Job description
Our Mission at Scythe
Humanity has lost touch with nature - we’ve traded dirt and trees for asphalt, and we rely on loud, polluting, gas-powered machines to care for our limited natural spaces.
Scythe is forging a new future by building intelligent, all-electric machines that unlock a new superpower: the ability to care for the outdoors pollution-free at enormous scale. From today’s first steps in landscape maintenance to full-fledged re-terraforming in the future, Scythe is pioneering autonomous machinery that supports the ingenuity of humans, multiplying our power to nurture our planet.
At Scythe, you’ll work with a team of world-class experts in everything from computer vision to mechanical engineering, pushing the limits of possibility and growing by overcoming hurdles along the way.
The world needs what we’re building—come join us in making it a reality.
Senior UI/UX Designer
At Scythe, we are revolutionizing the lawn care industry with our electric robotic mowers. We’re looking for a seasoned UI/UX designer who is passionate about creating exceptional digital experiences and thrives on solving complex design problems. As our first in-house designer, you will establish the foundation that will set Scythe apart in a category bound by traditional conventions. You will take ownership of the user experience across our digital products, with a primary focus on customer-facing interfaces (web, mobile, and robot). Additionally, you’ll provide occasional support for graphic design, ensuring brand consistency across all customer touchpoints.
You’ll collaborate with teammates from across the company to build a deep understanding of product needs and bring those ideas to life. We expect you to have broad experience and the ability to “see around corners.” You’ll thrive in a fast-paced, self-managed environment and be a collaborative, low-ego teammate who helps Scythe achieve its big mission.
What you’ll do at Scythe
- Lead UX/UI Design for Digital Products: Drive the design of Scythe’s customer-facing interfaces. You’ll create intuitive, user-centered designs that enhance the functionality and usability of our products for landscape professionals.
- Create and Maintain a Design System: Extend the Scythe brand identity to all digital touch points by establishing a cohesive design system to enable scalability and efficiency in future design work.
- User Research & Prototyping: Conduct user research, design wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups to ensure our digital products meet user needs and are easy to navigate.
- Iterate Based on Feedback: Engage in iterative design processes, incorporating feedback from internal teams and customers to refine and improve the product experience.
- Advocate for User-Centered Design: Drive conversations that champion the needs of our users. Balance conflicting priorities and feedback, navigating discussions to align cross-functional teams around a shared vision of user experience excellence.
- Adaptable Graphic Design Skills: While your primary focus is product design, you’re comfortable jumping in to support graphic design tasks when needed, from marketing collateral to user instructions to print ads. You’ll ensure that the Scythe brand identity is consistently applied across all mediums.
What you know well
- UX/UI Design Expertise: You’re experienced in creating user-centered designs for mobile and desktop applications, ensuring they are both visually appealing and highly functional.
- Expert in User Research: Led or contributed to various user research methods (including but not limited to A/B testing, qualitative 1:1 interviews, focus groups, etc.) to gather insights and validate design decisions.
- Strategic Alignment and Delivery: You’re experienced in aligning product design with broader business strategy, ensuring that your work balances user insights and business goals. You’re excellent at breaking down complex problems into clear, actionable design solutions.
- Collaborate and Iterate: You thrive in a collaborative environment, working with product and engineering teams to find solutions that not only meet both user and business needs, but are feasible and align with technical constraints.
- Tool Proficiency: You can nimbly bounce between Figma and Photoshop without stuttering a step (proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma required, PowerPoint a huge plus)
What you’ve maybe done
- Successfully navigated an engineering environment as a staunch creative
- Designed and delivered complex mobile and web applications with a focus on user experience.
- Worked in a fast-paced, agile environment, managing multiple projects and shifting priorities.
- Applied a consistent brand identity across digital and non-digital touchpoints.
- Dabbled in photography or video editing
- Experience working with robotics or in a technical field is a plus
Why Scythe?
- Scythe is an early-stage but well-capitalized startup. Have a huge impact alongside an awesome team of experts shipping something the world has never before seen
- Competitive salary and equity compensation
- Fully-sponsored medical, vision, and dental insurance, including 75% funded dependent coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching today)
- Headquarters in beautiful Longmont, CO (near Boulder, CO.) Enjoy the bounties of nature and open spaces close to home with mountain biking, hiking, skiing and more.
- Satellite offices in Dallas, TX and Fort Pierce, FL
- Flexible paid time-off and remote work to let you do your best work where and when you want
- Highly collaborative learning culture where personal freedom, growth, and responsibility are valued
- An opportunity to have an incredible positive impact on the world
Closing
Scythe is a total compensation company, which provides employees a comprehensive salary, equity, and benefit package. However, only the minimum salary amounts are listed here. Scythe carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including education, years of experience, competencies and other relevant business considerations. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary along with your compensation mode preferences. The Senior UI/UX Designer position has an expected minimum annual cash salary of $120,000.00. The actual pay may be higher depending on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Equity and benefits packages are NOT included in this estimate. Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Colorado.
Scythe is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.
