Staff Product Designer

Job description

JOIN OUR GROWING DESIGN TEAM We’re a fast-growing Series A Construction Scheduling Startup that’s transforming one of the world’s largest industries—and we’re on fire. We are shipping products that redefine how General Contractors and teams collaborate to build world-class construction schedules. This is a rare chance to set the design vision at a company scaling fast, with the resources of a funded startup and the energy of a rocket ship. We’re looking for a Staff Product Designer with a strong focus on mobile app design to help define and deliver Planera’s mobile experience. This is a senior individual contributor role for a designer who can own complex problem spaces, drive high-impact initiatives, and elevate how mobile design shows up as new product experiences. You’ll work closely with product, engineering, and leadership to translate real-world construction scheduling workflows into intuitive, high-quality mobile experiences used daily in the field. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, sweats interaction details, and still thinks at a systems and product strategy level. If you’re driven to create elegant, product experiences that make real-world impact—and you want to leave your fingerprints on the future of construction—this is your stage. 🚀 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Own the end-to-end design of Planera’s mobile app experiences, from discovery and concepting through detailed interaction design and launch. - Lead complex, ambiguous problem spaces by framing opportunities, running discovery, and turning fuzzy inputs into clear, actionable design direction. - Partner closely with product managers and engineers to shape mobile roadmap priorities, tradeoffs, and execution. - Advocate for mobile users—especially field-based workflows—by grounding design decisions in user research, customer feedback, and usage insights. - Drive excellence in mobile interaction design, usability, accessibility, and performance-aware UX. - Contribute to product strategy by connecting mobile user needs with broader platform goals and business outcomes. - Influence and evolve the design system, ensuring mobile patterns, components, and motion are scalable, consistent, and high quality. - Facilitate design critiques, working sessions, and cross-functional reviews to align teams and raise the quality bar. - Mentor and support other designers through feedback, collaboration, and example—without formal people management responsibilities. - Continuously improve design processes to balance speed, quality, and clarity in a fast-moving environment. QUALIFICATIONS: - 7+ years of product design experience, with significant ownership of mobile apps (iOS, Android, or cross-platform). - A portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product ownership, strong interaction design, and thoughtful solutions to complex, real-world problems. - Experience operating at a senior-level scope: owning large initiatives, influencing direction, and working independently on multi-quarter efforts. - Deep understanding of mobile UX patterns, platform conventions, and designing for constrained, on-the-go environments. - Strong systems thinking—able to balance craft, consistency, and scalability across features and surfaces. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence product and engineering partners through clear rationale and storytelling. - Comfort working in ambiguity and proactively setting direction rather than waiting for detailed requirements. - Experience contributing to or scaling a design system, especially for mobile. - Expertise with workflow-heavy, operational, or B2B products (construction, logistics, scheduling, or similar is a plus). Why Join Us: - Impact: Be at the forefront of transforming a $12.1 trillion industry. Make a meaningful impact on how the world builds. - Culture: Join a smart, spirited team dedicated to innovation and excellence. - Growth: Opportunity for professional growth and career advancement in a fast-paced start-up environment. - Benefits: Competitive salary, stock options, benefits package, and a dynamic work environment.