Senior Product Designer & Consultant

We’re looking for thoughtful and practical problem solvers who are passionate about finding success for our clients, teams, and end-users through the human-centered design process.

Atomic Object has designed and developed software products for web, mobile, desktop, and embedded devices. We are located in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Chicago, and Raleigh offices.

Atomic makers collaborate in self-managed, cross-functional teams of 2–10, bringing together designers, developers, delivery leads, and testers. They collaborate to create products for our clients, from the idea phase through launch and beyond. Projects typically include new product development, product enhancement or product modernization. Projects typically span 3 to 18 months, so you will have many opportunities to work with different people and tackle new challenges.

As a senior product designer at Atomic, you will guide the product design vision by balancing the needs of end-users, the client’s business goals, and technical constraints. You will operate as both a leader and generalist to pinpoint the needs of a project and execute across the gamut of design demands. On one project, you may plan and conduct user testing, develop wireframe solutions, create a visual design language, and support the development team with detailed design specs.

On another project, you may help a client define the problem they’re trying to solve through facilitating workshops, discovery sessions, and user research. No matter the project, you need to have a strong design toolkit, and know when to use the right tool.

Alongside delivery and technical leads, you will guide the team towards a solution at the intersection of desirable, feasible, and viable. You will work across all project phases, in both strategic and tactical capacities, executing on work from early concepts through implementation. You will work alongside other Atomic designers to constantly push the design practice forward through the use of new AI-driven tools and processes.

Additionally, you’ll help broaden the impact of our services by serving as a product design marketer through opportunities like attending and hosting local design meetups and contributing to our shared company blog.

• Facilitate workshops and activities with clients, developers, and end-users to inform product design.
• Drive product design via the use of qualitative research and the development of user personas.
• Synthesize research into key findings and artifacts that bring clarity to the product’s vision, such as user journey maps, workflow diagrams, and product guidebooks.
• Create user testing frameworks and facilitate testing on an as-needed basis.
• Design through a lens of usability, accessibility, and inclusion while balancing business goals and technical feasibility.
• Stay current with evolving design practices, tools, and technologies — to continually refine and improve product design approaches.

• Establish the information architecture of digital products and services.
• Produce low–high fidelity wireframes and design prototypes.
• Establish visual language patterns, transforming wireframes into high-fidelity UI specs.
• Deliver visual design assets needed for technical implementation, such as icons, illustrations, and animation specs.

• Pair with other team members to transfer knowledge and experience gained.
• Possess a kind, curious, and low-ego approach to collaboration with Atomic and client teams.
• Understand that mentorship is a two‑way street; we can all learn from one another.
• Be comfortable working on teams with members of varying levels of experience.

• Support developer utilization by designing product functionality several sprints ahead.
• Participate in the Agile project flow by providing solutions and feedback.
• Work with Atomic and client teams to define and prioritize project work.
• Find success when requirements aren’t clearly spelled out.
• Adapt to changing project circumstances.

• Leverage new AI tools to develop wireframes and clickable prototypes.
• Understand best practices and models to use…