Slickdeals

California

Product Designer

FULL TIME ON-SITE MID

Posted 17 days ago

$108,000 - $153,000

Posted 17 days ago

Quick Summary

Role Overview

Slickdeals is seeking a full-stack product designer to transform its trusted deal forum into a compelling social commerce destination. This role involves balancing data-driven hypotheses with behavioral design to create engaging shopping experiences for a mass consumer market.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with product managers and engineers to transform requirements into engaging experiences
Create user flows, mockups, and interactive prototypes for new features
Collaborate with designers to evolve brand assets and the internal design system
Gather feedback early and iterate frequently on design solutions
Drive alignment and solve complex problems with passion and urgency
Own design decisions while building community and growing professionally

Requirements Snapshot

Minimum of 3 years of experience as a product designer in cross-functional teams
Expertise in utilizing game mechanics and emotional design techniques
Strong systems thinking skills with a focus on end-to-end patterns
Proven experience with design systems and inclusive design practices
Ability to move with urgency and focus on crafting simple solutions

Expected Impact

The designer will play a pivotal role in evolving Slickdeals from a forum into a daily shopping destination by unlocking brand equity. By applying behavioral design and game mechanics, they will create a deeply compelling social commerce experience that impacts millions of users and billions in savings.

This summary was generated from the original job posting (AI-assisted, human-reviewed).
For full details, see the description below.

Compensation

$108,000 - $153,000

Job Description

About Slickdeals:

We believe shopping should feel like winning. That’s why 10 million people come to Slickdeals to swap tips, upvote the best finds, and share the thrill of a great deal. Together, our community has saved more than $10 billion over the past 26 years.

We’re profitable, passionate, and in the middle of an exciting evolution—transforming from the internet’s most trusted deal forum into the go-to daily shopping destination. If you thrive in a fast-moving, creative environment where ideas turn into impact fast, you’ll fit right in.

The Purpose:

We’re seeking a full-stack product designer interested in unlocking the equity in a beloved brand to create a deeply compelling social commerce experience for a mass consumer market. This role works nose-to-tail, balancing data-driven hypotheses with strong intuition and behavioral design approaches. Join a small team with a big impact as we chart the future of community-based shopping.

What You'll Do:

Partner with product managers and engineers to transform requirements into engaging product experiences
Create flows, mockups, and prototypes
Collaborate with other designers to evolve our brand assets and build out our design system
Share early and often, gather feedback, and iterate
Move with passion and urgency to challenge assumptions, drive alignment, and solve problems
Embrace the opportunity to own decisions, build community, and grow as a designer

What We're Looking For:

3+ years of experience as a product designer working on a cross-functional team regularly releasing product features
Passion for engaging design solutions that utilize game mechanics and emotional design techniques
Systems thinker, who embraces patterns and thinks end-to-end
Experience with design systems and inclusive design practices
Bias towards action, with the ability to move with urgency and focus
Love of crafting simple solutions to challenging problems
Team player who believes that the sum is greater than the parts

LOCATION: San Mateo, CA

Hybrid schedule visiting our San Mateo, CA office three days a week (Tues-Thurs).

Slickdeals Compensation, Benefits, Perks:

The expected base pay for this role is between $108,000 - $153,000. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Exact compensation will be discussed during the interview process and tailored to the candidate's qualifications.

Competitive base salary, annual bonus, and equity package
Competitive paid time off in addition to holiday time off
A variety of healthcare insurance plans to give you the best care for your needs
401K matching above the industry standard
Professional Development Reimbursement Program

Work Authorization

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

Slickdeals is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other protected status. Slickdeals will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the "Ban the Box" legislation. We may access publicly available information as part of your application.

Slickdeals participates in E-Verify. For more information, please refer to E-Verify Participation and Right to Work.

Slickdeals does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies and is not responsible for related fees.

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