Design Director, Core Experience

About the role

The Core Experience design team at Block shapes the future of Cash App by defining fundamental flows, frameworks, and surfaces that tens of millions of customers rely on every day. As the Design Lead for Core Experience, you will report to Cam Worboys (Head of Product Design, Cash App and Afterpay) and lead a team of 10+ designers.

Responsibilities

• Define and uphold craft excellence for Core Experience — staying close to the details, leading critique, and ensuring every shipped experience meets the highest quality bar
• Drive long-term vision, strategy, and roadmaps in partnership with senior product and engineering leadership
• Lead and grow your team — mentoring designers, fostering accountability, and developing people across career stages and disciplines
• Get hands-on with the most complex, ambiguous design challenges while empowering your team to deliver exceptional work independently
• Build trusted partnerships with senior cross-functional peers, championing Design as a critical driver of business strategy
• Attract, develop, and retain strong design talent

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in product design with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional craft, taste, and ability to make complex systems feel simple
• Track record leading design teams, including experience as a player-coach — directing strategy while personally driving critical projects
• Demonstrated ability to craft long-term vision and customer-focused strategies for products at scale
• Deep expertise in designing consumer financial products or similarly complex, trust-dependent systems
• Outstanding partnership and communication skills that inspire alignment across senior leadership, product, engineering, and research

Qualifications

• Portfolio Please submit a link to your portfolio as part of your application. Be sure to include the password, if necessary.

Skills

• Exceptional craft and taste in product design
• Ability to define and execute long-term vision for complex systems
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills
• Experience in consumer financial products or similar trust-dependent systems
• Excellent communication and partnership skills

Benefits

• Privacy Policy

Pay

Starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Zones A-D ranges are $304,500—$456,700 USD.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role, combining remote and in-office work.