Product Designer, Contractors

Gusto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 139,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an experienced Product Designer to enhance contractor products. This role involves driving foundational shifts in customer experiences, collaborating with teams, and leading the product development process. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in product design and a strong product acumen.

Benefits

Equity Ownership

Health Insurance

401(k)

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Product Design experience.
• Demonstrated impact leading design at the product level.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define a long-term UX vision.
• Design and ship both new and iterative projects.

Skills

Product Design

UX Research

Collaboration

Design System

Job description

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About Gusto

Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 400,000 businesses nationwide.

About Design At Gusto

Product Design at Gusto is made up of over 70 creative, collaborative people who care deeply about our mission to empower small businesses and their employees. We’re a cross-functional team focused on Design, Research, Writing, Ops, and Front-end Development, always looking for opportunities to build understanding and empathy for our users. We work closely with Product, Engineering, Data, and Marketing to design, build, and ship impactful and inclusive experiences.

About The Role

As a staff product designer, you’ll help mature our contractor products, driving foundational shifts to our platform and customer experiences. This is a unique opportunity to implement major experience changes to critical workflows. You will lead the entire product development process from long-term vision setting to launching and iterating on features.

About The Team

Contractors are vital to our economy, offering flexibility and independence, and helping small businesses scale. Our Contractors team assists SMBs in hiring, managing, and paying contractors domestically and internationally, while also supporting contractors in managing engagements and growing their own businesses.

Daily Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define a long-term UX vision aligned with Gusto’s broader goals.
• Work with teams in UX Research, Data Science, Legal, Compliance, Ops, and Customer Support to understand customer needs and identify opportunities.
• Design and ship both new and iterative projects that provide consistent value.
• Share your expertise with Gusto’s product design community.
• Champion and evolve our design system and platform standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Product Design experience.
• Demonstrated impact: experience leading design at the product level across multiple areas.
• Ability to handle complex domains and mature existing products.
• Strong product acumen, working with executive stakeholders and influencing business decisions.
• High-quality standards, maintaining accessibility and design quality while shipping iteratively.

Gusto offers competitive compensation, emphasizing equity ownership. Our salary ranges are $139,000–$199,000/year in Denver and most remote locations, and $179,000–$221,000/year in Seattle, San Francisco, and New York. Final offers depend on experience and may vary.

Our offices are in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City, with expectations for in-office work 2-3 days per week. Remote work requires a reliable internet connection.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing accommodations for disabilities.