Product Designer

Role Overview

The Product Designer is a strategic individual contributor responsible for shaping end-to-end user experiences across Slingshot's portfolio. This role blends product thinking, systems design, and deep user empathy to craft elegant solutions for complex domains like aerospace data, AI decision tools, and 3D operational environments.

Product Designers at Slingshot are expected to lead high-impact initiatives, influence cross-functional strategy, and elevate the quality of both design and product outcomes. We're looking for designers who bring strong UX craft, creative leadership, and a bias toward action—balancing user needs with business and technical constraints.

We're building a team of sharp, creative people who love solving hard problems. We value curiosity over ego, initiative over waiting for permission, and people who genuinely care about doing great work. Bring your expertise, your fresh ideas, and your drive—we'll bring the rocket fuel.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Product Impact

• Drive the design vision for your product area(s), connecting long-term user needs with near-term execution plans.
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering leads to shape roadmaps, clarify goals, and define success metrics.
• Translate abstract, ambiguous challenges into clear design problems and informed recommendations.

End-to-End Design Execution

• Own the full design lifecycle—from discovery and wireframes to detailed interaction specs and production-ready assets.
• Craft innovative experiences that balance usability, technical feasibility, and domain-specific complexity (e.g., spatial, data-rich, or mission-critical environments).
• Lead and contribute to complex feature and system-level design initiatives, ensuring cohesion and scalability across the platform.

Research & Validation

• Conduct and integrate research, testing, and data insights into every phase of the design process.
• Partner with UX researchers, engineers, and domain experts to ground decisions in evidence and real-world behavior.
• Communicate insights through storytelling, frameworks, and documentation that foster empathy and alignment.

Design Systems & Craft

• Contribute to the evolution of Slingshot's design system, UI patterns, and visual standards across platforms and teams.
• Apply a strong understanding of hierarchy, typography, motion, and layout to create intuitive and expressive interfaces.
• Maintain a high bar for craft, consistency, and accessibility.

Cross-functional Collaboration & Influence

• Collaborate fluidly with engineering, product, program, growth, sales, and marketing teams to align on vision and execution.
• Serve as a thought partner to product managers and technical leads; influence trade-offs and strategic choices.
• Champion a user-centered approach across the company, advocating for design best practices and systemic thinking.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan to support long-term savings.
• Flexible PTO to recharge and stay balanced.
• Stock options for long-term alignment and ownership.
• Remote-first culture with offices in Windsor, CO and Cornwall, UK.