Lead Product Designer

CADY is seeking a Lead Product Designer based in Alpharetta, GA for an onsite role. Reporting to the VP of Brand Experience, this position owns product design across CADY’s key digital surfaces, helping shape booking and ordering experiences as well as the Parent Dashboard and CADY.com.

In this role, you will set design direction for new products and feature updates, guide the design language and interaction models that support them, and partner across research and data to drive responsive web experiences across mobile and desktop.

What you’ll do

• Own the product design experience across the Booking and Ordering websites, Parent Dashboard, and CADY.com, establishing the design vision for new products and feature updates
• Lead product design initiatives in partnership with the VP of Brand Experience, defining design language, component structure, and interaction models
• Translate design concepts and constraints into wireframes, storyboards, user flows, and functional UI prototypes that support responsive web experiences across mobile and desktop
• Use data-driven insights and user research to inform design decisions
• Stay current with product design trends, techniques, and technologies, applying best practices across CADY’s digital platforms
• Create high-fidelity designs and mockups with strong visual craft, integrating copy, photography, product imagery, and promotional assets into polished, pixel-perfect layouts
• Maintain organized Figma files with consistent naming conventions, structured layers, annotated specs, and detailed documentation for development handoff
• Perform UAT and coordinate with external development partners to ensure designs are implemented with fidelity
• Own and maintain the CADY Design System, including components, tokens, and documentation
• Build interactive prototypes across multiple tools to support stakeholder review, user testing, and developer handoff
• Set up and manage user testing projects using platforms such as Maze, designing studies that generate actionable insights
• Incorporate feedback from user testing sessions and the customer service team to continuously improve the experience
• Collaborate with marketing strategy, e-commerce, brand, and creative partners to define and implement innovative solutions for product direction, visuals, and experience
• Present product design decisions and key milestone deliverables to peers and the executive team with clear design rationale
• Balance strategic business goals with customer feedback, identifying tensions and proposing solutions that support both
• Work at a fast pace to respond to a seasonal production cycle, adjusting within development and time constraints
• Scope and manage tasks in Monday.com and deliver on established timelines
• Collaborate daily with Senior Designers, Lead Content Writer, Sr. Creative Services Project Manager, and Director of Ecommerce and Product Merchandising

Requirements

• BA in a design-related field (or equivalent UX/product design training program)
• 5+ years working as a product designer, UX designer, or interaction designer in the digital space
• Portfolio showing end-to-end product design work: research, wireframes, flows, high-fidelity UI, and prototypes
• Expert-level Figma proficiency, including variable components, responsive layouts using auto-layout, and strong annotation and style organization
• Proven ability to lead design decisions and influence product direction across cross-functional teams
• Experience designing consumer-facing ecommerce or digital products
• Experience building or contributing to a design system
• Ability to design across desktop, tablet, and mobile breakpoints

Technologies

• Figma
• Maze
• Monday.com

Preferred

• Familiarity with WCAG accessibility guidelines
• Familiarity with AI tools and interest in leveraging them to accelerate workflows, from rapid prototyping and ideation to asset generation and research synthesis
• Experience with interaction design, including micro-animations, state design, and transitions
• Exposure to user research and usability testing methods
• Experience working with external development partners
• Understanding of e-commerce platforms

Work environment & physical requirements

• Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods
• Regular use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and standard office equipment
• Occasionally stand, walk, bend, or reach within an office environment
• Ability to lift and move items up to 15 lbs, such as files, office supplies, or equipment
• Comfortable working in a standard indoor office setting with moderate noise levels
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, via phone, and through virtual meeting platforms