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Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.\nNex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.\nNex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities.\nImportant Notice: To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc. If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us.\nLocation: San Jose, CA (1 day in office) or Remote US\nAnnual salary: $125,000 - $175,000 USD (Final base salary within this range will be determined based on job-related factors, including the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location)\nType: Full Time\nReports to: Director of Product Design\nThe Role\nWe are looking for a talented and motivated Senior Product Designer to own the design and user experience (UX) of Playground. This role will be critical in creating an engaging, family-friendly interface that enhances how users interact with Playground. You will collaborate closely with our product and engineering teams to design and iterate on experiences that support our mission to connect families through fun and physical activity. Using first principles thinking, you’ll be tirelessly seeking opportunities to improve the first-time user experience, the core browsing experience, and other features intended to engage and retain users.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead the design process for the OS, focusing on user needs, usability, and delightful interactions for both kids and adults.\nDesign and prototype the UI/UX for our custom Android-based operating system, including navigation, settings, and play modes.\nDesign user-friendly web-based features that allow users to manage their Playground account off-device\nWork closely with product leaders, engineers, and marketers to understand requirements, align on objectives, and deliver innovative design solutions.\nCreate wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs for new features. Collaborate with engineering to refine designs based on feedback and testing.\nWork to build more consistent practice around team-wide customer empathy by participating in and leading research and testing\nConduct user research and usability testing to validate design decisions, identify pain points, and iterate on solutions.\nHelp build and maintain a consistent design language and design system for both the OS and web platforms.\nConduct regular audits and usability testing to ensure the design system meets user needs and maintains a high level of quality.\nAdvocate for the value and importance of a design system to stakeholders across the company.\nQualifications \nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.\n8+ years of experience in product design, UI/UX design, or a similar role.\nExperience with software development and the processes and practices associated with it.\nStrong portfolio demonstrating experience in interaction design, visual design, and user experience, with a focus on consumer-facing digital products.\nAn eye for high-quality, well-crafted visual and interaction design.\nProficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch or similar.\nStrong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and advocate for user-centered design.\nAbility to balance multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.\nA knack for figuring out ambiguous problems and shaping them into clear goals.\nPassion for creating engaging experiences for families, children, and friends.\nNice To Have\nExperience designing operating systems, or 10-foot UI experiences.\nExperience conducting user research and usability testing.\nFamiliarity with designing for entertainment experiences with a library of content that is curated and editorialized.\nKnowledge of design systems and creating reusable design components.\nWe Offer\nCompetitive compensation package.\nFlexible working hours and vacation policy.\nProduct-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.\nFront-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field\nNex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at https://www.nexplayground.com/about. \nWe encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements - we believe that experience comes in many forms!\nNex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 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