Staff Product Designer, Design Innovation

Pinterest; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 137.233 - 282.539; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Pinterest is seeking an experienced visual designer to create high-quality product experiences. The role requires collaboration with design teams and engineering to innovate and maintain design standards. Applicants should have over 8 years of experience in product design and the ability to effectively communicate design ideas.

This position is primarily in-office with minimal remote collaboration, emphasizing mentorship and growth among design teams. A Bachelor's degree in design is also required.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of experience in product design.
• Strong visual and interaction design demonstrated in a portfolio.
• Ability to design within and extend a design system.

Aufgaben

• Design product experiences with high craft standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners on design language.
• Mentor other designers in craft and best practices.

Kenntnisse

Visual and interaction design skills

Excellent communication

Motion design skills

Design system management

Product thinking

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in design or equivalent experience

Tools

Figma

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Design product experiences—systematically, interactively, and visually—with a high bar for craft and consistency across the Pinterest product ecosystem.
• Partner with Design Innovation teammates and cross-functional partners to evolve the product design language and bring it to life in key product surfaces and features.
• Uphold and Elevate Craft: Conduct quality audits, review flows and handoffs, and directly contribute hands-on design when needed—always advocating for the highest standards.
• Prototype & Technologize: Rapidly visualize, prototype, validate new ideas; translate abstract solutions into practical, scalable patterns using Figma, code, AI, or other means to inspire clarity and adoption.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product management, and research to develop impactful, user-centric, and data-informed solutions; work with engineers throughout implementation to ensure high-quality execution.
• Incorporate insights from qualitative and quantitative research, experiments, and marketplace/AI trends to refine design directions and identify new opportunities for innovation.
• Contribute to design reviews and critique, helping to uphold and inspire a high level of design execution and inclusive, accessible experiences across the team.
• Mentor & Scale Impact: Inspire and guide other designers in craft, systemic thinking, and best practices through critique, guidance, and sharing expertise across teams.
• Communicate & Influence: Clearly articulate design thinking, rationale, and vision—presenting work to teams, leaders, and executives, and rallying consensus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in product design, with strong visual and interaction design skills demonstrated in a portfolio of shipped or in-progress work.
• Track record in staff/principal-level roles, influencing horizontally, upholding design craft quality, and partnering cross-functionally—ideally in large-scale consumer or platform environments.
• Expert-level motion and visual design skills, with a deep understanding of principles and their impact on usability, comprehension, and overall experience quality — using animation and transitions to enhance clarity, convey emotion, and drive user engagement.
• Ability to design within and extend a design system, balancing consistency with thoughtful innovation across surfaces and platforms.
• Design technologist mindset: Comfortable experimenting with Figma prototypes, AI, and (optionally) front-end code; curious and opinionated about technical feasibility, accessibility, and how to streamline design workflows and processes through systems and tools.
• Strong product thinking and systems mindset: you can connect craft decisions to user outcomes, product strategy, and measurable impact.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design decisions, tradeoffs, synthesize ambiguity into actionable design problems and unite teams through clarity, documentation, and collaboration.
• High attention to detail and a sense of ownership over the quality and cohesion of the product experience, including accessibility and inclusive design considerations.
• Collaborative, low-ego working style with a growth mindset; passion for ongoing learning, experimentation, and mentoring others, giving and receiving feedback & contributing to team culture.
• Bachelor’s degree in design, a related field or equivalent experience.
• Bonus Points For
  • Experience leading platform-wide or multi-product design system initiatives.
  • Familiarity with personalization, large consumer apps, or rapid scale environments.
  • Contributions to public design systems, open-source libraries, or industry talks/writing.
  • Join us to shape the platform and patterns that power inspiration for millions—raising the bar for design quality, system integrity, and Pinterest’s positive potential.

In-Office and Relocation

• In-Office Requirement: This role requires in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6 months and can be situated anywhere in the country.
• Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. See the PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

US-based applicants only

Salary range: $158,765 — $326,870 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

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