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Job Description

Aurora is on a mission to create a future of solar for all. Our award-winning software puts the power of data and technology into the hands of every solar professional to make solar adoption simple and predictable. Our software has designed millions of solar projects so far, empowering solar companies to sell, design, and install residential and commercial solar arrays accurately, seamlessly, and at scale.

We've been named one of "The Best Remote Companies" by BuiltIn.com and have been recognized for the second time as a Certified Green Business (CGB) with the city of San Francisco. We're in this together to support the world's transition to solar.

About the Team

Aurora's design team is composed of five product designers tackling some of the hardest systems-level problems in residential and commercial solar. Our team embodies a strong collaborative ethos as we partner with engineering and product peers from discovery to delivery. We value a customer-first mentality, iterative exploration, and peer design critiques to elevate the quality of our work while supporting strategic business priorities.

About the Role

As Aurora's Head of Design, you'll lead the design of the products that 7,000+ solar professionals rely on every day. You'll grow the team by setting clear goals, giving sharp feedback, and creating the conditions for designers to do the best work of their careers. You'll partner with Product, Engineering, and the rest of the company to make sure what we build reflects a real understanding of our customers and a high bar for craft. The roadmap you help shape will determine how quickly the solar industry can move, and how well it serves the homeowners and businesses making the switch.

Your Impact

• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing team of product designers, and champion their work across the company
• Define the KPIs that show your team is moving company-wide OKRs, then deliver against them
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market to ship solutions that drive real value for our customers
• Evolve Aurora's design operations by bringing in what's working across the industry, exploring and adopting high-value changes, including those driven by the latest AI capabilities
• Integrate research into how we work so we're continuously testing, learning, and discovering what users actually need
• Define and drive the design processes, tools, and infrastructure that make agile product development successful

What You Bring

• 12+ years in product design, user experience design, or a related field
• 5+ years building design teams and cultures that ship technical SaaS products. You're motivated by developing the next generation of design leaders, showing them what great looks like, and coaching them through harder and harder problems
• Exceptional communication skills with a track record of bringing clarity to complex topics for cross-functional partners
• Demonstrated ability to define a product vision, get alignment on it, and carry it across audiences from engineers to executives
• Deep experience shipping complex tools, design systems, and multi-role products across web, iOS, and/or Android

Nice to Haves

• Solar industry experience

What We Offer

• 🏖️Flexible PTO - Take the time when you need it
• 🍼Parental Leave - 16 weeks with 100% base salary + gradual return to work
• 💰WFH Stipend - An initial $500 (Non-engineers) or $750 (Engineering roles)
• 🏢 Coworking Stipend - $300 / month if you prefer to be at a coworking facility near you
• ☀️Energize Fridays - Company-wide days to log off and recharge
• 📶Connectivity Stipend - Up to $100 / month towards internet or phone
• Learning & Development - $720 / annually to use towards professional development (You have to complete 90 days of employment to receive this stipend)
• 🩺Medical, Dental, and Vision - Premiums are 100% covered for Aurorans and 90% for dependents
• Please take a look at our U.S. Benefits Booklet for a deeper dive into our offerings

Where Aurorans are: Aurora currently has teams within the US, Canada, Poland, and Germany with additional locations on the horizon. We're united in our work to support the world's transition to solar!

Aurora is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce of people who believe in and are passionate about creating a future of solar energy for all. We are an equal opportunity employer, we welcome and consider qualified applicants regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. We encourage you to apply even if you believe that you do not meet all of the above criteria!

Aurora is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.

Compensation Range: $190.7K - $291.2K