Product Designer II - Productivity

About the position

Join Axon and be a Force for Good. At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other. Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Responsibilities

• Execute End-to-End Design Process: Lead and contribute to medium-sized projects across multiple product areas and teams within our Records product.
• Follow an end-to-end design process including research and discovery through prototyping, final implementation and tracking usage metrics.
• Collaborate with our UX researchers to conduct studies to deeply understand our users, their needs, motivations, and contexts.
• Incorporate insights and deep knowledge of our users to define and build a grounded and innovative experience vision alongside product management and engineering partners.
• Apply principles of humane and human-centered design across the product development cycle to design, evaluate, and iterate on product concepts from inception to execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, and Research to define scope, prioritize features, and deliver experiences that balance user needs and business goals.
• Communicate Effectively. Present and communicate research findings, prototypes, design directions and rationale to stakeholders such as peers, cross-functional partners, senior leaders, and external customers to build alignment and support.
• Contribute to product-level UX guidelines and best practices to ensure consistency and scalability across the Axon ecosystem.
• Educate teams on UX standards, accessibility, and best practices, advocating for user-centric solutions.
• Handle complex projects with medium levels of ambiguity, proactively seeking solutions and spearheading clarity.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree and 2-5 years of experience in UX/Product Design, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proactively identifies user angsts and uncovers opportunities for improvement, even outside assigned areas.
• Anticipates user challenges and designs solutions with measurable impact.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and other design tools for wireframing and prototyping.
• Solid comprehension of user scenarios, industry trends, and product usability best practices.
• Impressive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale and influence stakeholders.
• Comfort navigating medium levels of ambiguity and adapting to evolving project needs.
• Affinity for designing impactful, user-centered experiences in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
• Experience with interacting with customers and users to gather insights and feedback.
• You have a portfolio showing both design and research work available for review.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with in critical systems, complex collaborative work, law enforcement, and/or public safety is considered a big plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• Snacks in our offices