Staff Product Designer

About the role

We're looking for a Staff Product Designer/Builder who combines design craft with product leadership. You'll define UX/UI strategy and lead product direction for an important part of Pantheon's product roadmap, working as a true product partner. This is a rare hybrid role: you'll design, build, lead, and drive product strategy from day one.

Responsibilities

• Define UX/UI strategy and lead product direction for an important part of Pantheon's product roadmap
• Work as a true product partner, designing, building, leading, and driving product strategy from day one
• Use AI tools to accelerate design workflows and increase velocity
• Design, build, and implement products that incorporate AI capabilities and intelligent features
• Define the vision for product design within a software organization
• Oversee the evolution of design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across all products and platforms
• Conduct research to inform long-term product strategy and identify new software opportunities
• Drive organizational change and process improvements to enhance design maturity
• Evaluate the impact of design solutions on user outcomes
• Mentor designers and provide strategic input to product and engineering leadership
• Articulate product strategy, design strategy, vision, and outcomes to senior leadership, product teams, and stakeholders

Requirements

• Proficiency using AI tools to accelerate design workflows and increase velocity
• Strong hands-on product design skills with the ability to take products from concept through high-fidelity designs and implementation
• Demonstrated experience designing products that incorporate AI capabilities and intelligent features
• Expertise in defining the vision for product design within a software organization
• Deep expertise in conducting research to inform long-term product strategy and identify new software opportunities
• Expertise in using success metrics to evaluate the impact of design solutions on user outcomes
• Ability to drive organizational change and process improvements to enhance design maturity
• Ability to articulate product strategy, design strategy, vision, and outcomes to senior leadership, product teams, and stakeholders
• Willingness to represent the company's design and product expertise at industry events and conferences

Qualifications

• Track record of using AI tools (e.g., Claude, Figma AI, generative design tools, LLM-assisted workflows) to accelerate building
• Experience in product and product design leadership, with a proven track record of defining and implementing successful UX strategies for SaaS products
• Familiarity with Claude Design and Claude code
• A strong desire to make an impact
• Experience codifying ambiguous problems and prioritizing how to build momentum in solving them
• Experience in new product development, including 0→1 product launches
• Proven track record of shaping the product vision for a product and influencing overall product strategy
• Experience in user/customer research (execution, synthesis, insight identification)
• Proven track record of mentoring designers and fostering a design-driven culture
• Ability to effectively communicate with executives, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
• Experience contributing to the broader design community through publications, presentations, or thought leadership

Skills

• Proficiency using AI tools to accelerate design workflows and increase velocity
• Strong hands-on product design skills with the ability to take products from concept through high-fidelity designs and implementation
• Demonstrated experience designing products that incorporate AI capabilities and intelligent features
• Expertise in defining the vision for product design within a software organization
• Deep expertise in conducting research to inform long-term product strategy and identify new software opportunities
• Expertise in using success metrics to evaluate the impact of design solutions on user outcomes
• Ability to drive organizational change and process improvements to enhance design maturity
• Ability to articulate product strategy, design strategy, vision, and outcomes to senior leadership, product teams, and stakeholders
• Willingness to represent the company's design and product expertise at industry events and conferences
• Track record of using AI tools (e.g., Claude, Figma AI, generative design tools, LLM-assisted workflows) to accelerate building
• Experience in product and product design leadership, with a proven track record of defining and implementing successful UX strategies for SaaS products
• Familiarity with Claude Design and Claude code
• A strong desire to make an impact
• Experience codifying ambiguous problems and prioritizing how to build momentum in solving them
• Experience in new product development, including 0→1 product launches
• Proven track record of shaping the product vision for a product and influencing overall product strategy
• Experience in user/customer research (execution, synthesis, insight identification)
• Proven track record of mentoring designers and fostering a design-driven culture
• Ability to effectively communicate with executives, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
• Experience contributing to the broader design community through publications, presentations, or thought leadership

Benefits

• Industry competitive compensation and equity plan
• Flexible time off, sick days, and 13 paid holidays
• Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision
• Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
• In-office workspace (San Francisco & Chicago)
• Monthly allowance for wellness, reading and access to LinkedIn Learning for continued development
• Events and activities both team-based and company wide that inspire, educate and cultivate

Pay

The US base salary range for this position in the United States is $129,000 - $180,250 USD per year.

Schedule

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