Lead Product Designer - Fleet

Overview

Geotab is a global leader in IoT and connected transportation and certified "Great Place to Work." We are a company of diverse and talented individuals who work together to help businesses grow and succeed, and increase the safety and sustainability of our communities. Geotab is advancing security, connecting commercial vehicles to the internet and providing web-based analytics to help customers better manage their fleets.

Geotab's open platform and Geotab Marketplace, offering hundreds of third-party solution options, allows both small and large businesses to automate operations by integrating vehicle data with their other data assets. Processing billions of data points a day, Geotab leverages data analytics and machine learning to improve productivity, optimize fleets through the reduction of fuel consumption, enhance driver safety and achieve strong compliance to regulatory changes.

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We are always looking for amazing talent who can contribute to our growth and deliver results! Geotab is seeking a Lead Product Designer who will play a critical role in leading user-centered design across the organization, leading initiatives from initial discovery through to implementation. If you love technology, and are keen to join an industry leader - we would love to hear from you!

As a Lead Product Designer your key area of responsibility will be championing the adoption and evolution of a design system, and developing a strategic design vision for our product portfolio. You will be responsible for communicating this vision, aligning it with business objectives, and influencing the organization s overall design capabilities. You will need to work closely with internal and external stakeholders, product managers, and engineers to ensure effective collaboration and alignment.

To be successful in this role you will be a self-starter with excellent communication skills, able to convey complex ideas to business leaders, and adaptable to growing technology and market demands. In addition, the successful candidate will have strong analytical skills, be highly organized, and be a strong team-player able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Responsible for driving design initiatives in cross-functional teams, promoting cross-functional collaboration and ensuring the seamless integration of design solutions throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Take a proactive role in identifying opportunities to enhance design capabilities and effectiveness, initiating improvements in design methodologies, tools, and workflows to optimize efficiency and deliver exceptional user experiences.
• Lead efforts in building and maintaining a scalable component library, ensuring consistency across the product and regularly updating documentation to reflect design system changes.
• Conduct research, user testing, and analysis to gain deep insights into user behaviors, preferences, and pain points, guiding the development of user-centered design solutions.
• Take responsibility for knowledge sharing within the design team, mentoring and supporting junior designers to foster their professional growth and excellence.
• Advise manager on user-centric design principles and best practices, ensuring that design solutions align with user needs and industry standards.
• Gather requirements and align design efforts with business objectives, actively seeking opportunities to improve the overall product experience.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and design best practices, continuously evolving design skills and knowledge.
• Advise on design concepts and communicate ideas effectively to stakeholders, presenting design solutions and justifying design decisions based on user research and data.
• Work independently with developers and product managers to ensure the successful implementation of design solutions, providing guidance and support throughout the development process.

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong understanding of design systems, including the ability to create, maintain, and scale component libraries and documentation.
• Deep knowledge of product design, including common interaction patterns used and associated trade-offs, and best practices for responsive web applications.
• Experience collaborating closely with product…