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Staff Product Designer

Remote USA

Location: Remote USA

What is Verse? 

Energy markets are more volatile than ever. Rapid electrification and the rise of AI are driving unprecedented demand for power, while energy costs continue to rise across the globe. For the world’s largest energy buyers, managing energy has never been more complex or more critical.


Verse helps these organizations manage complex power portfolios with confidence by unifying energy data, planning, forecasting, and operations in one tool. Our Energy Cost Intelligence platform, Aria, brings together energy, finance, and operations teams with real-time, finance-ready intelligence—replacing spreadsheets and consultants with precision across the entire energy lifecycle. Built by an expert team of energy buyers, data scientists, and engineers, Verse enables faster, smarter energy decisions that reduce risk and lower energy costs.

The Role

Verse is transitioning into a design-first company, and we’re seeking a Staff Product Designer to help lead that evolution. This is a highly visible, high-ownership role where design is a core pillar of how products are conceived, built, and shipped. 

As a Staff Product Designer at Verse, you’ll partner closely with Design, Product, Engineering and Data Science teams to shape experiences across multiple platforms while also contributing to brand, marketing, and physical/print design assets as needed. You’ll have meaningful autonomy, a seat at the table, and the opportunity to influence not just product outcomes, but how design operates at Verse.

This role is ideal for a designer who thrives in ambiguity, brings strong creative instincts, and wants to help define the future of design at an early-stage, mission-driven company.

You will be reporting to the Director of Design as part of Verse’s growing design team. While currently small, this position plays a critical role in helping build the foundations of a growing design organization - partnering closely with design leadership today and shaping how future designers will work tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

  • End-to-end product design: Lead the full design lifecycle from discovery through execution — user research, synthesis, wireframes, high-fidelity UI, and final delivery.
  • User research & insights: Plan, conduct, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative research, translating insights into clear design decisions and product direction.
  • User experience excellence: Design intuitive, elegant user experiences with strong visual polish, interaction quality, and attention to detail.
  • Design systems: Contribute to and evolve Verse’s design system to improve consistency, scalability, and speed.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists, and Marketing to shape problems, align on solutions, and deliver high-quality outcomes.
  • Design-first influence: Support Verse’s evolution into a design-first organization by modeling strong design practice and influencing cross-functional partners through clarity, craft, and thoughtful collaboration. 
  • Documentation & communication: Create clear documentation for research findings, design rationale, and systems to support alignment and scale.
  • Strategic ownership: Proactively identify opportunities and surface UX issues, partnering with Design and cross-functional teams to prioritize, align, and move work forward effectively.
  • Design partnership: Collaborate closely with other Designers on strategy, critique, research synthesis, and execution — helping evolve design quality, workflows, and shared standards across the organization.

What We're Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)

  • 5–8 years of experience in product design, ideally in complex or technical domains.
  • Strong experience leading end-to-end UX, including discovery, research, and validation.
  • Excellent UI and visual design skills with a sharp aesthetic eye.
  • Deep understanding of UX principles and processes (e.g., double diamond).
  • Expert proficiency in Figma.
  • Familiarity with user research tools and best practices, including research documentation.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
  • Comfort navigating ambiguity, defining clarity, and exercising independent judgment.
  • A proactive, thoughtful approach to problem-solving with high ownership.
  • Kind, grounded, and collaborative — someone who doesn’t take themselves too seriously.
  • Appreciates diverse perspectives and backgrounds, and believes strong teams are built through inclusion, empathy, and mutual respect.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Experience with interaction and motion design.
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly for print and brand assets.
  • Experience contributing to or scaling design systems.
  • Background partnering closely with brand or marketing teams.
  • Experience working at early-stage startups building products from zero to one.

What makes Verse a great place to work? 

Lead with Empathy: We lift each other up with humility and kindness, always putting colleagues and customers first
Be Honest & Transparent: We prioritize effective communication to build trust with our team, customers, and stakeholders
Move with Balance & Precision: We believe speed and perseverance must be accompanied by thoughtfulness and reflection
Leave the World a Better Place: We are passionate about our mission, and we strive to create a sustainable world for future generations

Base Pay Range

$150,000 - $180,000 

This is the estimated base salary range for this position, which does not include the value of benefits or a potential equity grant. A wide range of factors are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets, market conditions, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and business and organizational needs.

Benefits and Employee Perks 

  • Competitive compensation and equity grant at a high-growth start up 
  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, and 401k 
  • Flexible hours and unlimited PTO 
  • Diverse and inclusive working environment 

Verse is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and compensation without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.

 

 

 

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