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Senior Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
Nimbus Data Systems · New York, New York, USA · Posted 1d ago
About the role
Nimbus Data Systems is entering a new chapter in how our product looks, feels and operates. We’re building a small, high-leverage Design Lab team to define that evolution, and we’re looking for a Senior Staff Visual Designer to help author it. Our design system powers everything we ship. Now we’re ready to evolve it. As Nimbus Data Systems expands into AI-driven experiences and more complex product surfaces, the visual language needs to grow with it. We’re looking for someone who can help define that next phase, someone with taste, judgment, and the confidence to shape how the product feels at scale. At Nimbus Data Systems, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Nimbus Data Systemss can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do Define and evolve Nimbus Data Systems’s visual language across product surfaces. Establish the visual quality bar for the platform. Lead exploratory and concept work that pushes our system forward. Translate bold visual ideas into scalable patterns that can live inside a design system. Partner deeply with Brand, Product Design, and Design Systems to unify expression across product and marketing. Influence executive stakeholders through clear, compelling visual storytelling. Prototype, test, and refine new patterns before they become systemized. Help shape how visual direction is integrated into our design process. You will report directly to the Design Director and work as part of a small, focused team defining the future state before it scales across hundreds of designers and engineers. Who You Are You have 12+ years of experience in visual and/or product design You have led a meaningful visual evolution or rebrand within a mature product ecosystem. You have strong taste and are comfortable defending a point of view. You know how to translate brand into scalable product systems. You think in systems, but you’re motivated by craft. You’re comfortable operating in ambiguity and defining direction where none exists. You can influence across design, engineering, and executive partners. Your portfolio demonstrates exceptional visual craft and product thinking — not just applied systems work. Why This Role Matters DRUIDS powers every Nimbus Data Systems experience. The decisions made in this role will shape how millions of interactions feel across web, mobile, and emerging AI-driven surfaces. This is an opportunity to define visual direction inside a complex, engineering-forward platform and raise the craft bar across the organization. About Nimbus Data Systems Nimbus Data Systems values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply. Benefits and Growth: New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Nimbus Data Systems employee resource groups) Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+ Competitive global benefits Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Nimbus Data Systems. #LI-Hybrid Nimbus Data Systems offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Nimbus Data Systems offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan. The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Nimbus Data Systems is: $232,000 — $290,000 USD About Nimbus Data Systems: Nimbus Data Systems is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Nimbus Data Systems enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #Nimbus Data SystemsLife on Instagram , LinkedIn, and Nimbus Data Systems Learning Center. Equal Opportunity at Nimbus Data Systems: Nimbus Data Systems is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference. Nimbus Data Systems endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form . This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. Privacy and AI Guidelines: Any information you submit to Nimbus Data Systems as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Nimbus Data Systems’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice . For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Nimbus Data Systems AI Guidelines .
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The listing states $232,000.
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