DigitalOcean
Overview
Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
We're seeking a senior-level designer to join our Growth and Digital Experience team—with a focus on AI and Growth—who is passionate about simplifying and unifying the experience from our marketing site through our onboarding flow and into our AI/ML products. Reporting to the Creative Director, you'll become a vital part of a vibrant Growth and Digital Experience team that champions an inclusive and supportive environment. Design at DigitalOcean is not just wireframing around complex challenges; we're spearheading the development of simple, powerful tools across our entire ecosystem.
What You’ll Do
Identify and act quickly: Move rapidly from opportunity to concept to design, creating multiple options to maintain momentum.
Deliver impact: Lead and contribute to projects that drive significant value for customers and the business.
Design user flows: Create complete user flows that address current and future needs.
Core team member: Influence growth and AI strategy and execution as part of the Digital Experience team with Product Managers, Engineers, and other Designers.
Communicate clearly: Articulate and exhibit design perspectives and solutions to complex problems for non–designer audiences.
Collaborate technically: Work with engineering to resolve front-end issues and enhance product quality.
Drive KPI improvements: Hypothesize how design can impact key performance indicators and solve product and brand challenges.
Advance design practices: Implement best practices and introduce industry-leading tools and methods.
Foster relationships: Maintain strong cross-functional relationships to ensure seamless collaboration.
Contribute to our design system: Collaborate to introduce new elements and share innovations in the design library.
Spearhead innovation: Design intuitive and cohesive user experiences that are engaging and straightforward. Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to create impactful interactions and experiences that exceed user expectations.
Empower users: Focus on human-centered design principles to enhance user capabilities and respect their needs, driving satisfaction and aligning with strategic goals.
Ensure relevance: Create contextually relevant experiences for users of varying technical proficiency, addressing the evolving needs of developers and their teams.
Foster enjoyment: Make development delightful by creating engaging and enjoyable experiences, encouraging continuous innovation and positivity across the team.
Key Metrics
Self-Serve Funnel Metrics
M1-M12 Revenue
NDR
Improve discovery of GPU Droplets & GAI Platform
Improve engagement with GPU Droplets & GAI Platform
Improved user experience
What You’ll Add To DigitalOcean
AI-expertise: Experience working with AI, designing for AI, and selling it.
Cloud and/or Platform Experience: Designing for cloud infrastructure or platform products, with an understanding of how developers and technical teams adopt, scale, and integrate these solutions.
Experience and versatility: From AI platform companies or cloud infrastructure, capable of working on both broadly defined concepts and narrowly defined deliverables.
Dynamic engagement: Thrive on engaging with a wide range of projects across the DigitalOcean ecosystem.
T-shaped skills: Deep expertise in product design with broad skills including visual design, development, research, and usability testing.
Effective communication and teamwork: Strong verbal and written communication, able to balance strong viewpoints with humility.
Accessibility advocacy and user-centricity: Prioritize accessible design and understand the needs of both technical and non-technical users.
Organization and self-motivation: High organizational skills and take responsibility for your work, knowing when to seek guidance.
Lifelong learning and tech-savviness: Stay updated with the latest in design systems and technical products; experience with developers or developer-focused companies is a plus.
Stakeholder savviness and adaptability: Gain buy-in from multiple stakeholders and adjust strategies to meet business needs.
Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
We innovate with purpose. You’ll be part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, aiming to simplify cloud and AI so builders can create software that changes the world.
We prioritize career development. You’ll work with some of the smartest people in the industry and have access to resources for growth, including conference reimbursements and LinkedIn Learning.
We care about your well-being. Competitive benefits, plus various programs to support you, with details varying by location.
We reward our employees. Salary range and potential bonuses, plus equity compensation and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on listed bases.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
Internet Publishing
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We're seeking a senior-level designer to join our Growth and Digital Experience team—with a focus on AI and Growth—who is passionate about simplifying and unifying the experience from our marketing site through our onboarding flow and into our AI/ML products. Reporting to the Creative Director, you'll become a vital part of a vibrant Growth and Digital Experience team that champions an inclusive and supportive environment. Design at DigitalOcean is not just wireframing around complex challenges; we're spearheading the development of simple, powerful tools across our entire ecosystem.
What You’ll Do
Identify and act quickly: Move rapidly from opportunity to concept to design, creating multiple options to maintain momentum.
Deliver impact: Lead and contribute to projects that drive significant value for customers and the business.
Design user flows: Create complete user flows that address current and future needs.
Core team member: Influence growth and AI strategy and execution as part of the Digital Experience team with Product Managers, Engineers, and other Designers.
Communicate clearly: Articulate and exhibit design perspectives and solutions to complex problems for non–designer audiences.
Collaborate technically: Work with engineering to resolve front-end issues and enhance product quality.
Drive KPI improvements: Hypothesize how design can impact key performance indicators and solve product and brand challenges.
Advance design practices: Implement best practices and introduce industry-leading tools and methods.
Foster relationships: Maintain strong cross-functional relationships to ensure seamless collaboration.
Contribute to our design system: Collaborate to introduce new elements and share innovations in the design library.
Spearhead innovation: Design intuitive and cohesive user experiences that are engaging and straightforward. Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to create impactful interactions and experiences that exceed user expectations.
Empower users: Focus on human-centered design principles to enhance user capabilities and respect their needs, driving satisfaction and aligning with strategic goals.
Ensure relevance: Create contextually relevant experiences for users of varying technical proficiency, addressing the evolving needs of developers and their teams.
Foster enjoyment: Make development delightful by creating engaging and enjoyable experiences, encouraging continuous innovation and positivity across the team.
Key Metrics
Self-Serve Funnel Metrics
M1-M12 Revenue
NDR
Improve discovery of GPU Droplets & GAI Platform
Improve engagement with GPU Droplets & GAI Platform
Improved user experience
What You’ll Add To DigitalOcean
AI-expertise: Experience working with AI, designing for AI, and selling it.
Cloud and/or Platform Experience: Designing for cloud infrastructure or platform products, with an understanding of how developers and technical teams adopt, scale, and integrate these solutions.
Experience and versatility: From AI platform companies or cloud infrastructure, capable of working on both broadly defined concepts and narrowly defined deliverables.
Dynamic engagement: Thrive on engaging with a wide range of projects across the DigitalOcean ecosystem.
T-shaped skills: Deep expertise in product design with broad skills including visual design, development, research, and usability testing.
Effective communication and teamwork: Strong verbal and written communication, able to balance strong viewpoints with humility.
Accessibility advocacy and user-centricity: Prioritize accessible design and understand the needs of both technical and non-technical users.
Organization and self-motivation: High organizational skills and take responsibility for your work, knowing when to seek guidance.
Lifelong learning and tech-savviness: Stay updated with the latest in design systems and technical products; experience with developers or developer-focused companies is a plus.
Stakeholder savviness and adaptability: Gain buy-in from multiple stakeholders and adjust strategies to meet business needs.
Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
We innovate with purpose. You’ll be part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, aiming to simplify cloud and AI so builders can create software that changes the world.
We prioritize career development. You’ll work with some of the smartest people in the industry and have access to resources for growth, including conference reimbursements and LinkedIn Learning.
We care about your well-being. Competitive benefits, plus various programs to support you, with details varying by location.
We reward our employees. Salary range and potential bonuses, plus equity compensation and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on listed bases.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
Internet Publishing
#J-18808-Ljbffr