Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

La Jolla Logic, Inc. is one of the top Cyber Security Solution Firms in Southern California. As we continue to grow, we are now looking for a PRODUCT DESIGNER to join our team.

This is a great opportunity for the right individual looking to join a fast-paced, rapidly growing entrepreneurial organization. We are in search of the right creative, high performing professionals whose goals and passions align with our company culture and objective. Our expertise and cybersecurity solutions are sought-after by a wide variety of clients such as Academic Institutions, Large Commercial Enterprises, and the US Department of Defense.

In our home city of San Diego, we’ve been recognized as:

• TOP 150 FASTEST GROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES
• TOP WORKPLACES IN SAN DIEGO FOR 5+ YEARS 
• NAMED TOP CYBERSECURITY FIRM IN SAN DIEGO

And more…

The Gist of It:

Product Designers ensure products are being built that meet user needs. Key skills to being successful including user research,experience and interaction design, as well as visual design. By practicing User Centered Design (UCD), designers act as an intelligent filter for user feedback and ensure that their teams tackle the highest value. As a part of a Balanced Team with Product Managers and Engineers, designers work collaboratively with their teammates to determine design priorities, refine a backlog and roadmap, and validate the technical complexity of their designs.

What you will do:

• Lead design on your product team across the entire product lifecycle (everything from discovering and defining the problem to iterating on a product in production)
• Define the vision for the user experience and involve teammates in the design process
• Advocate for user value and balance that with business value, portfolio value, and technical complexity
• Work with your team to define product vision, strategy, roadmap, and backlog
• Seek user feedback constantly while balancing when you can build in risk
• Seek collaboration with my product manager and understanding the balance of when to include them and when to move it forward
• Seek collaboration with engineers and understand the balance of when to include them and when to move it forward
• Lead research synthesis to drive actions for the team
• Actively engage with other designers, sharing practices and looking for ways to raise the overall skillset bar of the design team

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience in all product design capabilities: user research, interaction design, experience design, and visual design (“full-stack” designer)
• Experience focused on user-centered design (UCD), not user-driven design (UDD)
• UX Design Experience: interaction design, wireframing, information architecture, customer mapping & persona development.
• UI Design Experience: familiarity with working with design systems; demonstrated skills in visual design, typography, layout & graphic design.
• Proficient with industry standard design tools (e.g. Sketch, Miro, InVision, Zeplin).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to the audience 
• Portfolio highlighting multiple projects and your direct contributions.
• U.S. Citizen and have the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance