Product Design Lead
189k - 302k USD
On-site
Full Time
#Product
#Design
#Technology
#Product Design
#UX Research
#Enterprise Software
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#B2B
#Interaction Design
#Information Architecture
#Visual Design
#Figma
#ML AI
Who We Are
Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling semi-trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Toyota, FedEx, Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, U.S. Xpress, Werner, Covenant, Schneider, and Ryder. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech and @aurora_inno on Twitter.
Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. Working in close collaboration with design, engineering, and product partners, the Product Design Lead for Internal Tools will define and deliver an intuitive and seamless experience across a suite of tools used to produce high-quality machine learning data and accelerate the development of self-driving technology.
Aurora’s Product Design team – which includes Product Designers, Industrial Designers, Service Designers, and UX Researchers - is responsible for creating a remarkably better experience for the people who build and use Aurora’s products and services. That means we are constantly challenging the status quo to deliver experiences that are simple, clear, and intuitive by design. We strive to make our products feel like magic by anticipating unmet needs, abstracting away complexity, and removing the potential for error.
In this role, you will
- Lead the overall design and support product strategy for Aurora’s internal tools
- Manage, lead, and mentor a small team of Product Designers
- Build a collaborative environment for cross functional collaboration
- Partner closely with engineering, product, and design peers to define a vision and to deliver incremental improvements that work for users and our business
- Frequently engage in UX Research to understand and evaluate the usefulness and usability of our workflows and tools
- Lead strategic design initiatives to define, prototype and deliver innovative new user experiences
- Ensure high quality design and consistency across product development teams
- Contribute to design system strategy, creation and maintenance
- Report directly to the Head of Design
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of product design experience
- 2+ years experience managing product designers
- Experience designing and shipping enterprise software, data products, or 3D visualization tools with complex technical requirements
- Experience working on B2B or prosumer desktop apps
- Strong communication and experience aligning priorities with diverse stakeholders
- Eager to take on new challenges and willing to do what it takes to get the job done
- A portfolio demonstrating relevant work experience
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience leading larger design initiatives, ideally for new product introduction
- Experience working closely with engineering, product, and design peers to define, design, ship, and iterate on highly usable products
- Enjoy turning ambiguous and highly technical problems into intuitive interactions
- Experience building and maintaining design systems
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams of people from all disciplines and levels
- Experience guiding and prioritizing work for UX researchers and product designers
- Advanced skills in interaction design, information architecture, and visual design
- High proficiency with Figma for prototyping and design systems
- Experience designing for ML, AI-powered products, or self-driving technology
- Understanding of freight and transportation industries
- Experience with qualitative and quantitative data to inform design decisions
- Ability to travel 25% of the time
The base salary range for this position is $189,000 - $302,000 per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
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Working at Aurora
At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.
We have offices in several locations across the United States, where we encourage team and cross-functional collaboration. Aurora offers competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, and additional healthcare support including medical transportation reimbursement, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits. We empower our employees and their families with options to further their unique physical, mental, and financial well-being.
Our Learning and Development offerings include Aurora Academy, where our people learn, develop, and practice the essential skills that drive Aurora’s mission, continually up-leveling our team along the way. Our Careers page provides insight into career opportunities at Aurora, and you can find all the latest news on our Blog.
Safety is central to everything we do. Every employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. We seek candidates who take active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization's long-term success by working safely — no matter what.
We believe that self-driving technology has broad benefits – including increased access to transportation. To realize those benefits, we need a workforce with diverse experiences, insights, and perspectives — a workforce that reflects the communities our technology will serve.
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Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At Aurora, every employee is empowered to take an active role in building an inclusive, collaborative, and unified culture that leverages our diverse strengths, perspectives, and backgrounds.
Transforming how the world moves people and goods involves seeking to understand backgrounds, insights, and lived experiences that differ from our own. One way we accomplish that is with our 15 employee-led Aurora Unified Groups, which support diverse voices and drive inclusive collaboration. We believe that teamwork, belonging, and trust motivate and support our employees to do their best work. As our team grows, we strive to attract and retain exceptional talent that adds new perspectives and experiences and continues to drive innovation. Learn more on our Culture Page.
We are committed to helping qualified military community members leverage their talents in service of our mission. To understand how your military experience aligns with career opportunities at Aurora, review your military job classification at MyNextMove.org and consider applying for open positions corresponding to your identified skills and experiences!
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