Product Designer, Elastic

<div><body><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">About Forge</strong></b></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">At Forge, we strive to foster a diverse and inclusive community. We actively recruit and champion candidates who bring new perspectives from varied professional backgrounds and experiences, and we are intentional about ensuring a positive hiring experience for everyone. Our job postings don’t contain experience inflation, and most don’t require college degrees. Instead, they’re crafted to focus on outcomes and transferable experiences that are assessed in a structured interview process carried out by trained hiring teams. </span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Elastic is a leading global B2B eCommerce solution, serving the unique business needs of world-class manufacturers and retailers around the world. We’re seeking an AI-forward Product Designer who treats AI as a core part of their design workflow, not an afterthought. As a member of the Product Team, you’ll have a direct impact on how our product evolves. You’ll report to our Director of Product and work cross-functionally with product and engineering to build smart, tailored experiences for customers across regions, languages, and devices.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">You’re curious about customer problems, you iterate fast, and you use AI tools to explore more, ship faster, and raise the quality bar. You use AI thoughtfully and take full ownership of your work, so everything you deliver reflects your craft and your standards.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">You’re curious about customer problems, you iterate fast, and you use AI tools to explore more, ship faster, and raise the quality bar. You use AI thoughtfully and take full ownership of your work, so everything you deliver reflects your craft and your standards.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Responsibilities</strong></b></p><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Own end-to-end UI design in Figma: user flows, high-fidelity screens, and interactive prototypes tied to product and customer needs</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Design responsive experiences across mobile, tablet, and desktop</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Use AI tools (e.g., Figma AI, Claude) to explore faster, generate variations, and prototype more, then refine with craft and judgment</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Learn our business, our customers, and their buying workflows, and apply that understanding to design decisions</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Gather feedback from end users and focus groups, and turn it into design improvements</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Contribute to and help evolve our design system, including components and usage guidelines, so design and code stay consistent</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Write clear design requirements and specifications, including interaction behavior, states, and edge cases, for engineering handoff</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner with product and engineering from concept through launch</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Participate in Agile ceremonies and communicate design decisions clearly to audiences at every level</span></li></ul><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Skills and Abilities</strong></b></p><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and attention to detail</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hands-on fluency with AI design and prototyping tools, and a point of view on where they help and where they don’t</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ability to quickly learn a complex business and its users</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ability to design for a global, multilingual audience</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ability to work independently, drive projects without direction, and prioritize across competing demands</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Positive attitude, with the ability to give and receive constructive feedback</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Clear written and verbal communication</span></li></ul><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Education and Experience</strong></b></p><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">5+ years as a UI/UX designer, product designer, or similar role</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Expert-level Figma skills (auto layout, components, prototyping)</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience designing accessible interfaces, with working knowledge of accessibility standards</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience contributing to or building a design system (component libraries, documentation)</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A portfolio showing shipped responsive web products, ideally in eCommerce or B2B</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Demonstrated use of AI in your design process, with examples in your portfolio or in conversation</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience writing design specifications and working directly with engineers</span></li><li style="line-height:1.8;--listitem-marker---line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-line-height:1.8;font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Working knowledge of HTML/CSS, source control, and web development basics is a plus</span></li></ul><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">COMPENSATION &amp; BENEFITS</strong></b></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Target Compensation: $115,000 to $130,000</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Please note that this range reflects a reasonable estimate of the target compensation for this position. This range may ultimately vary based on a candidate’s qualifications and may be higher where required by applicable law. </span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">We offer a competitive benefits package designed to strengthen our employees’ physical and mental health, including unlimited vacation for exempt employees, flexible working locations, 401(k) plan with a company match, medical/dental/vision coverage with inclusive provisions including transgender services and fertility benefits, parental and caregiver leave, dependent, commuter and FSA benefits, professional development programs like Toastmasters, and mental wellness tools.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">If you need accommodation in our application process or have questions about our posted salary range, please email our Talent Acquisition team at Careers@Forge.com.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><br></p></body></div>