Product Designer

About the Role

North Star Staffing is seeking a Product Designer to join our team, building an AI-driven platform that transforms how organizations identify and engage top talent. This 100% remote role involves defining and elevating the end-to-end user experience across our platform, sitting at the intersection of product design, UX strategy, visual systems, and front-end collaboration. You will shape intuitive, scalable experiences for both external users and internal operators, helping to establish and scale the design foundation within a rapidly growing technology company.

Role Overview

As a Product Designer, you will own critical user journeys from early concept through polished implementation. You will work closely with product and engineering teams to translate complex workflows into elegant, user-centered solutions while contributing to a cohesive and modern design system.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design for core product flows and high-impact features.
• Create high-fidelity UI designs and interactive prototypes.
• Simplify complex workflows into intuitive, scalable experiences.
• Partner closely with engineers to ensure high-quality implementation.
• Contribute to and evolve a consistent visual language and design system.
• Use user feedback, data, and product strategy to inform design decisions.
• Improve onboarding and in-product guidance to enhance usability.
• Participate in roadmap discussions and cross-functional planning.

Required Qualifications

• 4–8+ years of experience in product design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating UX depth and visual execution.
• Experience designing complex, multi-step workflows.
• Proven collaboration with engineering teams.
• Ability to operate independently in fast-paced environments.
• Strong systems thinking and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing marketplaces, internal tools, or AI-powered products.
• Familiarity with modern design systems and component libraries.
• Experience working in high-growth or startup environments.
• Understanding of front-end constraints and implementation considerations.

What Success Looks Like

• Users can navigate complex processes effortlessly.
• Features ship with clarity, cohesion, and visual polish.
• The product maintains a consistent and scalable design system.
• Design decisions balance usability, aesthetics, and business objectives.

Key skills/competency

• Product Design
• UX Strategy
• UI Design
• Prototyping
• Design Systems
• User Experience (UX)
• Information Architecture
• Interaction Design
• User Research
• Collaboration