Staff Product Designer

About the role

Affinity is a relationship intelligence platform that helps dealmakers find, manage, and close more deals by leveraging the power of their network. We use technology to amplify human relationships by providing data and insights that enable people to connect and take action with confidence. As a Staff Product Designer at Affinity, you'll have the opportunity to set the direction for how we tackle our hardest, most ambiguous product challenges, and to raise the bar for how the whole design team designs for them.

Responsibilities

• Set design direction and craft standards for a broader domain or strategic initiative, not just a single product area, partnering with the Senior Director of Product Design on where design should place its bets over the next several quarters.
• Take on the most ambiguous problems on the roadmap, the ones without a clear research question or product direction yet, and figure out how to approach them.
• Build a clear point of view on how we design for AI-augmented experiences in relationship intelligence, and turn that into frameworks and patterns that other designers can build on.
• Raise the bar for research rigor across the team.
• Pair with PMs and other designers on discovery and synthesis, and help the team build the muscle to be self-sufficient researchers.
• Prototype at a level that removes ambiguity for engineering, using front-end code or AI tools to test ideas fast and communicate intent precisely.
• Earn trust and influence with product and engineering leadership, even without formal authority, so design has a real seat at the table on strategic decisions.

Requirements

10+ years of professional product design experience, with a track record of leading design for complex, data-rich products end-to-end. Proven ability to define and drive design strategy for an ambiguous, multi-quarter initiative, not just execute against a defined brief. Deep experience designing for AI-native or AI-augmented products. A self-sufficient researcher who has also made the people around them better researchers, through mentorship, review, or building shared practices. Real comfort working at the intersection of design and code. You've shipped things using front-end development or AI-assisted or vibe-coding tools, not just prototyped with them. Exceptional visual craft and taste, along with the judgment to know when polish matters most and when speed matters more. Excellent communication skills, especially the ability to build alignment across your build team and with stakeholders on ambiguous, high-stakes decisions.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Business Administration, or related field. Additional relevant experience may substitute for education requirements.

Skills

• Experience with complex, data-rich SaaS products.
• Ability to define and drive design strategy for ambiguous, multi-quarter initiatives.
• Deep experience designing for AI-native or AI-augmented products.
• Self-sufficient researcher who has mentored others to become better researchers.
• Comfort working at the intersection of design and code.
• Experience shipping things using front-end development or AI-assisted or vibe-coding tools.
• Exceptional visual craft and taste.
• Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Health Benefits: We cover your medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums with comprehensive PPO, HDHP and HMO options (in CA), and offer flexible personal & sick days to support your well-being. Retirement Planning: We offer a 401(k) plan to help you plan for your future. Learning & Development: We provide an annual education budget and a comprehensive L&D program. Wellness Support: We reimburse monthly for things like home internet, meals, and wellness memberships/equipment to support your overall health and happiness. Team Connection: Virtual team-building activities and socials to keep our team connected, because building strong relationships is key to success.

Pay

$167,960 to $243,000 USD

Schedule

San Francisco, New York, or US Remote (Affinity is registered to employ in certain U.S. states)