Application Guide

How to Apply for Head of Design

at Aurora Solar

🏢 About Aurora Solar

Aurora Solar is a mission-driven company at the forefront of the renewable energy transition, leveraging AI to simplify and accelerate solar adoption. Their platform empowers solar professionals with design, sales, and installation tools, making clean energy more accessible. Working here means contributing directly to a sustainable future while being part of a fast-growing, remote-first team.

About This Role

As Head of Design, you'll shape the user experience of a platform that's critical to scaling solar energy. You'll lead a team of product designers, set design strategy, and collaborate across Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market to deliver solutions that drive customer value. This role is impactful because your work will directly influence how efficiently solar projects are deployed, reducing carbon emissions.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day might start with a design critique or standup with your team, followed by a cross-functional sync with Product and Engineering to align on roadmap priorities. Afternoon could involve reviewing design ops metrics, mentoring a senior designer, or diving into user research insights to inform the next sprint. You'll also carve out time for strategic thinking, like evaluating AI tools to streamline workflows.

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🎯 Who Aurora Solar Is Looking For

  • A seasoned design leader with 12+ years in product design and 5+ years building and mentoring design teams, specifically for technical SaaS products (experience with B2B or complex tools is key).
  • You've shipped complex multi-role products across web, iOS, and Android, with deep experience in design systems and operationalizing design processes.
  • You excel at communicating complex ideas clearly, aligning cross-functional teams, and defining design KPIs that tie to business OKRs.
  • You're passionate about sustainability and eager to apply AI capabilities to enhance design operations and user experiences.

📝 Tips for Applying to Aurora Solar

1

Highlight your experience leading design for technical SaaS platforms—mention specific metrics like improved user adoption or reduced time-to-task.

2

Show how you've built and scaled design teams, including hiring, mentorship, and culture-building examples.

3

Demonstrate familiarity with solar or renewable energy industry challenges; even a brief mention of understanding the solar workflow will stand out.

4

Tailor your portfolio to showcase complex tools, design systems, and cross-platform projects (web, iOS, Android).

5

In your cover letter, explicitly connect your past work to Aurora Solar's mission of empowering solar adoption with AI.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your passion for sustainability and how your design leadership can accelerate solar adoption.', 'Specific examples of leading design teams to ship technical SaaS products and the impact achieved.', 'Your experience with design operations and adopting AI to improve efficiency and outcomes.', "How you'll partner with Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market to drive customer value."]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Explore Aurora Solar's product offerings (Design, Sales, and Install modules) to understand the user journey.
  • → Read about their AI-driven features, like automated shading analysis or proposal generation, to speak intelligently about AI in design.
  • → Check their blog or press releases for recent updates on company growth, funding, or partnerships.
  • → Look at reviews on Glassdoor to understand company culture and design team sentiment.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a time you built a design team from scratch or scaled it significantly. What was your approach?
2 How have you defined and tracked design KPIs aligned with business OKRs? Give a concrete example.
3 Walk us through a complex multi-platform product you shipped. How did you ensure consistency across web, iOS, and Android?
4 How would you evolve Aurora Solar's design operations to incorporate AI capabilities?
5 How do you handle cross-functional conflict when Product, Engineering, and Design disagree on a solution?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Don't focus solely on visual design; this role is about leadership, strategy, and operational excellence.
  • Avoid generic statements about 'user-centered design' without tying them to business outcomes or technical constraints.
  • Don't neglect to mention remote work experience; the role is remote (Canada), so show you can lead a distributed team effectively.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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