Staff Product Designer, Link

Stripe; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Staff Product Designer for Link in NYC to shape the visual identity of emerging consumer products. You will define the look and feel across mobile and web, guiding exploration from concept to launch in a highly ambigious environment.

You will develop cohesive visual systems, collaborate with brand designers, and influence product strategy through rapid prototyping and strong design storytelling.

Qualifications

• 8 or more years of product design experience with a strong foundation in visual and mobile design.
• A portfolio showcasing 0-1 work and products from concept to launch, where you defined the visual language.
• Proven ability to create cohesive, unique visual systems for new products from the ground up.
• Extensive knowledge of visual design, interaction design, and prototyping.
• Experience in highly ambiguous environments where you defined the problem before solving it.

Responsibilities

• Establish the visual design direction for new Link products on mobile and web.
• Guide design exploration for early-stage opportunities from initial concept to release.
• Develop new visual languages, component patterns, and design systems for emerging products.
• Collaborate with brand designers to evolve Link's visual identity into new product categories.
• Influence early product strategy through design exploration and rapid prototyping.
• Present Link's design vision in senior reviews and set the creative standard for new product areas.

Skills

Visual design

Interaction design

Prototyping

Job description

Staff Product Designer, Link at Stripe

About the role This role involves shaping the visual identity of Link, a consumer network for future commerce. You will define the look and feel of new products and expand Link's presence across various platforms. This position is ideal for a designer who thrives in ambiguous, early-stage development.

Key facts

Location: NYC Engagement: Full-time Team: Link

What you'll do

• Establish the visual design direction for new Link products on mobile and web.
• Guide design exploration for early-stage opportunities from initial concept to release.
• Develop new visual languages, component patterns, and design systems for emerging products.
• Collaborate with brand designers to evolve Link's visual identity into new product categories.
• Influence early product strategy through design exploration and rapid prototyping.
• Present Link's design vision in senior reviews and set the creative standard for new product areas.

Requirements

• 8 or more years of product design experience with a strong foundation in visual and mobile design.
• A portfolio showcasing 0-1 work and products taken from concept to launch, where you defined the visual language.
• Proven ability to create cohesive, unique visual systems for new products from the ground up.
• Extensive knowledge of visual design, interaction design, and prototyping.
• Experience in highly ambiguous environments where you defined the problem before solving it.

Nice to have

• Capability to design and prototype using code.
• Strong independence and ability to advocate for a broader design vision with various stakeholders.
• Skill in simplifying complex problems to achieve the right balance of flexibility, power, and ease of use.
• Proficiency in explaining your work, process, and decisions to cross‑functional stakeholders, and a desire for feedback.

Skills & tools

• Visual design
• Interaction design
• Prototyping

Practical notes

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform. The Link team is building the infrastructure for a world where AI agents transact on your behalf, stablecoins go mainstream, and identity dictates how money moves.