**Your Impact on our Mission**
As a Senior Product Designer at Zocdoc, you will play a crucial role in
driving the user experience and design direction of our products. You will be
responsible for leading design projects, mentoring junior teammates, and
contributing to the overall growth and success of the design team. With your
expertise, creativity, and leadership skills, you will help shape the future
of healthcare technology and directly influence the way patients connect with
healthcare providers.
**You’ll enjoy this role if you are… **
* Passionate about creating user-centered designs that have a real impact on people's lives.
* Excited to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence product strategy and direction.
* Motivated to mentor and support junior designers, fostering their growth and development.
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where you can drive meaningful change.
**Your day to day is…**
* Communicate user experience decisions and rationale clearly, facilitating productive discussions and driving progress forward.
* Mentor and provide guidance to junior teammates, helping them improve their skills and grow professionally.
* Contribute to team culture by leading with empathy, supporting recruitment efforts, and fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment.
* Act as a design leader within the team, bringing valuable insights and perspectives to design crits and cross-functional meetings.
* Lead and successfully deliver design projects of significant scope, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
* Develop concrete end-to-end solutions that contribute to product vision and address high-level problems.
* Stay up to date with the latest design and research trends, tools, and best practices, incorporating them into your work.
* Contribute to the development of design and research guidelines and standards, ensuring their adherence throughout the process.
**You’ll be successful in this role if you have…**
* Extensive experience as a product designer, with a strong portfolio demonstrating your ability to create impactful, user-centered designs.
* BA/BS degree in design, a related field (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), or equivalent practical experience
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration and articulation of design decisions.
* Strong leadership skills, with a proven track record of mentoring and guiding junior designers.
* Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities, capable of leading and delivering on projects of various scopes.
* Deep understanding of user-centered design principles, research methodologies, and interaction design best practices.
* A life-long learner mentality with a growth mindset.
