grow and mentor associate team members and contribute to fostering a collaborative team spirit
• Build meticulous user stories 
• Design with development in mind, building consistent components and experiences that can be shared and reused over applications. Ensure all scenarios and use-cases are solved for, passing thorough and complete specs to developers.

Skills

• Skills you have:
• Experience building prototypes with Sketch and Invision 
• Proficient with Agile tools (Atlassian Jira and Confluence)
• Expert with design tools (e.g. InVision, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.)
• Expert in responsive and adaptive design. Experience with software accessibility and or WCAG accessibility standards a plus.
• Excellent instinct with digital copy
• Experience working within and maintaining a standard design system
• Knowledge of front-end frameworks such as Bootstrap, Semantic UI, or similar
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with and influence others effectively
• Excellent critical thinking skills; using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Analytical thinker with ability to conduct research, data analysis and resolve complex problems quickly
• Demonstrated success in managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously within short time lines; well versed at connecting strategic objectives to tactical implementation
• An understanding of the latest trends in design
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• A relentless work ethic and a strong commitment to exceeding goals
• Professional approach to time, costs, and deadlines




• Skills you might have:
• Front-end development experience working with HTML and CSS.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design 
• 2+ years designing for native mobile applications 
• Bachelor’s degree in design or related field or equivalent work experience.
• A portfolio of your work 
• Examples of your design process

Perks & PTO

- $1000 referral bonuses

- 15 PTO days per year

- 16 paid holidays per year (5 floating to be used at any time)

- Paid day off on your birthday

Insurance Offerings

- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance

- Company paid Life Insurance

- Flexible Spending Account

- 4 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Retirement and Investment

- 401k + match

- Employee Stock Purchase Plan opportunities