Product Designer

Company Description Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and brands can have a positive impact for our business, shareholders, people and the planet. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high‑performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves. Job Description We’re excited to be adding a Product Designer to our growing team! This is an engaging and challenging opportunity that plays an integral role in shaping the development of our upcoming connected Master Lock and Yale & August B2B products. We are looking for a creative, user‑obsessed and results‑oriented product designer who wants to live on the edge of technologies that bring software and hardware together, within the connected home. This position will report directly to the Senior Principal Product Designer. You will play a key role in building smart security products that people love. Position Location This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule with all work performed in San Francisco, CA or Deerfield, IL. The candidate will be expected to be on site 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). Responsibilities Using your growing range of skills to contribute to elegant user experiences that span digital (mobile, web) and physical interfaces to solve problems that matter to users. Designing in collaboration with other designers and taking initiative on specific product areas throughout the product lifecycle. Leveraging available quantitative and qualitative data to inform design decisions and showing curiosity in identifying additional data sources when needed. Communicating and collaborating closely with software and hardware product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to align on solutions. Contributing ideas and advocating for refinements and improvements to the user experience, grounded in user feedback and design principles. Working across the design stack: exploring problems, generating ideas, iterating flows and interactions, building prototypes in support of design goals. Planning and conducting user research activities, including creating research plans, interviewing users, and synthesizing findings to inform design decisions. Participating in workshops and cross‑functional sessions, contributing insights and supporting facilitation when appropriate. Collaborating with internal teams and ecosystem partners to help create unified, seamless user experiences across multiple digital and physical touchpoints. Qualifications 4+ years of design experience, with 1+ year focused on IoT products. A BA/BS in design, UX/UI, HCI, or equivalent practical experience. A portfolio showcasing B2B product design work for both web platforms and native mobile apps, with case studies that show your complete process from discovery and research to execution, including measurable impact on users and business. Experience contributing to end‑to‑end product design as part of a cross‑functional team (product, engineering, QA) in an agile/scrum environment. Proficiency in Figma, including working knowledge of variants, variables, and building design system components from scratch. Experience designing and contributing to design systems, from component creation to documentation. Familiarity with interaction design and prototyping tools like Protopie. Familiarity with Jira for collaborative workflows. Strong visual design skills and an eye for polished, consistent interfaces. Solid understanding of user‑centered design principles and a desire to grow expertise in designing for both digital interfaces and physical product interaction. Experience with user research, including planning studies, conducting interviews, and synthesizing insights. Mastery in thinking holistically about user experiences with relentless attention to detail across all possible states and micro‑interactions. Familiarity with user journeys, use cases, and user mental models. Understanding of Material Design and Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines. Understanding of how connected devices communicate via the internet, with some familiarity with IoT platforms. Experience leveraging AI tools and techniques in the design process. Familiarity with Indi Young’s Listening Deeply research methodology. Awareness of SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose capabilities is a plus. Excellent collaboration and communication skills; experience working effectively with cross‑disciplinary teams. A proactive mindset, with a drive to solve user problems and contribute thoughtful design solutions. Additional Information Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $100,000 USD – $150,000 USD. Actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. Employees may participate in an annual bonus plan or a role‑based sales incentive plan. Fortune Brands supports the overall health and wellness of its associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for teammates’ unique needs. Benefits include robust health plans, a market‑leading 401(k) program with company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off, adoption benefits, and more. ERGs foster a sense of belonging for all associates. Equal Employment Opportunity Fortune Brands is an equal‑opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Reasonable Accommodations Fortune Brands is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at fbinleave.fbhs@fbin.com and let us know the nature of your request. 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