Senior Product Designer

Join us on the journey to get to net zero
At Carbon Direct, we dedicate our scientific, software, and business expertise to empower organizations around the world to take climate action.
Our MissionEnable organizations to reduce, remove, and utilize their emissions with carbon scienceWe are a purpose-driven carbon management firm dedicated to helping organizations around the world reach their climate goals. We make carbon science accessible and actionable with our end-to-end platform.
Global citizens with global impactWhether a scientist, developer, or carbon markets expert, we are united by our mission to take climate action now. We are experts in our fields and we act with confidence. Located across 4 countries and 10+ states in the U.S., we offer both remote-friendly work options and dynamic, in-person experiences with offices located in Seattle, WA and Oakland, CA.
Diverse backgrounds bring diverse perspectivesWe recognize that teams with diverse backgrounds and different experiences are powerful. Bringing together a variety of perspectives only enhances how we can effectively address the climate crisis. Together, we are creating an environment where everyone is celebrated and anyone can succeed.
Check out our homebase in Seattle, WACarbon Direct’s main office is in Seattle, Washington. We are centrally located near the famous Pike Place Market and Sculpture Park. From our office with panoramic views, we can look out at the beauty of the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, and be inspired in our work to save the planet.
RoleCarbon Direct is building software for companies and their customers to act against climate change. This means we’re looking for designers who are excited to work with a team of climate scientists to make thoughtful product decisions and execute on beautiful design.
As a designer, you’ll help:- Design features end to end.- Bring a new brand to life in-product.- Spend time with our clients and scientists to navigate ambiguity in the climate space.- Shape our design processes, guidelines and culture.
You might be a good fit for this role if you:- Have experience designing products that grapple with complex ideas.- Clearly spike in one avenue of your craft, be it visual polish, data visualization, or storytelling.- Are excited to apply yourself to fighting the climate crisis.
All that aside, the best way to learn more about designing at Carbon Direct is to speak with us. We don't want to put you in a box with a generic job description. We believe in hiring driven, curious people who are excited to apply themselves to fighting the climate crisis.

Responsibilities

• Design great products and user experiences
• You have a design portfolio that demonstrates experience applying design theory, best practices, and various techniques to deliver software platforms and/or products.
• You have experience independently conducting user research and gathering useful data to improve user-centric design outcomes.
• You take holistic ownership of the design process from strategy to screen. You are able to ideate, design, and implement high-quality solutions.
• You are familiar with modern design tools and efficiently use them to create assets, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and mockups.
• You regularly make and deploy superficial changes to frontend applications (e.g., copy, styling, layout adjustments).


• Support product development
• You have a user-first mindset, and constantly advocate for design-thinking that ensures the products we build solve real problems for real users.
• You take pragmatic decisions balancing between business outcomes, product wins, technical constraints, and design excellence.
• You primarily contribute to the team by owning the design process. But, you are not shy about working outside of your discipline to help the team succeed.


• Help us shape our design processes, guidelines and culture
• You have experience shaping design strategy and integrating design processes into a multidisciplinary team.
• You have led initiatives to maximize design output and productivity. You are able to help the business select design tools to improve efficiency.
• You invest in others, proactively sharing knowledge to help colleagues grow and participating in recruitment efforts to shape the team.
• You identify big-picture design challenges and coordinate solutions, empowering others to contribute and improve outcomes.


• Be a team player
• You are capable of effectively collaborating with colleagues from diverse professional backgrounds (e.g., science, tech, product, marketing, ...).
• You have a point of view but remain open-minded. You welcome diverse perspectives, and encourage others to generate and explore new ideas.
• You learn forever and nurture those around you. You role-model by inviting and freely giving well-intentioned, constructive feedback.

Qualifications

• You have mastery of design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma).
• You have extensive experience with web development languages (e.g., HTML, CSS).
• You can articulate advanced product design concepts and principles to non-experts.
• You can autonomously conduct user research and produce high-quality, relevant data.
• You are an excellent communicator and cross-functional team builder.
• You build strong relationships while working with a fully-remote, global team.
• You thrive in a fast-paced, outcome-oriented professional environment.
• Passion for addressing climate change is critical.
• Experience building new products and platforms is a strong plus.
• Experience working in the climate technology space is a strong plus.

Benefits
While we love our work, our lives aren’t defined by it. At Carbon Direct, we offer a robust benefits package that considers the whole person, their partners, and their families – and we’re always looking to improve.
Our U.S. benefits* include:Comprehensive nationwide medical, dental, and vision coverage. See a preview of our coverage here.20 days of paid time off and 11 company-wide holidays16 weeks of paid parental and family leaveRemote-friendly work culture with annual company-wide retreatsReimbursement for your work-from-home setup
*These benefits apply to U.S.-based employees only. Employees outside of the U.S. receive benefits that vary by country. To learn more, contact people@carbon-direct.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Diverse perspectives and experience enhance the way Carbon Direct selects and approaches the climate crisis, as well as the creativity and applicability of Carbon Direct's advisory and investment work.
Carbon Direct is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. We adhere rigorously to our equal employment opportunity policies in connection with all employment decisions, including hiring, compensation and promotion.