Senior/Staff Product Designer (U.S. Air Force)
Skylight · United States
Posted about a month ago · $90,000–$125,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 31 days Skylight's roles stay open a median of 57 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 80% of Skylight's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Skylight
- high 8 stale, 2 reposted of 15 open
- Hiring momentum
- 21 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Skylight's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Skylight.
About this role
As a Senior/Staff Product Designer at Skylight, you will engage in end-to-end product design, focusing on user experience and interface design while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Your role involves conducting research, defining interaction flows, and shaping product strategy, particularly in the context of modernization efforts for the U.S. Air Force. You will advocate for user needs and contribute to the agile transformation of government services.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Skylight as an employer.
What you need
- Ability to define scalable, end-to-end interaction flows incorporating design principles and accessibility
- Experience creating user interfaces in Figma
- Understanding of different design processes and ability to produce documentation for storytelling
- Ability to plan and synthesize user research to inform product direction
- Experience contributing to product strategy decisions aligned with lean/agile methodologies
- Strong communication skills to convey design rationale effectively
Nice to have
- Experience with legacy modernization and enterprise digital transformation
- Hands-on experience designing in Figma
- Military or Department of Defense experience
- Experience delivering technology in government or regulated industries
- Track record of accountability on remote teams
What you get
- Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
- Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of salary with no vesting period
- Flexible paid-time-off policy (around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays
Worth weighing
- Role contingent on Skylight being awarded the underlying contract
- Client is early- to mid-transformation, expect organizational changes
- Access to users may vary, requiring creative outreach
- Portfolio must showcase relevant work and be accessible for review
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Listed by Skylight on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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