Product Design Lead

Beam Impact is seeking a Product Designer to lead the design discipline, establish scalable processes, and create a robust design system that will serve as the foundation for our product. This role will directly influence our product’s success and the impact we have on non-profits and conscious brands. Responsibilities Lead end-to-end product design for key initiatives, from discovery and user research to wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, prototyping, and hand-off to engineers Create, document, and maintain a comprehensive design system to ensure consistency, speed up development, and scale with the product and team Conduct user research and usability testing to gather insights, validate concepts, and ensure the product solves real-world user problems Collaborate with Product, CTO, CEO, and Engineering leads to define the product roadmap, contribute to strategy, and advocate for user experience Establish design best practices, tools, and workflows within the product team, setting standards for quality and efficiency Own and maintain the Beam Impact website, designing new pages to support marketing campaigns, product launches, and brand initiatives Provide guidance and creative direction to a junior integrations designer, ensuring quality and consistency of embedded components and integration touchpoints Maintain and evolve the Beam Impact brand identity across all product and marketing touchpoints Create marketing assets including sales decks, email templates, case studies, social media content, and other materials to drive growth Qualifications Have 5+ years of experience in product design with a focus on UI/UX for web and mobile applications Have a proven track record designing for SaaS products, ideally in fast-paced or high-growth environments Can showcase a portfolio of elegant, data-driven solutions to complex design challenges Are proficient with modern design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD) and experienced across responsive web and mobile Understand technical constraints and opportunities, enabling close collaboration with engineers Have hands‑on experience building and maintaining design systems and pattern libraries Possess a strong analytical mindset and use data to inform design decisions Have experience leading end-to-end design for products or major feature initiatives Are an expert in UI/UX best practices, accessibility standards, and user-centered design principles Have created and maintained a design system from the ground up, with deep understanding of component-based design, tokens, and documentation Can manage and mentor junior design talent, providing constructive feedback and elevating team output Communicate and present design decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences Bonus Have experience in e-commerce or Martech sectors Have worked in a Series A/B/C startup environment Have experience within multi-product ecosystems Are familiar with e-commerce and AB testing Are familiar with the Shopify ecosystem Have experience with accessibility design Have built decks for executive stakeholders Have maintained a marketing website, preferably built on Framer or similar tools like Webflow Total Compensation The projected annual compensation range is $181,500–$220,000 USD, including: Base salary of $165,000–$200,000 USD Up to 10% annual bonus based on individual performance Stock options 50% match on 401k contributions up to 6% of base salary $100 monthly wellness stipend $750 annual professional development budget Benefits Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage Flexible, remote-friendly work culture focused on outcomes Mission-driven work with tangible impact on social and environmental causes Equity ownership in the company #J-18808-Ljbffr