Senior Product Designer
ABOUT BESTOW
Bestow is a leading insurance technology platform serving some of the world's largest and most innovative life insurers. We are on a mission to increase financial stability for everyone. Bestow is a team of mission-driven, results-oriented individuals. We offer all employees a remote (contiguous 48 only)/hybrid workplace, meaningful benefits, substantial growth opportunities, and equity.
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ABOUT THE TEAM
The Product Design team is focused on expanding the capabilities of our platform, which will enable our quickly growing enterprise offering to meet a significant market opportunity. We serve the needs of our Enterprise partners by helping them make their life insurance products more accessible to their customers. We work closely with cross-functional teams within Bestow and externally with enterprise customers to understand the industry's needs and how our platform needs to evolve.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We seek a highly skilled and experienced Senior Designer to join our dynamic UX team at Bestow. As a Senior Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience across our platforms, driving high-impact design projects, and mentoring junior designers. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and business stakeholders, to create visually compelling and highly usable digital products.
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL…
Evolve existing partner experiences through scoping, designing, prototyping, documenting, and shipping new features and improvements.
Inform how our product experiences evolve.
Collaborate with other designers, product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to collectively execute a roadmap of near and long-term initiatives.
Think critically to solve complex software problems while maintaining empathy for the end users facing them.
Uphold the quality of all Bestow experiences - visually (following Brand and Design System guidelines) and conceptually (what our brand values).
Work closely with engineers to bring to life your designs.
Help maintain our “Kindred” in-house design system.
Validate usability through qualitative and quantitative research.
Present work to stakeholders and product teams as necessary.
YOU HAVE...
1-3 years of experience designing digital products and services.
A portfolio that showcases an understanding of information hierarchy as well as strong visual and interaction design.
Effective organization, prioritization, and time management skills.
Comprehensive knowledge of digital best practices —including responsive design.
A knack for managing multiple projects concurrently.
Strong communication skills.
Solid prototyping abilities.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU...
Find energy in tackling hard things. (Our company motto is “Make hard things easier.”)
Have experience designing for a startup.
Exhibit a working understanding of animation principles.
Have contributed to a design system before.
Are familiar with the insurance or financial industry.
THIS ROLE REPORTS TO...
Design Manager
#LI Remote
$140,000 - $165,000 a year
TOTAL REWARDS
At Bestow, we’re proud to be awarded for our team members, innovative products, and culture. Our standard benefits include:
Competitive salary and equity based on role
Policies and managers that support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave programs
100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance
Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote
Remote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office setting
Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
Recent Employer Awards include:
Best Place for Working Parents 2023
Great Place to Work Certified, 2022 + 2023 + 2024
Built In Best Places to Work, 2022 + 2023
Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas 2022 + 2023
Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance 2022 + 2023
We value diversity at Bestow. The company will recruit, hire, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We understand the importance of creating a safe and comfortable work environment and encourage individualism and authenticity in every team member.
Thanks for considering a job at Bestow.
