Product Designer at Clearstory Walnut Creek, CA

The Role
Clearstory is looking for a dynamic Product Designer to join our team and play a key role in shaping our user experience as we continue to scale. This person will report directly to our head of product and work closely with our product and engineering teams to create intuitive, user-friendly designs that enhance our product offerings. As a Product Designer , you will focus on improving workflows, creating elegant UI, and ensuring a seamless user experience that aligns with our customers’ needs.

We have a clear and exciting roadmap in front of us. Our founder and team come from the industry we serve, and we know exactly what to build to continue innovating and delivering value to our customers. We need a Product Designer who can help our existing designer and product team execute this vision by crafting exceptional design solutions.

Key Outcomes You Will Own and Drive

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into thoughtful, well-crafted design solutions.

• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups to bring concepts to life.

• Ensure a consistent and visually appealing design language across the platform.

• Implement User-Centered Design Practices:

• Conduct user research, usability testing, and gather feedback to refine designs.

• Use data and customer insights to iterate and improve user workflows.

• Maintain a strong understanding of UX/UI best practices and industry trends.

• Collaborate to Ship High-Quality Features:

• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure seamless implementation of designs.

• Maintain design documentation and contribute to the evolution of our design system.

• Participate in design reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.

What the Day-to-Day Looks Like

• Creating wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to communicate design ideas.
• Conducting user research and translating findings into actionable design improvements.
• Collaborating with engineers to ensure smooth design handoffs and implementation.
• Refining and maintaining a scalable design system.
• Iterating on designs based on customer feedback and usability testing.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in product design, UX/UI design, or a related role.
• Strong portfolio showcasing user-centered design solutions and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Figma or similar design tools.
• Experience conducting user research and usability testing.
• Understanding of interaction design principles and responsive design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing for SaaS products.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to facilitate collaboration with engineers.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Prior experience in the construction technology (Con Tech) or fintech industry.

About You

We want you to be a part of the Clearstory success story, so as you engage with us and our team members, it would be helpful for you to embody our core characteristics:

• Be Curious – Always seek to understand and improve.
• Customer Obsession – Advocate for the user and prioritize their experience.
• Keep It Simple – Strive for elegant and intuitive design solutions.
• Raise the Bar – Push boundaries and set new standards for excellence.

You are:

• Passionate about solving complex user experience challenges.
• A self-starter who takes initiative.
• A strong communicator and collaborator.
• Detail-oriented and committed to excellence.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

The Company You’ll Join

Clearstory is a first-of-its-kind, category-defining software that is revolutionizing the commercial construction industry. We are digitizing and automating the change order process inside construction…