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Senior Product Designer

Jackpot.com

Jackpot.com

Product, Design
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Jackpot is on a mission to create the world’s leading digital entertainment experience and we’re starting by building the world’s most user-friendly digital lottery platform. We are continuing to grow our team, where you will be a key team member and contributor to the business. Our exceptional team members are alumni of some of the best companies in the world: StubHub, Google, Intuit, Twitch and more. Come build with us!.

About the Role:

Reporting to our VP of Product, we are looking for a Senior Product Designer who will be responsible for driving key initiatives for Jackpot’s web and native products. This role requires deep customer empathy, the ability to experiment, and leverage and create design principles that drive delight in the customer’s journey through our product. This may be the perfect opportunity for you if you’re looking to define the design direction of a product and take it from 1 to 10, all while working with a small, agile, and world class team.

What You’ll Do:

  • Lead Jackpot’s Product Design strategy; investigate UX design requirements for our suite of digital assets, conceptualize and develop a comprehensive UX/UI design strategy for the brand, and define our design standards
  • Produce high-quality UX design solutions through wireframes, visual and graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes
  • Test new features such as page layouts, page designs, product flows, and new concepts with Jackpot’s users
  • Provide advice and guidance on the implementation of UX research methodologies and testing activities in order to analyze and predict user behavior
  • Collaborate and partner with cross-functional teams such as Marketing, Engineering, and external designers to ensure the creation and delivery of tailored experiences
  • Remain up to date with best practices and emerging trends in user experience design and user interface technology

You Ideally Have:

  • Significant confidence and experience working on consumer products
  • A deep understanding of design for digital products or services (web and mobile) and a portfolio that showcases it
  • Expertise in design and research tools such as: Figma, Usertesting.com, and Adobe Creative Suite

About You:

  • You enjoy working with others, especially cross-functionally, but are also known to be incredibly autonomous when it comes to your work output
  • You are not bothered by competing tasks or priorities. You know how to structure your time and work while managing team member expectations to prioritize projects effectively
  • You have grit, tenacity, and what people describe to be a “get it done” mentality. You don’t believe any task is too big or too small for you
  • You are not bothered by change or shifting priorities. You’ve been described as adaptable and solutions-oriented

One of Jackpot’s core values is Lifelong Learning. We don’t believe we are ever finished products and strongly believe in growing and developing to improve ourselves. If what you’ve read so far sounds exciting but your experience doesn’t quite match what we’re looking for, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway! We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team where everyone can feel proud to contribute to.

What We Can Offer You:

  • $130-145k base salary + bonus + equity
  • The opportunity to have a voice, say, and “leave your fingerprints” on our product and business
  • A commitment to provide you with the benefits of a start-up career without the start-up pains
  • Benefits on par with leading, progressive tech companies
  • Flexible working hours
  • A culture of trust and accountability

Our Core Values:

  • Decisiveness
    • You don’t fear failure and you don’t fail the same way twice
    • You have strong opinions but are also open minded to new ideas
    • You aren't just fast, you're the fastest
  • Grit
    • You persevere in the face of challenges and adapt to change
    • You always follow through on your commitments – you live a 1:1 say/do ratio
    • You execute with a founder mentality
  • Lifelong Learning
    • You are always seeking and implementing feedback
    • You are not a finished product and are always searching for knowledge and a means to improve yourself
    • You embrace and learn from constructive conflict

About Us:

In the United States alone, over 150m people per year purchase a lottery ticket. The $100B lottery industry is one of the last major industries to allow buyers to transact digitally, with ~5% of sales coming from online transactions.

At Jackpot, we’re seeking to change that. We are looking to build the world’s most user-friendly digital lottery and online gaming platform, leading the charge in bringing this industry into the 21st century through innovation and variety. Jackpot brings verified, official state lottery tickets online, by leveraging its digital platform and proprietary technology to give customers the ability to play anytime, via a user-friendly mobile app or desktop experience.

Having recently closed a $42.5M Series A, Jackpot is backed by some of the biggest names in sports, media, and entertainment, including the Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, San Francisco 49ers owners' Aurum Partners, the Tish family (co-owners of the New York Giants), Detroit Venture Partners (run by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert), and BettorCapital. In addition, the round was co-led by Accomplice and Courtside Ventures, with participation from the Kraft Group, Michael Rubin, Sapphire Sport, Haslam Sports Group, Elysian Park Ventures, Arctos Sports Partners, LionTree, Theo Epstein, Fenway Sports Group President Mike Gordon, DraftKings co-founder and CEO Jason Robins, NBA stars James Harden and Joel Embiid, NHL legend Martin Brodeur, musical artist Lil Baby, and Boston Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy, among others.