Eight Sleep is the world’s first sleep fitness company. Our mission is to fuel human potential through optimal sleep. We use innovative technology, detailed design, and proven science and data to personalize and improve each night for everybody—changing the way people sleep forever and for the better.

Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, we have been recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2018, 2022 and 2023.

Our temperature-regulated technology, the Pod, is an absolute game changer, improving people's health and happiness by changing the way they sleep. The Pod was also recognized two years in a row by TIME's “Best Inventions of the Year.” It is available for purchase in North America (the United States and Canada) and throughout the United Kingdom, Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Denmark) and Australia via eightsleep.com. We’re excited by the success of the Pod to date and still have a long way to go toward achieving our mission.

That is why Eight Sleep is looking for an exceptional Product Designer to join the team. The ideal candidate has worked within a start-up or midsize company in small squad-like teams. This role will own the design of the Eight Sleep app. The ideal candidate is someone who is a proven leader, an outstanding individual contributor, can take ownership of the end-to-end workflow, and is self-driven and motivated in their work. Someone with high standards for product quality, and a passion for health tech and wellness will thrive in this role.

How you'll contribute

We are a mission-driven company, so passion for what we do and our mission is key. At a high level, the role encompasses three areas:

• Design: You’ll sit at the intersection of Design and Product, leading the end-to-end design and evolution of the Eight Sleep app. Your responsibilities will encompass the full spectrum of product design, from information architecture and low-fidelity wireframes to high-fidelity mockups, and everything in-between.

• Validate: You’ll conduct usability studies and user interviews to inform design work. You’ll use data to inform the success or failure of the design.

• Iterate: You’ll combine qualitative and quantitative customer insights to make design decisions that improve our app experience, reduce churn, and increase engagement.

Some other details about the role

• You’ll work as part of an interdisciplinary team to deliver captivating user experiences that increase membership value and support hardware innovations.

• You’ll build, document, and organize the UI components of our design system to drive consistency across our app and the rest of the brand.

• You’ll align with Product and Brand stakeholders and clearly present design updates to C-suite leadership for feedback and approval.

• You’ll serve as the subject matter expert responsible for app design patterns and interactions - including researching and staying up-to-date on emerging mobile design trends and best practices

• You’ll collaborate closely with the Engineering, Product, and Marketing teams to ship world class products and features

What you need to succeed

• You are interested in the health and wellness space, particularly in sleep.

• 5+ years experience in UX and UI, with a strong portfolio including live mobile examples.

• You’ve shipped your designs to public users and have data that proves either success or failure.

• You are able to consider the technical implications of design decisions and have the ability to find the right balance between new user value and technical effort.

• You have experience coaching junior designers and collaborating closely with Product Managers.

• You are obsessed with simplicity, have a high-quality bar for the aesthetics in your design.

• You thrive as an independent thinker and can manage the design process from end to end even in open-ended ambiguous environments.

• Able and flexible to iterate fast and often

• You are confident writing clear agendas and presenting design evolutions to C-Suite leadership

• You are excited about the opportunity to build a fast-growing brand into an iconic company.

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in a related design field or equivalent experience.

Bonus points for

• Having built iconic, consumer-facing mobile apps at small and mid-size tech startups (with the data & reviews to prove it).

Why you’ll love Eight Sleep:

• We’re a tight-knit, passionate team that’s working to impact people’s lives by improving the way they sleep

• Leadership is committed to employees’ wellness and career development

• You’ll get a better night's sleep every night; all full-time employees receive the Pod

• Flexible PTO

• 100% employer contribution for medical/dental/vision insurance

• Fully distributed workforce

• Role ownership, and uncapped growth opportunities

At Eight Sleep we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal-opportunity employer, we stay true to our values by ensuring everyone feels they can flourish and grow. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

Please note: The listed compensation range is reflective of candidates residing in the state of New York. Market compensation rates for candidates located outside of the area may vary.