NOTE: Only applicants who submit a portfolio of design work alongside application will be considered.

About the team:

Shopify Collabs enables merchants to tap into the creator economy with tools to recruit and manage affiliate creator programs directly within Shopify’s platform. Collabs powers this merchant experience in addition to a creator experience, Collabs Network, the creator app side of Collabs. Creators join Collabs Network to manage their partnerships with merchants, as well as to access thousands of products from top brands to earn commission instantly. The Creator side of Collabs is expanding further with new native tools for Creators to grow and succeed as entrepreneurs. In this role, the UX designer will use design to align collaborators and stakeholders on the biggest opportunities for creators and merchants alike to succeed and grow.

Responsibilities:

• Anchor and represent UX within a cross-functional team, driving a cohesive and impactful approach while fostering continuous improvement of design outcomes.
• Take ownership of the technical UX solution for projects, providing guidance and support to both yourself and others, while enhancing team tools, patterns, and processes for optimized impact, velocity, and quality.
• Mentor and guide fellow UXers, empowering them to elevate their craft and expertise, while identifying skill gaps and facilitating growth through mentorship or strategic recruitment.
• Lead autonomously with influence, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to shape a user-centric design vision and strategy, applying strategic thinking to effectively communicate the value of key solutions.
• Streamline feedback loops and processes for efficient and inclusive collaboration, cultivating positive and productive relationships with direct collaborators and stakeholders, and acting as a steward of UX and design quality, driving excellence and fostering growth within the organization.

• You demonstrate a command of product strategy, business needs, domain expertise, utilizing a range of  UX tactics to achieve exceptional user-centered product outcomes
• You craft beautiful designs and delightful, useful, and usable experiences; you have experience in visual design, interaction, and product design. You are aware of your gaps and tireless in pursuit of continuous improvement and learning
• You are experienced at interpreting experiments or tests, and leverage quantitative data to inform product and design decisions
• You are a practiced communicator and storyteller helping your team and stakeholders grasp the extent of a problem, build empathy for the end user, and support your design rationale
• You have a growth mindset, a proactive approach to professional development, and a proven ability to lead through ambiguous problems. 
• You have successfully mentored and guided others, empowering them to elevate their craft and expertise
• You are enthusiastic about leveraging AI and ML to drive innovative product design
• We work in Figma, GitHub, and occasionally in code. We expect you have deep mastery over your design tools, and willingness to adopt new tools and skills needed to bring your designs and prototypes to life
• Strong visual design, experience working in complex platform environments, experience working in nascent product spaces, using design as a tool to drive product strategy, bonus for ads experience and consumer commerce
• Exceptional skills in delivering intuitive, easy to use native experiences that leverage all of the power of the platform, Super visual designer who can help to up level our experiences and act as a local mentor

 Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Please take a look at our Sustainability Reports to learn more about Shopify’s commitments to our communities, and our planet.

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