Senior UI/UX Product Designer

We are led by security and big data experts from organizations, like the NSA, USCYBERCOM, Cisco/IronPort and FireEye who realized the need for a proactive solution to stop targeted phishing attacks. We work with some of the world’s most sophisticated security organizations in finance, retail, health care, and professional services to strengthen their cybersecurity posture.

That being said, this is not purely a product design role, the successful candidate should be passionate about designing the complete experience behind Area 1 as a company. We are proud of our product, and we take pride in our work. We care about the details. We want to create the world’s most useful security product.

* Design tools that will help our users understand titanic amounts of information at a glance and ground complex ideas and contribute to strategy while still maintaining day-to-day responsibilities * Your experience and knowledge will inform product growth. You will design client-side applications that delight users, and visualize deeper insights into data to create high level dashboards and drill-down views based on advanced analytics. * Collaborate with our team to develop new ways to present and interact with insights, you will design, test, and make iterative changes in response to customer feedback that will help define our product’s UI, visual design, and user interaction. * Create and lead design projects according to business needs * Perform quality control on all projects with EXTREME attention to detail, accuracy and quality. Quality control includes proofreading of copy, trademarks and visual check of graphic files and printouts * Work cross-functionally to continuously meet all project objectives, obtain project specifications and make sure projects are executed and shipped on time * Contribute to the system design within products * Organize and build internal processes while contributing to the structure of the design team as it grows * Assist in the design, layout and preparation of the Area 1 Security Experience by ensuring consistency of visual language throughout all projects * Design for a technical audience - technical people deserve high quality experiences too * Communicate with internal/external parties at all levels

**Successful candidate will be:** * Self Starter - must be independent, decisive and see ambiguity as an opportunity * Resourceful, curious and not afraid to ask questions * User Experience champion who understands the bigger picture, but also pays heed to the details * Natural problem solver - our problems are actually tough! * Experience with startup environments; a deep understanding of startup culture, operations and constraints **Requirements:** * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Design * 5 - 6 years experience overall - you should have your basics covered * 5+ years of experience in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign. * 2+ years experience in Sketch **Preferred Qualifications:** * Has been through a branding process and knows how to develop branding * Knows how to create a style guide * You might not have a PhD in the subject, but you have the ability to digest the material and have working knowledge to give truth to your design