Senior Product Designer, Monetization - Micro & Small Business Experience

lwtsquad; New York (NY); On-site; USD 158,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Product Designer to join their Monetization team. This role focuses on creating impactful tools and experiences for micro and small businesses, enabling them to thrive in their communities. You will lead design discussions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop user-centered solutions that simplify business actions and enhance engagement with local customers. If you are passionate about empowering small businesses and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a diverse and welcoming team dedicated to building stronger local communities.

Benefits

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

OneMedical Membership

Equity Grant

Flexible Work Environment

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in user experience and product design.
• Strong skills in UX, interaction, and visual design.
• Experience designing for micro and small businesses.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of tools for micro and small businesses.
• Collaborate with teams to build user-centered experiences.
• Ensure design consistency across the platform.

Skills

User Experience Design

Product Design

Strategic Product Thinking

Data-Driven Design Decisions

Communication Skills

Visual Design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design or Related Field

Tools

Design Software (e.g., Figma, Sketch)

Job description

Nextdoor is where you connect to the neighborhoods that matter to you so you can belong. Our purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on.

Neighbors around the world turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, get things done, and build real-world connections with those nearby — neighbors, businesses, and public services. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 315,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.

Meet Your FutureNeighbors

Nextdoor is looking for a talented Senior Product Designer to join our Monetization team, focused on building impactful tools and experiences for micro and small businesses. In this role, you will be at the forefront of designing solutions that address the unique needs of these businesses, enabling them to thrive in their local communities. You will shape innovative experiences that go beyond traditional advertising, helping these businesses gain exposure, generate leads, and connect with neighbors in meaningful ways.

This role is critical as Nextdoor expands its focus on small businesses, especially those in the micro-business segment. These businesses often have distinct challenges and limited resources, and you’ll be designing tools and platforms that empower them to succeed in today’s digital economy, outside of conventional advertising channels.

TheImpactYou’ll Make

If you crave a challenge in a fast-paced environment, the satisfaction of seeing your design work come to life, and take pride in contributing to the growth of a world-class design team, then this is the place for you!

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the design of tools and experiences that support the specific needs of micro and small businesses to gain visibility and generate leads through non-advertising means
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build experiences that align with the unique business challenges faced by micro businesses
• Design intuitive and impactful user interfaces that simplify business actions and allow for seamless engagement between local businesses and neighbors
• Translate business goals into design strategies, while ensuring solutions meet user needs
• Contribute to the future vision of how Nextdoor empowers small business growth, driving product strategies with long-term impact
• Lead design discussions, reviews, and workshops, ensuring alignment across product, engineering, and other stakeholders
• Help shape and maintain design consistency across the platform, ensuring a cohesive experience across all devices

What You’ll Bring To The Team

• 5+ years of professional experience in user experience and product design, preferably with a focus on designing for business users
• A deep understanding of the unique challenges and needs of micro and small businesses, and a passion for building solutions that empower them to grow
• Experience creating tools or platforms that allow businesses to gain visibility, build leads, and connect with customers through non-advertising channels
• Strong skills in strategic product thinking, with a proven ability to make data-driven design decisions
• Excellent UX, interaction, and visual design skills, with a portfolio that demonstrates your ability to create impactful and user-centered business experiences
• Strong communication skills, able to present and advocate for your design work in front of diverse stakeholders
• Detail-oriented, capable of ensuring high-quality design output across the platform

Bonus Points:

• Prior experience working on tools for businesses, particularly those that solve for unique needs like exposure, lead generation, or customer connection outside of advertising
• A passion for supporting local businesses and fostering strong community ties

Please include a link to your portfolio in addition to your resume.

Rewards

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards package.

The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $158,000 to $211,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. Compensation may also vary by geography.

We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date.

Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.We have you covered! Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of great health plans. We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care.

At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. We encourage everyone interested in our purpose to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Nextdoor is built on the idea that the neighborhood is one of the most important communities in an individual’s life. We strive to be a place that neighbors everywhere come for trusted connections and the exchange of helpful information, goods, and services.

At Nextdoor, we celebrate our similarities and our differences. We know that in order to build a product that truly empowers communities around the world, we need to understand their values, cultures, and traditions.

To gain that understanding, we are building a diverse team that reflects each community’s unique characteristics, and cultivating an inclusive environment where everyone can be seen and heard.

Join our innovative, diverse, and welcoming team, and help us empower neighbors around the world.