Staff Product Designer, Growth

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 72,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Office memberships (IWG)

Job summary

Partner Company is seeking a Staff Product Designer, Growth to lead strategic growth initiatives and shape high‑performing product experiences in a fully remote, globally distributed environment.

You will partner with product managers, engineers, data analysts, and marketing to turn business challenges and user insights into impactful design solutions, leveraging experimentation, analytics, and AI to validate ideas and optimise activation, engagement, retention, and monetisation.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of professional Product Design experience, including at least 2 years operating at Staff Product Designer level or in an equivalent senior leadership capacity, with demonstrated experience in growth‑focused design initiatives.
• Strong UI, UX, and visual design capabilities, with a proven ability to create intuitive, functional, and engaging digital experiences.
• Growth principles, product metrics, user behaviour analytics, and A/B testing methodologies; experience with Amplitude, Mixpanel, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead growth design initiatives across multiple projects, ensuring alignment between user needs, business objectives, and KPIs such as activation, engagement, retention, and monetisation.
• Collaborate with product managers, software engineers, data analysts, and marketing teams to identify opportunities, define growth hypotheses, and deliver cohesive, high‑quality user experiences.
• Develop and evolve design systems, promoting consistency while addressing growth requirements through visual design, animations, transitions, and micro‑interactions.
• Rapidly create designs and interactive prototypes, test new concepts, and leverage A/B testing frameworks and product analytics to validate hypotheses and optimise user journeys.
• Identify friction points, conversion barriers, and usability challenges across the product experience, developing solutions that improve customer journeys and support business growth.
• Combine qualitative research, quantitative insights, and behavioural analytics to inform design recommendations and measure impact.

Skills

Growth design

Prototyping

Data-driven design

Mentorship

Communication

Tools

Amplitude

Mixpanel

Job description

Defining the future of work & living globally

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Staff Product Designer, Growth

Remote

Product, Design, Sales & Business Development

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Product Designer, Growth based in Brazil.

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Staff Product Designer to lead growth-focused design initiatives and shape engaging, high-performing product experiences. In this role, you will drive design excellence across the user journey, focusing on improving activation, engagement, retention, and monetization. Working closely with product managers, engineers, data analysts, and marketing teams, you will turn business challenges and user insights into impactful design solutions. You will leverage experimentation, behavioural analytics, and AI-powered tools to validate ideas and continuously optimise the product experience. Beyond hands‑on design, you will influence design strategy, strengthen design systems, and mentor other designers. This is an opportunity to take a leading role in a fast‑paced, globally distributed environment where creativity, collaboration, and measurable results are equally valued.

Accountabilities:

Growth Design Strategy: Lead and deliver product design initiatives across multiple growth projects, ensuring alignment between user needs, business objectives, and key performance indicators such as activation, engagement, retention, and monetisation.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product managers, software engineers, data analysts, and marketing teams to identify opportunities, define growth hypotheses, and deliver cohesive, high‑quality user experiences.

Design System Development: Collaborate with design system stakeholders to evolve and improve design standards, promoting consistency while addressing specific growth requirements through thoughtful visual design, animations, transitions, and micro‑interactions.

Prototyping and Experimentation: Rapidly create designs and interactive prototypes, test new concepts, and leverage A/B testing frameworks and product analytics to validate hypotheses and optimise user journeys.

User Experience Optimization: Identify friction points, conversion barriers, and usability challenges across the product experience, developing solutions that improve customer journeys and support business growth.

Data‑Driven Design Decisions: Combine qualitative research, quantitative insights, and behavioural analytics to inform design recommendations and measure the impact of implemented solutions.

AI‑Driven Innovation: Explore emerging AI technologies and incorporate AI‑powered capabilities into design workflows and product experiences, improving efficiency and creating new opportunities for user engagement.

Design Leadership and Mentorship: Mentor Product Designers, provide constructive feedback, facilitate design practice sessions, and establish standards that strengthen design quality and team effectiveness.

Strategic Communication: Present design concepts, communicate complex ideas through compelling storytelling, and facilitate discussions that create alignment among stakeholders and cross‑functional teams.

End‑to‑End Design Ownership: Work closely with development teams throughout the entire product lifecycle, from ideation and discovery to implementation and design quality assurance, helping resolve blockers and ensuring successful delivery.

Requirements:

Professional Experience: Between 5 and 7 years of professional Product Design experience, including at least 2 years operating at Staff Product Designer level or in an equivalent senior leadership capacity, with demonstrated experience in growth‑focused design initiatives.

Product Design Expertise: Strong UI, UX, and visual design capabilities, with a proven ability to create intuitive, functional, and engaging digital experiences. Experience with advanced prototyping techniques, including progressive disclosure, is highly valued.

Growth and Experimentation: Deep understanding of growth principles, product metrics, user behaviour analytics, and A/B testing methodologies. Experience with analytics platforms such as Amplitude, Mixpanel, or similar tools is expected.

Portfolio and Measurable Results: A strong portfolio demonstrating successful experimentation and measurable business outcomes, ideally including onboarding experiences, referral or virality features, pricing pages, and subscription models.

Data‑Informed Design: Ability to combine qualitative and quantitative research, experimentation, and product insights to make evidence‑based design decisions and demonstrate measurable impact.

AI and Emerging Technologies: Curiosity about artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, with practical experience using AI tools in design workflows or designing AI‑assisted and AI‑powered product experiences. Portfolio examples demonstrating AI‑related projects or experimentation are highly valued.

Strategic Thinking and Adaptability: Ability to navigate ambiguity, identify opportunities, prioritise effectively, and balance user needs with business objectives while maintaining high design standards and execution speed.

Communication and Facilitation: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build strong relationships, influence stakeholders, facilitate collaboration, and gain alignment through compelling design narratives.

Mentorship and Leadership: Demonstrated experience mentoring Product Designers, sharing knowledge, providing constructive feedback, and supporting the professional development of team members.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work closely with multidisciplinary teams, particularly product and engineering, and contribute throughout the full product development lifecycle.

Execution and Ownership: A proactive, action‑oriented mindset with the ability to independently manage design initiatives, resolve challenges, and ensure smooth implementation through design quality assurance.

Competitive Compensation: Annual gross base salary ranging from $72,000 to $174,900 USD, depending on experience, skills, role requirements, and location.

Localized Compensation: Salary offers are adjusted to the candidate's country and paid in the relevant local currency using market‑aligned conversion rates.

Stock Grant Opportunities: Eligibility for equity grants depending on role, employment status, and location.

Flexible Remote Work: Fully remote working arrangements, with optional access to flexible office memberships through IWG.

Additional Benefits: Access to supplementary perks and benefits based on employment status and country of residence.

Professional Development: Opportunities to work with innovative technologies, AI‑powered design tools, and modern product development practices.

International Collaboration: Work alongside globally distributed product, design, engineering, and business teams.

Career Growth: Opportunity to influence product strategy, lead high‑impact growth initiatives, and contribute to the evolution of design practices.

Inclusive Work Environment: Join an organisation committed to diversity, equal opportunities, accessibility, and employee well‑being.