Staff Product Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define the long-term design strategy for Dispel's product platform in collaboration with Product and Engineering leadership.

• Oversee the design system at an architectural level, focusing on token structures, component governance, theming, and scalability principles.

• Set quality standards, review checkpoints, acceptance criteria, design principles, interaction patterns, and documentation guidelines.

• Lead platform-wide design projects such as design system implementation, accessibility adherence, and information architecture from concept to execution.

• Assess and integrate tools, AI workflows, and automation to enhance the productivity of the design team.

• Direct design efforts for complex, high-stakes projects that involve multiple teams and platforms.

• Convert technical limitations related to networking, identity, secure access, and multi-tenancy into user-friendly experiences.

• Manage end-to-end design for essential admin, operator, and end-user workflows.

• Facilitate design coordination across teams and contribute to roadmap planning, OKR formulation, and investment choices.

• Work alongside Brand & Web Design to ensure alignment between product and marketing interfaces.

• Provide mentorship and guidance to senior and mid-level designers.

• Enhance design critique, documentation standards, hiring criteria, and interview methodologies.

• Affect executive decisions through storytelling, prototypes, and data-driven insights.

• Advocate for accessibility and inclusive design practices.

• Represent the design function in cross-functional leadership discussions.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product design for web and native applications.

• Minimum of 3 years in a senior or staff-level role.

• Portfolio showcasing systems-level thinking, intricate problem-solving, and design leadership across various product surfaces.

• Extensive expertise in building, governing, and scaling design systems utilized by multiple teams.

• Proficient with AI-assisted design tools and workflows as a routine practice.

• Capability to shape product and engineering directions through strategic design and supporting evidence.

• Excellent facilitation, mentorship, and communication skills in a remote-first setting.

• Skilled in Figma and prototyping tools.

• Familiar with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React component architecture.

• Experience in designing for environments requiring high security, reliability, or compliance.

• Ability to directly contribute to production code, preferably in React.

• Background in infrastructure platforms, enterprise admin consoles, or multi-tenant architectures.

• Experience modernizing legacy products through systematic design improvements.

• Knowledge in establishing accessibility programs, such as WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.

• Interest in motion design, data visualization, or complex workflow design.

• Experience in building or operationalizing AI-assisted design pipelines for a team.

🏝️ Benefits

• Salary range of $150,000-160,000.

• 401(k) with company match.

• Unlimited paid time off.

• Parental leave.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Eligible for performance bonuses and equity.

• Opportunity for remote work.