Product Designer

Cats deserve better. We're bringing fresh, human-grade meals for your cats straight to your door.

Design end-to-end user experiences from initial discovery and research through wireframes, pixel-perfect mockups, and seamless developer handoff

Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to define product requirements and translate business objectives into compelling user experiences

Create, and maintain design system components, ensuring consistency and scalability across all product touch points using Figma, and auto-layout best practices

Design high-converting marketing pages, subscription flows, checkout experiences, and product interfaces that drive both user satisfaction and business metrics

Conduct user research activities including usability testing, user interviews, and competitive analysis to inform design decisions and validate solutions

Iterate quickly on multiple design concepts, providing clear rationale and trade-off analysis to guide stakeholder decision-making

Work closely with developers during implementation to ensure design integrity while remaining flexible to technical constraints and opportunities

Analyze user behavior data, quantitative and qualitative metrics, and feedback to continuously optimize existing designs and inform future product decisions

Context-switch seamlessly between different project types including product features, marketing campaigns, and growth experiments

Present design concepts and rationale clearly to stakeholders at all levels, incorporating feedback while advocating for user-centered design principles

Proactively identify design opportunities and potential improvements across the product experience

Support product launches by creating assets, documentation, and training materials for internal teams.

3-5 years of professional product design experience, preferably with consumer-facing digital products or DTC companies

Strong portfolio demonstrating full-stack design capabilities from research and strategy through final visual design and implementation

Expert-level proficiency in Figma including component libraries, auto-layout, prototyping, and collaborative design workflows

Experience designing responsive breakpoints

Solid understanding of front-end development constraints and opportunities, with ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams

Understanding and care for accessibility best practices

Track record of using data, analytics, and user research to inform design decisions and measure success

Experience with eCommerce, subscription models, or conversion optimization is highly valued

Strong communication skills with ability to articulate design decisions, present to stakeholders, and give/receive constructive feedback

Self-directed work style with excellent project management skills and ability to handle multiple concurrent projects

Comfort working in fast-paced, iterative environments where priorities and requirements can shift quickly

Huge Plus: you’re a cat parent or cat lover!

Mission-Driven Company: We love cats and we're here to make nine lives ten

People-Driven Company: We treat our people like people; we're committed to Smalls, and we work hard but also respect everyone’s lives outside of work

Data-Driven Culture: We love using data to guide decision-making where appropriate, but we also know when to move quickly and go with our gut

Competitive Salary: Make some $$$

Very Competitive Benefits: Fully paid Health, Vision, and Dental insurance. 4-day work week. Unlimited PTO

Fully Remote Office & Culture: Our team is spread across the US day to day, but we travel for department & company off-sites and retreats

Free Product: Free cat food every month.