Senior Product Designer

Senior Product Designer

Accelerant is building the digital risk exchange of the 21st century. We’re using data and technology to rebuild one of the world’s oldest — and still most essential — industries. Accelerant’s Risk Exchange provides a seamless and transparent platform, generating unprecedented insights from analytics. This is coupled with smart workflows and our expert services model to help Members and Risk Capital Partners collaborate and thrive across the specialty insurance value chain.

Our product design team is driven by a relentless pursuit to create meaningful and transformative experiences that are best-in-class. We innovate through human-centric design, fostering a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and empathy. We are shaping the future by creating a platform that empowers, elevates, and connects people. Learn more about our values.

About the job:

As a Senior Product Designer at Accelerant, you’ll join a small team of expert designers, reporting to the Head of Product Design. You will have a special opportunity to shape the direction of our new product and help define the design practice at our company. You will help lead design projects from discovery and design through to launch, being responsible for creating intuitive and engaging experiences that meet the needs of our users. In this role you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the success of our product and organization as we disrupt and ultimately better serve the specialty insurance industry with a state-of-the-art SaaS product experience and platform.

In this role, you’ll:

• Build positive, collaborative relationships with fellow designers, product management, engineering, marketing, and the broader Accelerant team to drive our design vision and strategy forward.
• Partner with product management to conduct user research and discovery, gathering valuable insights to inform and guide the product development process.
• Work within empowered agile teams to discover, design and deliver valuable new product capabilities that meet the needs of our users and exceed their expectations.
• Apply strategic thinking to visualize ideas and concepts and communicate them effectively and compellingly for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop high-quality visual and interaction designs, including wireframes, prototypes, and detailed design specifications.
• Lead design thinking workshops and help to guide, improve, and implement design and feedback processes.
• Contribute to the development of the design team's processes, culture, design system, and standards.
• Show strong initiative and use facilitative leadership skills to achieve the best outcomes.

At a minimum we’d like you to have:

• Expert knowledge of the end-to-end product design process, demonstrating a command of product strategy, distilling the jobs to be done for a given user, journey mapping, wireframing and prototyping, user testing, and high-fidelity visuals. The ability to craft beautiful designs and delightful, useful, and usable information-rich experiences; you have strengths in visual design, interaction, and product design.
• Deep experience with driving and applying user-centered design processes while working with cross-functional teams, including development and product management.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills; you have the ability to help your team and stakeholders understand the “why” behind your design rationale.
• A strong sense of initiative - be proactive, able to drive results and identify opportunities to improve within the team and organization.
• Proven experience designing clear, compelling, and interactive data visualizations that cater to diverse user needs and facilitate decision-making.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Adobe CC, and Miro, and a willingness to learn new tools and technologies that improve quality and efficiency in the team.

It's preferred if you have one or more of the following:

• Strong experience conducting discovery research, facilitating workshops, and contributing to or managing a research repository.
• Experience with designing process-driven and task-oriented applications.
• Comfort in designing for AI and machine learning-driven products that make complex AI decisions understandable to end-users.
• Experience contributing to and maintaining a design system.
• Insurance industry domain knowledge.

Enjoy our comprehensive benefits package designed to meet your diverse needs and support your well-being:

Work-life balance: We believe that taking time to rest and recharge makes us all better. That’s why we offer flexible time off and encourage our team to take the time they need to prioritize their health and well-being.

Health and wellness: We offer high-quality health, dental, and other benefits to ensure our team members have access to the care they need.

Remote work: Work where you’re most productive and fulfilled. This position is open to remote candidates across the U.S., Canada, and the UK, who have the flexibility to work with our teams distributed across Europe and North America. Most cross-team collaboration happens in the mornings of the Eastern Time Zone.

Travel: We value face-to-face connections and believe that in-person interactions can enhance collaboration and build stronger relationships. Travel is a small part of your role, with opportunities to connect with your team and our Members in-person. At Accelerant, we recognize that a diverse and inclusive workplace is critical to our success. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you believe you have the necessary skills and experience to excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.