Product Designer
About August Health
At August Health, our mission is to empower the essential work of caring for our elders.
We achieve this by providing a modern operating platform and electronic health record (EHR) that enables senior living operators to deliver high-quality care with confidence.
Caregivers are the heart of senior living communities, embodying care, compassion, and well-being. Yet, they face increasing challenges—higher resident acuity, complex workflows, and staffing shortages. At August Health, we build tools that simplify their tasks, eliminate inefficiencies, and provide the insights they need to focus on what truly matters—caring for residents.
At August, we strive to live our values each day, in every interaction with our customers and with each other.
Be responsible – leave things better than you found them
Take ownership – be decisive and take action
Be ambitious – build something great
Keep an open mindset – communicate candidly and welcome new ideas
Be humble – celebrate each others’ successes and learn from our mistakes
Stay positive – assume best intent
About the Role
We're seeking an experienced Product Designer to lead the design effort for a key product area at August Health. In this role, you'll own the end-to-end design process for your product domain, working closely with engineering, product management, and other stakeholders to create exceptional user experiences that improve outcomes for our communities and their residents. If you’re a builder who thrives on shaping ambitious experiences and turning big ideas into reality, this role is for you.
What You'll Do
Lead product design for your designated product area from concept through launch and iteration.
Drive the design vision and establish design patterns, principles, and best practices within your domain.
Conduct user research to deeply understand user needs, pain points, and behaviors, translating insights into actionable design solutions.
Create comprehensive design deliverables including user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, clinical advisors, and other designers to align on product strategy and execution.
Champion the user throughout the product development process, ensuring decisions are grounded in user needs and data Iterate based on feedback from usability testing, user feedback, and product metrics.
Contribute to and evolve our design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across the product Product Designer 2 Mentor and provide design feedback to other team members, fostering a culture of design excellence.
About You
5+ years of product design experience, preferably in healthcare, wellness, or other regulated/complex domains.
Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design work, including your process and the impact of your designs.
Expertise in user research methodologies and translating research insights into design decisions.
Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or similar.
Resourceful, proactive, and effective in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
Strong visual and interaction design skills with attention to micro-interactions and usability details.
Excellent communication skills with ability to articulate design decisions and tell compelling stories.
Systems thinking and ability to design scalable solutions that work across multiple use cases.
Collaborative mindset and experience working in cross-functional teams
About our team
Our team brings together deep expertise in technology, healthcare, and company-building. We’ve led teams at Apple, Google, Landmark Health, and Adobe, co-founded and exited multiple companies, shipped products used by hundreds of millions of users, and managed clinical teams caring for thousands of patients.
Backed by top-tier Silicon Valley investors, we are partnering with some of the largest senior care organizations in the U.S. to transform the future of senior living.
We offer market-competitive compensation based on experience and ability, including significant equity option grants. Our benefits prioritize your well-being with 100% company-paid premiums for health, dental, and vision coverage, along with company contributions to your HSA. We help you plan for the future with a 2% 401(k) match*, and support your physical and mental health through services like Rightway Health Advocacy and Spring Health Mental Wellness. Beyond traditional benefits, we offer a flexible time off policy, 100% paid family leave, and all-expenses-paid, in-person company offsites twice a year.