About the company
Our client is a consumer technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead product design for a consumer mobile app as the only designer, carrying work from early concept to polished delivery. Partner directly with senior leadership and engineers while helping set product direction and building the design foundations from scratch.
What you'll do
- Own product design end to end for a mobile app, from first concept to final visual detail.
- Design smooth mobile flows with thoughtful animation, transitions and micro-interactions that feel premium.
- Work daily with leadership and engineers through standups, whiteboarding and design-to-engineering handoffs.
- Contribute to product strategy and roadmap decisions, bringing a strong design point of view to open-ended problems.
- Design features that encourage repeat use, including game-like mechanics and social elements.
- Build and maintain a design system from the ground up, defining the visual language and brand look.
- Partner with marketing on graphics, design assets and visual storytelling.
- Use community and user feedback to keep refining the experience.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 4+ years of experience designing consumer mobile products.
- Background at a leading consumer technology company or a top-tier startup with mobile-first products.
- Has launched a consumer mobile app with meaningful adoption (10K+ downloads) and can show real shipped work in a portfolio.
- Expert Figma skills, including building design systems.
- Portfolio case studies that explain the reasoning behind design decisions, from problem to outcome.
- Comfortable being the single design resource in a fast-moving environment with a lot of uncertainty.
- Authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
- Based in NYC or willing to work on-site 5 days a week.
Bonus points
- Background in features that drive engagement, retention or social interaction.
- Experience with fashion, beauty or styling products.
- Experience designing AI-powered features.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 175,000 to 240,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in the office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience designing consumer mobile products
- Experience at a leading consumer technology company or top-tier startup with mobile-first products
- Launched a consumer mobile app with meaningful adoption of 10,000 or more downloads
- Portfolio demonstrating real shipped work and case studies explaining design decisions from problem to outcome
- Expert Figma skills, including building design systems
- Ability to work as the sole design resource in a fast-moving, uncertain environment
- Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
- Based in New York City or willing to work onsite five days per week
- Experience designing features that drive engagement, retention, or social interaction
- Experience with fashion, beauty, or styling products
- Experience designing AI-powered features
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
