Lead Product Designer

Circle is seeking a Lead Product Designer to join their Identity Team. This role is a horizontal platform position, responsible for 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 and unify fragmented workflows 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 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 security is not compromised for ease of use.

Responsibilities

• Audit and unify fragmented workflows into a cohesive platform experience.
• Design intuitive systems for Roles, Permissions, and Team Management.
• Design 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; a portfolio demonstrating pixel perfection and "fit and finish."
• 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, present to leadership, and negotiate 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 role.
• Proven ability to design and implement large-scale, complex systems.
• Experience with Figma and other design tools.
• Strong understanding of UX/UI principles and best practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Skills

• Expertise in visual and UI design.
• Experience with component-based design.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to handle complex technical requirements.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment.
• Company values: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence.

Pay

• Base Pay Range: $172,500 - $225,000

Schedule

• Full-time position.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Equal opportunity employer.
• Participation in E-Verify Program.