PRODUCT DESIGNER- INITIAL CONFIGURATION

Company: Sonos
Location: Seattle
Posted on: October 25, 2024

Job Description:

Product Designer - Initial ConfigurationApply locations: Seattle, WATime type: Full timePosted on: Posted 4 Days AgoJob requisition id: R2279At Sonos, we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you'll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives.This role is a hybrid positionThis position is considered hybrid, allowing for a combination of remote work and in-office collaboration. Qualified applicants must live within commuting distance of our Seattle office locations and should expect to be in office approximately two days per week.Sonos is focused on helping people listen better to live better. We're looking for a talented product designer to build new experiences that help our listeners set up and configure Sonos products and services as they create whole-house systems. You'll do so on a range of Sonos app experiences including iOS, Android, and Web. You'll be deeply involved in making setup, configuration, and onboarding into a daily experience for every Sonos listener easier, more delightful, and rich. You'll use your full range of skills from product design, interaction design, and visual design, and you'll do this with a growing team of talented designers and researchers.What You'll Do

• Work collaboratively with designers, product managers, and developers to define and build new setup and configuration experiences in our app, and improve existing ones.
• Represent the user in everything we build. Participate in research, dig into the data, and utilize Beta testing to understand the context of your work, and use this context as the foundation for our design work.
• Ideate, create, and refine workflows and patterns in the app experience to make our products delightful to use.
• Create prototypes to support user research and inform the development of Sonos experiences.
• Understand, leverage, and extend our visual design system to deliver a consistent and rich app experience.
• Create high-fidelity visual design specifications and technical documentation using Figma and Confluence.
• Create compelling presentations and documentation that clearly and concisely communicate design work and your rationale behind proposals.What You'll NeedBasic Qualifications
• You've shipped product. You have 3+ years of experience delivering apps and software from brief to delivery within a team environment.
• You're experienced designing digital products and systems, not just websites. You have experience designing experiences for mobile, tablet, and desktop across platforms.
• You are adept at working with logic-driven user-flows and have an understanding of connected technology ecosystems.
• You're adept at engaging engineering to establish a deep understanding of technical requirements.
• You're effective throughout the entire product development process, from problem definition through to detailed UI and visual design.
• You're focused on the listener. You're curious. You enjoy supporting stakeholder interviews and user research, and integrating findings into final designs.
• You're dedicated to craft, and have created high-fidelity design using Figma, Sketch, etc.
• You've created detailed interactive prototypes using Figma or similar advanced prototyping tools.
• You've worked with design systems to create consistently high-quality experiences.
• You're an excellent communicator of design work and your rationale behind proposals. You can communicate complex ideas to the team and stakeholders.
• You have experience using Jira and Confluence.
• You own the success or failure of design work and have found solutions to improve shipped work.
• A link to an online portfolio or online work samples is required for consideration on the role. Please include the URL/Access codes in your resume.
• Degree in a relevant field (HCI, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, etc.)Preferred Qualifications
• You've worked on experiences or systems that combine hardware and software.
• You understand and have delivered on deadlines related to hardware releases.
• You are a capable motion designer.
• You have experience working with distributed teams and understand the sensibilities and responsibility that come with it.Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. If you don't have 100% of the skills listed, we strongly encourage you to apply if interested.Visa Sponsorship: Sonos is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time. We ask that applicants be authorized to work for any US employer, both now and in the future.CompensationAt Sonos, we consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, which may lead individual compensation to vary depending on job-related qualifications, skills, and experience. All full-time employees are eligible for merit increases, discretionary bonuses, and equity. Our job postings may span more than one career level and the base pay range may be modified in the future based on changing market conditions. The starting base pay for this role for all US candidates is between $130,000 and $144,800. Please note that compensation details listed in US job postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.BenefitsWe also offer a comprehensive benefits program with choice and flexibility in mind to help support the health, wealth, and overall well-being of our employees. Regular full-time employees in the US are eligible for benefits on day one, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• A 401(k) plan with company matching and immediate vesting
• An Open Time Off policy (OTO) so you have maximum opportunity to disconnect and recharge, with no tenure-based vacation accruals required
• 80 hours of sick time upon hire, refreshed annually
• Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year
• 12 weeks of paid Bonding Leave following the birth or adoption of a new child, plus up to an additional 12 weeks of Medical Leave for birthing parents under our Short Term Disability policy
• Company-paid Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary benefits, including Voluntary Life, AD&D, Accident, and Pet Insurance
• Mental health benefits to support your holistic well-being
• A generous employee discount program & Sonos Radio HD - on us!For a holistic overview of our benefits, please visit sonosbenefits.com.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.Your profile will be reviewed and you'll hear from us once we have an update. At Sonos, we take the time to hire right and appreciate your patience.Notice to U.S. Job Applicants: Sonos is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
  
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