Sofar is on a mission to connect the world’s oceans. We design, build, and deploy the largest privately owned network of marine weather sensors to power the world’s best marine weather forecasts. Our data helps our customers to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, delivering tools to governments and other stakeholders to understand impacts of climate change on extreme weather and ocean health. We live on Planet Ocean, and our goal is to create the ocean intelligence needed to ensure a sustainable future.
- You will lead the end-to-end design of Wayfinder, helping commercial shipping operators and captains navigate complex decisions with clarity and confidence
- You will perform UXR to uncover needs, validate concepts with rapid prototyping and iteration and bring clarity to complex problems
- You will partner with our Head of Product to prioritize the most impactful opportunities for our customers - balancing user value, technical feasibility, and business goals
- You will champion design excellence shape our design systems and influence cross-functional decisions through clear storytelling.
- You will collaborate with a diverse group of experts, including routers, customer success, product managers, engineers and scientists, to create intuitive, high-impact user experiences
- You are passionate about making a difference in the world through their work
- You have 7+ years of experience in interaction or product design preferably within software in a fast-paced startup or tech company.
- You've led the design of intuitive data visualization and analytics experiences, balancing usability with complexity
- You’ve designed and shipped SaaS products, and are confident in guiding the design process from concept through delivery.
- You seek to understand the why before the how, and grounds your work in terms of user problems, business priorities and product strategy.
- You’re a systems thinker who brings clarity to complex problems through thoughtful, user-centered design.
- You have a track record of delivering products that drive meaningful business impact in complex, real-world industries.
- You have a strong understanding of design fundamentals - typography, color theory, and layout. Experience with GIS or mapping is a plus.
- You’re proficient with tools like Figma, Sketch or Framer and familiar with the front-end implementation (e.g., React, MUI, etc).
- $160,000 - $190,000
- The range listed is what we reasonably expect to pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and may be modified in the future. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, experience, and equity package.
We at Sofar Ocean acknowledge that careers in the marine sciences “... have traditionally been, and remain, non-diverse work environments”, thereby limiting the entry and prosperity of underrepresented groups in the space. (Johri et al., 2021) Many of these same groups are disproportionately affected by climate change, and are often excluded from decision making that directly address their interests and needs.
We are committed to addressing these climate injustices and highly encourage people who identify as women, LGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) to apply
It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors.
Equal Employment OpportunityAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.
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What We Do
Sofar connects the world's oceans to power a more sustainable future. Sofar unlocks ocean data at scale. We deployed hundreds of Spotters globally to create the world’s largest privately-owned network of ocean sensors that collects 1.5 million real-time observations daily. Our team of ocean scientists assimilates this real-time data into our marine weather forecasts, which are up to 50% more accurate than traditional models. In maritime shipping, we use these high-accuracy forecasts and vessel performance models to provide optimized guidance and save ships time, fuel, and emissions. We also equip researchers, operators, and innovators with our devices and data to power marine research and sustainable commercial solutions. Customers access data from our global sensor network and deploy our extensible Spotter platform to collect real-time surface and subsurface observations. Sofar’s team of engineers, ocean scientists, and business professionals is based in San Francisco, California.
