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PitchBook Data Lead Product Designer in Seattle, Washington
At PitchBook, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We're deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company. Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there's going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We're willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence. If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you. About the Role: As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation. As the Lead User Experience Designer on PitchBook's Core Experience team, your expertise in navigation and information architecture design will be central to shaping large-scale and high-impact projects that define exceptional user experiences. You will leverage your deep understanding of enterprise taxonomies and their application to create intuitive and scalable frameworks that support complex user journeys. By designing robust navigation systems, you will empower our users to access critical data and insights effortlessly, driving efficiency and success for private equity investment professionals. Your role will involve tackling intricate design challenges with strategic vision, ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams, and championing the role of thoughtful information architecture in delivering world-class products. Your work will be pivotal in enabling our customers to synthesize and act on financial data with clarity and precision. With your deep expertise in all aspects of user-centered design, strong business acumen, and analytical skills, you will conduct research and analysis to understand customer needs and behaviors, develop design strategies and innovative product experiences, and leverage traditional and emerging technologies to bring them to life. In this role, you will partner strategically with Product and Engineering team members through the entire product lifecycle and engage key stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment and drive understanding of your product experience strategies and solutions. You will be expected to own and drive the user experience in your product domain and contribute to driving product direction, identifying and prioritizing the biggest opportunities to support our users and the business while maintaining a strong sense of product ownership and its resulting success. You will lead initiatives and product strategies delivered by multiple teams, at times leading other designers to deliver on coordinated roadmaps and releases. You will also contribute to the growth and development of the product design practice, mentoring team members and contributing to critical product design initiatives and programs. We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other's words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us! Primary Job Responsibilities: