Design Lead

At Benepass we're making benefits easy. We believe people are the most important asset to any company. Traditional one-size-fits-all benefits packages no longer cut it in today's hybrid and remote-first environment. With Benepass, companies can tailor their benefits to the unique needs of their workforce.

Through our easy-to-use and highly customizable fintech platform, People teams can implement, administer, and track the benefits that meet employees where they are. Employers design their benefits and perks plan by setting a contribution amount and eligible spend categories. Every employee has their own individual definition of wellness and needs different things to help them be their most productive, fulfilled self.

Helping companies reimagine how companies take care of their people.

We are backed by leading investors, including Portage Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Workday Ventures, and Clocktower Technology Ventures. To date, the company has raised $35 million of equity capital.

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• Benepass Listed on Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces of 2023

We seek an independent, creative, and strategic Design Lead with a proven track record of building engaging user experiences. Reporting to our Head of Product, Esme Lutz, you will be essential in defining and driving innovative design strategies that align with our product vision and user needs.

As the Design Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our product and establishing processes for the Design organization. Your expertise will guide us in creating experiences that leave a lasting positive impression on our users, driving research and design initiatives for new product areas.

At Benepass, we value thoughtful teamwork. The integration of Product, Design, and Engineering allows us to achieve strong development velocity and a reputation for delivering on our promises. Your contributions will be integral to maintaining and enhancing this collaborative and high-performing team environment.

Sound exciting? If so, we’re excited to talk with you.

• Product Design: Drive the end-to-end design process, from concept to implementation, by creating intuitive, visually appealing, and user-centric designs for our web and mobile applications

• User Research: Define, lead, and execute the process to determine how we do research and execute that plan

• Usability Testing: Define, lead, and execute the process to validate design decisions and refine product designs in response to user input

• Design System: Drive the adaptation of the design system as Benepass scales to a more mature and comprehensive state 

• You have a successful track record of generating design ideas required to solve problems and taking ownership of the design process.

• You love tackling ambiguous problems and shaping them into concrete solutions — both at the system level and through the details

• You seek feedback and explain the rationale behind your work to your team

• You advocate for a design-oriented point of view

• You think systematically – including beyond the realm of design to other stakeholders and the business as a whole

• You recognize that making trade-offs is necessary and thoughtfully evaluate options

• 5+ years of product design experience, including user research and usability testing

• 0-1 or “build” experience of a new product even if in a larger organization

• Experience in designing for web and mobile applications

• Proven expertise in designing and refining products based on genuine user feedback and data insights. 

• Knowledge and understanding of project management principles: managing projects from beginning to end that vary in scope and complexity

• Experience managing creative design efforts in a complex environment where all the answers or research may not be immediately available

• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar.

• Experience working in HR Tech or FinTech

• Degree in Design (Interaction, Product, Communication, HCD, or related) 

• Previous experience working at a Seed or Series A start-up

• CSS, JavaScript, or React skills

Not meeting all the requirements but still feel like you’d be a great fit? Tell us how you can contribute to our team in a cover letter or apply to our "general opportunities".  

• Base: $150,000 - $170,000 + Equity

• 95% coverage of medical, dental, and vision

• Fantastic benefits (of course 😃), including:

  • $250 WFH setup

  • $150/month cell phone + internet

  • $100/month Wellness

• No Meeting Wednesday!

• We offer several team onsites a year

• Flexible PTO

At Benepass, we are working towards reimaging how companies take care of their people. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our revolutionary products. Benepass is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.