Manager, Product Design

Our Mission

At HopSkipDrive, our goal is to create opportunity for all through mobility. 

We’re a technology company that solves complex transportation challenges where there is a heightened need for safety, equity, and care. Through our marketplace, we connect kids, older adults, or anyone needing extra support to highly-vetted caregivers on wheels. Through our software and advisory services, we solve the biggest transportation challenges facing schools and school districts around the country. 

Founded by three moms as a solution to their own transportation challenges, we’ve now facilitated more than 3.3 million rides and operate across over 13 states across the country. We continue to expand at a rapid pace, making the Inc. 5000 list four times, as well as the Deloitte 500 Fast-Growing Technology list. HopSkipDrive is a Series D company and has raised $100M in funding to date.

Who We Are

Our Product Design team creates delightful experiences that solve complex problems for our clients, riders, parents CareDrivers, and our internal teams. We take pride in building intuitive, accessible, and scalable products that support HopSkipDrive’s mission of creating opportunity for all through mobility. 

• Lead and mentor a team of talented UI/UX designers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment, stepping in as a player-coach to design when necessary
• Develop and implement a cohesive design system and component library to ensure consistency and scalability across our products
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, Engineers, and User Researchers, to gather requirements, define user flows, and create intuitive user interfaces
• Oversee the end-to-end design process, from user research and wireframing to prototyping and visual design
• Advocate for user-centered design principles, ensuring that our products are accessible, inclusive, and meet the needs of our diverse users
• Stay up-to-date with the latest UI/UX trends and best practices, and proactively identify opportunities to improve our design processes and tools

Who You Are

You're a passionate and experienced design leader with a strong understanding of user-centered design principles. You have a proven track record of leading and mentoring design teams, and you're excited about the opportunity to build and scale our design practice at HopSkipDrive. You’re also:

• 6+ years of experience in UI/UX design, with at least 3 years in a design leadership role
• A strong portfolio demonstrating your experience in leading and shipping successful consumer-facing products
• Proven ability to lead and mentor a team of designers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing
• Experience in developing and implementing design systems and component libraries
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Experience working in an agile environment and a track record of delivering results on time and within budget
• Passion for creating products that make a positive impact in the lives of others

Our Investment In You

We want you to be an owner in our company and share in executing our vision, so every full-time employee has equity. In addition, we offer flexible vacation, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, 401(k), FSA, and an opportunity to work for a uniquely positioned, VC-backed company in a hugely attractive space with significant upside potential. HopSkipDrive is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role in Los Angeles, CA is $130,000 - $160,000. This position is remote and, as such, compensation will ultimately be in line with the location in which the position is filled. Final compensation for this role will be determined by several factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skill set, certifications, and specific work location. The total compensation package for this role also includes equity stock options.

HopSkipDrive is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected class.

* This role will be fully remote in one of the following states AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI**