Lead UX/UI Designer

Forum Brands is the world's most advanced e-commerce operating platform. Using its proprietary brand management technology and SEAL (Source, Evaluate, Accelerate, Lead) system, Forum acquires Amazon brands in categories that consumers love and builds them into omnichannel leaders. We've built a diverse team, with a differentiated set of experience across digital marketplaces, consumer brands, eCommerce technology, and investing. We're backed by world-class investors including Norwest Venture Partners, NFX, TriplePoint Capital, and Concrete Rose.

We're looking for a Lead UX/UI Designer to manage the end-to-end design of our suite of software tools for e-commerce brands. This person will partner closely with our product and engineering teams to improve our product and create growth strategies. At Forum, we're building the most advanced central operating and automation system for the SMB segment of digital commerce. As the Lead UX/UI Designer, you will have a unique opportunity to bring that product to life for users, owning Forum's design strategy and process and collaborating closely with senior leadership.

NOTE: This role is based in NYC. Forum Brands operates a flexible, hybrid office policy in which employees are expected to be in-person at least three days per week.*

What you'll do:

• Own the functionality, design, and interactions of new tools and features
• Work with product and engineering teams to design user testing plans and work with the product team to execute them
• Create constant iterative improvements based on real-world feedback and data
• Prototype, test, and iterate before launching
• Play an integral role in continued UX/UI redesign efforts
• Create UX wireframes and functional prototypes
• Maintain an awareness of competitors and track benchmarks for best-in-class solutions
• Present designs to key stakeholders in design reviews, clearly outlining methodology and motivations behind designs

Requirements

• 5+ years of practical experience as a product designer in an eCommerce, consumer-facing environment
• Strong foundation in the fundamentals of design
• Expert knowledge of product design tools
• Deep understanding of component-based design patterns
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams including developers and strategists

Bonus points if you have

• Experience working in innovative, high growth environments
• Worked with Headless DTC platforms
• Experience working with ecommerce platforms such as Shopify, Magento, and BigCommerce
• Experience working with JIRA, Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Flexible, hybrid work schedule
• Generous healthcare stipend
• 401K match
• Paid Family Leave
• Free access to Calm and TalkSpace
• Commuter benefits
• Fully stocked kitchen (snacks, beverages and more!)

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has a seat at the table and the opportunity to excel. We're committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company and in ecommerce overall, and we're devoted to hiring and cultivating diverse teams of the best and brightest from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

As an equal opportunity employer, all aspects of employment with Forum Brands Inc. including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. Forum Brands, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

*Forum Brands has a strong commitment to ensuring the health and safety of our team. Under our COVID mitigation protocols and the NYC Workplace Vaccination Requirements, all employees must be fully vaccinated upon commencing employment, subject to legally required exemption.

Salary range: $135,000 - $145,000