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Staff Product UX Designer, Wayfinder

The Company


Sofar is on a mission to connect the world’s oceans. We design, build, and deploy the largest privately owned network of marine weather sensors to power the world’s best marine weather forecasts. Our data helps our customers to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, delivering tools to governments and other stakeholders to understand impacts of climate change on extreme weather and ocean health. We live on Planet Ocean, and our goal is to create the ocean intelligence needed to ensure a sustainable future.

The Role


  • You will lead UXR to uncover needs, validate concepts and bring clarity to complex problems.
  • You will partner with our Head of Product to prioritize the most impactful opportunities for our customers - balancing user value, technical feasibility, and business goals.
  • You will design and launch world class web experiences that support critical workflows in commercial shipping.
  • You will champion design excellence by proactively identifying gaps and continuously improving our design systems, patterns and ways of working.
  • You will partner with a diverse group of XFN experts, spanning routers, customer success, engineers, product and scientists, to build a world leading voyage optimization product.

About You


  • 7+ years of experience designing software products, preferably in a fast-paced startup or tech company.
  • Experience leading designers or teams at an initiative level.
  • Seeks to understand the why before the how, and grounds their work in terms of user problems, business priorities and product strategy.
  • Experience designing screens in Figma, sharing for feedback, and incorporating feedback from users, customers, and teammates (engineers and product managers)
  • Excellent storytelling skills and ability to influence decisions at all levels of an organization.
  • Track record of delivering products that drive meaningful business impact in complex, real-world industries.
  • Strong understanding of design principles, typography, color theory, and layout. Experience with GIS or mapping is a plus.
  • Passionate about making a difference in the world through their work.

Estimated Salary Range


  • $160,000 - $190,000 
  • The range listed is what we reasonably expect to pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and may be modified in the future. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, experience, and equity package.

Sofar's Commitment to Climate Justice


We at Sofar Ocean acknowledge that careers in the marine sciences “... have traditionally been, and remain, non-diverse work environments”, thereby limiting the entry and prosperity of underrepresented groups in the space. (Johri et al., 2021) Many of these same groups are disproportionately affected by climate change, and are often excluded from decision making that directly address their interests and needs.We are committed to addressing these climate injustices and highly encourage people who identify as women, LGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) to apply

Employee Conduct


It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.

Life at Sofar Ocean

Sofar builds accessible ocean sensing and exploration tools. The mission of the company is to connect the world's oceans to provide insights to science, society and industry for a more sustainable planet.
Thrive Here & What We Value- Deep passion for the Ocean- Strong existing network in the maritime shipping industry- Familiarity with using Hubspot CRM- Commitment to climate justice and addressing climate injustices- Equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants- Encouragement of underrepresented groups (women, LGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, BIPOC) to apply- Positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions- Passionate about building a product with positive global impact- Strong existing network in the maritime shipping industry- Commitment to climate justice and promoting underrepresented groups
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