Product Designer

BuildOps is looking for a talented product designer based in Los Angeles, CA who will be responsible for key initiatives and product areas. This candidate will join a well-funded, fast-growing startup with the unique opportunity to help build and improve critical parts of the product for our customers.

The ideal candidate is someone comfortable working on complex and ambiguous projects in a fast-paced environment. They’re hard working and naturally take initiative. Above all else, the ideal candidate cares deeply about doing excellent work that helps make people’s lives better.

Responsibilities:

• Independently own the end-to-end design process from user flow diagrams to polished designs that are ready for engineering handoff
• Participate in discovery calls and visits with our users and synthesize research into key insights that will support your decisions
• Partner with product managers and collaborate throughout the design process to deliver solutions that bring value to our users and our business
• Work closely with engineers, QA, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, constraints, and iterate on ideas quickly
• Participate in design reviews by sharing work with the team and providing constructive feedback to the other team members
• Contribute to the design team’s culture of collaboration and support

What We Look For:

• 3–4 years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of delivering successful products from concept to launch
• Expert proficiency in Figma
• Must be detail-oriented
• Strong understanding of cross-platform mobile UX/UI principles and methodologies, with experience conducting user research and usability testing
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and rationale to diverse audiences
• A passion for design and a relentless commitment to creating exceptional user experiences
• Ability to travel up to six times per year for team meetings and customer visits

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with the commercial trades (HVAC, plumbing, electrical) and/or construction
• Experience working on enterprise or vertical SaaS
• An understanding of HTML and CSS principles
• Familiarity with tools like Dovetail, UserVoice, and Jira
• Understanding of financial business practices

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and stock options
• Performance bonus and company stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Flexible PTO
• Flexible and hybrid work schedules on our Santa Monica office
• Company events like BBQs and team-building activities, both in-person and virtual
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another (seriously, everyone is rooting for your success!)
• The chance to get in on the ground floor and build something truly groundbreaking for ourselves and our amazing customers

About BuildOps:

BuildOps is a fast-paced, high-growth start-up committed to transforming a $300B+ industry through an innovative all-in-one SaaS platform. Leveraging the latest technology, we’re taking Commercial Specialty Contractors from the world of pen and paper to cloud-based, data-driven operations. Our leadership team has deep experience in both the Construction and SaaS technology industries, as well as a resume that includes Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, Cornell, Microsoft, and multiple successful start-up exits.

BuildOps has more than doubled year-over-year while raising over $140 million in total funding (including a recent round in Feb 2024). Top-tier investors like Founders Fund, Siemens, B Capital Group (BCG’s venture arm), 01 Advisors, and more have backed BuildOps! Also, Dick Costolo, former CEO of Twitter, just joined our board, adding to an impressive group of investors/advisors including former President of Salesforce, Gavin Patterson; CAA founder Michael Ovitz; NFL legend Joe Montana; former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, and Boost Mobile CEO Stephen Stokols.

Forbes Magazine
“BuildOps is unique because it addresses the problem of efficiency in construction for an often-overlooked audience. Rather than focusing on large projects, or catering to owners, they look to the needs of technician-heavy subcontracting firms working in the commercial space.”

TechCrunch
“The new financing will be used to support the company’s continued growth. BuildOps sells software that integrates scheduling, dispatching, inventory management, contracts, workflow and accounting into a single software package for commercial real estate contractors with staff ranging from a few dozen to several hundred employees.”

Crunchbase
In a statement, [former NFL superstar] Joe Montana noted that his firm (Liquid 2 Ventures) has an investment thesis in supporting America’s working class… “I just love the idea of making their lives far easier and better,” he said. With BuildOps, “you have one solution that does it all and talks seamlessly to every single part of their business from parts to ordering to inventory and more.”