Lead Product Designer
Lead Product Designer who sets design vision, contributes high-craft work on key blockchain products, and manages/mentors one designer. Requires 7+ years experience, exceptional visual/interaction skills, design system expertise, and demonstrated use of AI tools.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Set and champion a clear product design vision aligned with company goals and brand values.
- Lead by example as the most senior designer — contributing directly to the most important projects with exceptional visual and interaction craft.
- Manage, mentor, and grow another product designer; provide thoughtful feedback and career development.
- Maintain and scale the design system to ensure consistency and speed across products.
- Leverage AI design and prototyping tools to increase the team’s leverage and the quality and velocity of what you ship.
- Partner closely with Product and Engineering to ship pixel-perfect, user-centered experiences.
- Conduct user research and usability testing to validate decisions, and champion user-centered design across the organization.
First 30 days: Ramp on products, design system, and roadmap; partner with PMs and engineers; start contributing directly to active design work.
Within 90 days: Own the design vision for key product areas, establish how the team works (including AI-assisted workflows), and support the growth of the designer you manage.
Requirements
- 7+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio of shipped, end-to-end work.
- Exceptional visual and interaction design skills and a critical eye for detail.
- Experience managing or mentoring other designers (formal management a plus).
- Demonstrated use of AI tools to accelerate and elevate design work.
- Expert knowledge of modern design tools (Figma, Framer, etc.) and experience building and scaling design systems.
- Strong communication; you can present, influence, and align stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong understanding of user-centered design, with experience in research and usability testing.
Nice-to-Haves
- On-chain / crypto / fintech design experience.
- Built or scaled a design team.
- Prototype with code or AI tools (Framer, v0, and similar).
- Founder or 0→1 experience.
Compensation
- Base salary range: $170,000 - $235,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
- Lumen-denominated grants.
- USA Benefits/Perks: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage (most plans 100% covered); Flexible time off + 15 company holidays; Generous paid parental leave; Gym reimbursement; Life & ADD insurance; Short & Long term disability; 401K with 4% match; FSA and HSA accounts; Commuter benefits; Family building benefits; Wellbeing benefits; L&D budget; Daily lunch/snacks in office; Company retreats.
Skills
Product Design, Figma, Framer, Design Systems, User Research, Usability Testing, Ai Design Tools, Visual Design, Interaction Design, Mentoring, Stakeholder Management
Similar jobs
Product Design jobs
Applied Intuition
Sunnyvale, CA
Design and scale platform-level systems that create consistent experiences across complex products, platforms, and interaction models. The role requires 6+ years of product, UX, or design systems experience, strong accessibility and systems thinking, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering or design.
Camber
New York, NY
Design data-intensive healthcare products by understanding complex workflows, using quantitative and qualitative insights, and turning ambiguity into intuitive experiences. The role requires 5+ years of product design experience, strong data fluency, systems thinking, and customer empathy.
Applied Intuition
Sunnyvale, CA
Own end-to-end product design for Defense products spanning real-time operator interfaces and enterprise autonomy platforms. The role requires 8+ years of product design experience, strong research and systems-design judgment, engineer collaboration, and U.S. citizenship with eligibility for a security clearance.
Mirage
New York, NY
The Senior Product Designer will shape AI-native video creation products, owning complex initiatives from problem framing through launch. The role requires 6+ years of product design experience, strong design-system expertise, high-fidelity prototyping, research skills, and effective collaboration with product, engineering, and executive teams.
Gusto
Denver, CODesigns and evolves Gusto’s Workbench product design system, including components, tokens, documentation, and AI-assisted tooling. The role requires extensive product design and design-systems experience, strong technical collaboration, Figma expertise, and fluency with AI workflows.