Banking Product Design Leader — AI‑Driven, Hands-On

Gusto; United States; Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity RSUs

Competitive base pay

Benefits

Job summary

Gusto is seeking a senior Design Leader to guide a Banking design team across Wallet and SMB Banking. You will lead a player‑coach team, shaping design standards for existing products and new initiatives, while partnering with Product, Engineering, and Risk.

This role emphasizes strategic vision, hands‑on craft, and building a scalable design organization. With a cash compensation range listed for major markets, the role offers significant equity and benefits as part of Gusto's Total Rewards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product design experience, including 4+ years of people management.

Responsibilities

• Manage an initial team of 3 designers, and hire to build your team.
• Build the rituals, hiring pipeline, and planning cadence that span both Consumer Banking and Business Banking for the first time.
• Coach designers working at two different stages at once: Wallet live optimization and SMB Banking 0‑1 effort.
• Co-create goals and success metrics with product and engineering partners for the team.
• Raise the bar on Wallet's quality and define a new standard for Business Banking.
• Stay hands‑on: review and sometimes do design work on high‑stakes decisions, especially SMB Banking.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Product design

AI in design

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Gusto is seeking a senior Design Leader to guide a Banking design team across Wallet and SMB Banking. You will lead a player‑coach team, shaping design standards for existing products and new initiatives, while partnering with Product, Engineering, and Risk.

This role emphasizes strategic vision, hands‑on craft, and building a scalable design organization. With a cash compensation range listed for major markets, the role offers significant equity and benefits as part of Gusto's Total Rewards.