Lead Product Designer

This player-coach role leads product design across SDF products, manages and mentors another designer, maintains the design system, uses AI-assisted design and prototyping tools, partners with Product and Engineering, and validates decisions through research and usability testing.

Responsibilities

• Set and champion product design vision aligned with company goals and brand values
• Lead high-impact projects with exceptional visual and interaction design craft
• Manage, mentor, and grow another product designer
• Maintain and scale the design system
• Leverage AI design and prototyping tools to improve design quality and velocity
• Partner with Product and Engineering to ship pixel-perfect, user-centered experiences
• Conduct user research and usability testing
• Champion user-centered design across the organization

Requirements

• 7+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio of shipped end-to-end work
• Exceptional visual and interaction design skills
• Experience managing or mentoring designers
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in design work
• Expert knowledge of modern design tools including Figma and Framer
• Experience building and scaling design systems
• Strong stakeholder communication, presentation, influence, and alignment skills
• Experience with user-centered design, research, and usability testing

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible time off and 15 company holidays
• Paid parental leave and pregnancy disability leave
• $80 monthly gym reimbursement
• Life and disability insurance
• 401K with 4% match
• FSA, commuter, and HSA benefits
• Family-building and wellbeing benefits
• Company retreats
• L&D budget of $1,500 per year
• Daily lunch and snacks in the office