Lead Product Designer

Launch Potato3 months ago
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Remote
Contract
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Position Overview

This is a Contract to Hire role with COMPENSATION of $150,000 to $180,000 per year. The position is designed to drive measurable revenue and performance gains through data-informed, CRO-optimized user experiences across Launch Potato web properties. Base salary is set according to market rates and comes with a profit-sharing bonus plus competitive benefits that are performance driven.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive measurable revenue and performance gains by creating data-informed, CRO-optimized user experiences.
  • Deliver complete, test-ready user experiences from concept and ideation through high-fidelity prototyping and developer hand-off, supported by A/B test results and user insights.
  • Independently lead design projects across all phases, including stakeholder alignment, UX strategy, UI development, and post-test iteration.
  • Generate UX insights by analyzing behavioral data, key metrics (e.g., conversion rate and revenue per session), heatmaps, and user recordings to validate design direction.
  • Identify and improve underperforming experiences through iterative UX/CRO design, leveraging both qualitative and quantitative inputs.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and stakeholders to ensure design solutions align with business objectives and technical constraints.
  • Champion and mentor design best practices while driving UX strategy and process improvements within the organization.

Required Qualifications

  • 8+ years of UX/UI experience in performance marketing, lead generation, or conversion rate optimization environments.
  • Expertise in data-informed design with a focus on optimizing key metrics such as conversion rate (CVR) and revenue per session.
  • Mastery of Figma or similar wireframing/prototyping tools, along with fluency in Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Hands-on experience collaborating with developers and executing A/B tests to improve conversion rates.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present design rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits & Perks

  • Base salary tailored to market rates based on the nearest major metro.
  • Profit-sharing bonus.
  • Competitive benefits that emphasize both company and personal performance.
  • Future increases based on performance rather than annual cost-of-living adjustments.

Required Skills

Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
Performance Marketing
Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)
UX/UI Design
Stakeholder Communication
Data-Informed Design
Design Strategy
A/B Testing
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Lead Generation
Prototyping