Lead Product Designer

Circle is seeking a Lead Product Designer to join our Identity Team. This role is part of a horizontal platform team, focusing on designing foundational systems like Authentication, Roles & Permissions, and Billing that all other product teams at Circle will rely on.

About the role

• Transforming Chaos into Order: Circle is evolving from a startup to a mature tech organization. The Lead Product Designer will audit existing workflows and unify them into a cohesive platform experience.
• Unified Identity: Designing how users interact with Roles, Permissions, and Team Management, ensuring these complex systems are intuitive for both admins and end-users.
• Centralized Billing Infrastructure: Designing a scalable billing and subscription system that integrates seamlessly across different parts of the Circle ecosystem.
• Security meets UX: Tackling high-stakes flows such as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Single Sign-On (SSO) setup, and account recovery, ensuring robust security without compromising usability.

Responsibilities

• Audit and unify fragmented workflows into a cohesive platform experience.
• Design intuitive systems for Roles, Permissions, and Team Management.
• Develop a scalable billing and subscription experience.
• Tackle high-stakes flows like MFA, SSO setup, and account recovery, ensuring security and usability.

Requirements

• Platform & Systems Experience: Proven track record working on platform teams, internal tools, or design systems.
• Exceptional UI & Visual Design Skills: Mastery of typography, color, layout, and hierarchy; attention to detail and pixel perfection.
• Complexity Wrangling: Comfortable with technical complexity; able to transform messy requirements into clean, logical UI.
• Component-Based Thinking: Expertise in Figma; building scalable components using auto-layout, variables, and variants.
• Strategic Communication: Ability to articulate design decisions and present to leadership; skilled in negotiating with engineering partners.
• Empathy for Internal & External Users: Understanding the needs of both internal developers/designers and external customers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in product design, preferably in a platform or systems context.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a deep understanding of UI/UX principles and the ability to translate complex systems into accessible designs.
• Experience with Figma or similar design tools.
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including engineers, product managers, and stakeholders.

Skills

• Expertise in typography, color theory, and layout.
• Experience with auto-layout, variables, and variants in Figma.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to handle complex technical requirements.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Understanding of user-centered design principles and the ability to empathize with both internal and external users.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary ranging from $172,500 to $225,000, depending on experience and qualifications.
• Flexible work environment with a focus on high integrity, future-forward thinking, multistakeholder collaboration, mindfulness, and excellence.
• Equal opportunity employer.
• Participation in the E-Verify program in certain locations.

Pay

• Base Pay Range: $172,500 - $225,000

Schedule

• Full-time position.