Senior Product Designer

About Stora

Stora is a self storage software platform at the forefront of a technology-led revolution in the industry. We empower self-storage operators to seamlessly manage their businesses, automate processes, and drive revenue growth. In just over 4 years, we’ve helped more than 300 operators process tens-of-millions in automated payments. Known as innovators in our space, we’re a fast-growing team focused on making self storage better for everyone.

Why this role matters

As our Senior Product Designer, you will play a critical role in shaping Stora’s product experience, driving innovation, and setting the design vision for our platform. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create intuitive, user-centric designs that address real-world needs, elevate the user experience, and align with business objectives. Your leadership will influence not just individual features, but also the broader design strategy as we scale.

Key responsibilities

• Full-cycle design ownership: Lead projects from discovery and problem definition through to concept testing, covering user flows, wireframes, hi-fidelity designs, and interactive prototypes.

• Collaborative development: Work closely with engineering, marketing, and cross-functional teams to understand business goals, support product development, and ensure designs meet customer needs.

• Systematic design: Apply systems thinking to design scalable solutions, as we plan for continuous updates and new products over the coming years.

• User-centric approach: Engage directly with customers to validate designs, gathering feedback to refine and improve user experiences.

• Design leadership: Set a strong example in the team by actively participating in peer feedback and design reviews, fostering a collaborative and creative culture. Mentor and guide junior designers.

What you’ll bring

• Versatility: Comfortable working across the full design stack, from initial concepts to prototyping and testing, and wearing multiple hats as needed.

• Customer focus: A curiosity about how well designs perform in the real world, and an eagerness to speak with customers to inform and improve design decisions.

• Systems thinking: The ability to create scalable design solutions, aligning with our ambition to continually release new products and features.

• Growth mindset: Strong opinions on design and product development, and openness to feedback and continuous improvement.

• Prototyping: Proficiency in HTML and CSS for prototyping.

• AI curiosity: A genuine interest in exploring AI tools and their potential applications in design to enhance your work.

• Leadership skills: Experience mentoring designers or leading design initiatives.

Preferred experience

7+ years as a product designer with a proven record of designing and delivering web or mobile applications. Ideally in a startup or agile environment, where adapting to change is the norm.

Why Join Stora?

Stora offers a collaborative environment where you’ll have room to grow and excel. We value honesty, humility, and responsibility, and encourage everyone to contribute ideas and take ownership of their role. As a part of Stora, you’ll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on our product and be a key player in a rapidly evolving industry.

What we offer

• 4 or 5-day week: Choose between working a 4 (32 hour) or 5 (40 hour) day week.

• Competitive salary: £70,000 for 5 days or £56,000 for 4-day week.

• Remote work: Fully remote company with a preference for candidates in the UK and Europe.

• Office in Belfast: Use of our office for those who live locally.

• Health & wellness: Private health insurance for you and your family.

• Retirement: Company pension plan.

• Leave: 35 or 28 days paid annual leave, depending on your work week.

• Professional growth: Share options, Apple Laptop, WFH budget, and opportunities for in-person meetups.

Next steps

• Application: Apply by 12 February 2025.

• Notification: You'll hear from us within 2 weeks after the deadline.

• Design interview: Remote interviews with our Head of Product, David, lasting 30–60 minutes.

• Founder interview: A 30-minute chat with Steven.

• Paid trial day: We’ll organise around your schedule a day of paid work on an independent project alongside our team. This gives us a chance to get to know each other better and see how we collaborate.