Compensation Overview

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, with additional offices in Missouri, Oregon, and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company.

Application Deadline: 10/04/2024

The Opportunity

DAT is seeking an Associate User Experience Designer to join our fantastic Product and UX team based in Denver, Colorado.

We’re looking for a talented Associate UX designer to join our team at DAT. In this role, you will collaborate closely with senior designers, researchers, product managers, and engineers to build new analytics products so our customers can better understand and make decisions in the freight market. You will assist in the design process, from research and wireframing to prototyping and final design, contributing to a product that helps our customers efficiently do their jobs daily. This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their skills across the entire product design lifecycle. The ideal candidate wants to learn from a dynamic, fast-moving team of top-notch designers and product professionals. Successful candidates will possess an open mindset, actively seeking and welcoming constructive feedback as an opportunity for continuous improvement and professional development.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with Product Managers to understand the freight market and our customers’ pain points.
• Help conduct user research, including interviews, usability tests, and competitive analysis, to gather insights and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Assist in translating user research and business requirements into design deliverables.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions, workshops, and design reviews to contribute new ideas and feedback.
• Support the development of user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences.
• Solicit feedback early and often from stakeholders, customers, and engineers, fearlessly and quickly iterating on unpolished hand sketches, wireframes, and prototypes to explore customer needs and the solution space.
• Assist with updating and maintaining the DAT design system, style guides, and pattern libraries.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to bring fresh ideas to the team.
• Have fun with a great team of industry professionals who thrive on deeply understanding our customers and solving big problems creatively.

The Skills and Experience You’ll Bring

• 0-3 years of experience designing for web and mobile applications 
• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred, or relevant work and/or education experience
• Comfort working with Product, UX, and Engineers, and making decisions based on product metrics.
• Basic understanding of user-centered design principles, research methods, and usability testing.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• A self-starter who thrives on responsibility and accountability and is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with a positive attitude.
• Fluency with mobile technologies and interactions.
• Proficiency in design and rapid prototyping tools like Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• You must be able to present a strong portfolio showcasing design work across various digital products and experiences, including examples of sketching and low-to-high-fidelity prototypes that explain both the process and desired outcomes.

Why DAT?

DAT is an award winning employer of choice.

For starters, we have a hybrid work environment, but we also know what makes a great workplace. We have a time-tested and resolute set of operating values predicated on integrity, mutual respect, open communication, and executing with excellence. These values inform our strategic vision as much as any one of our products does. We’ve been an employer of choice in the Portland metropolitan area for four decades, and within one year of opening our Denver office, DAT was #26 on Built In Colorado’s 100 Best Places to Work In Colorado.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
• Parental Leave
• Up to 20 days of paid time off starting in year one
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional programs - Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office) 
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups

For Colorado-based candidates, in compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the minimum salary for this role is $70,000.00 + benefits. The maximum compensation for this role can vary significantly depending on your job-related skills and experience. DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education and training, core skills, internal equity, and market and business elements when extending an offer.

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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