# Lead Product Designer

**Company:** [Stellar](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/stellar)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Product Design
**Salary:** $170k – $235k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Product Design, Figma, Framer, Design Systems, User Research, Usability Testing, Ai Design Tools, Visual Design, Interaction Design, Mentoring, Stakeholder Management
**Posted:** 2026-06-30

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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