Staff Product Designer, Growth

About the role

The Staff Product Designer on the Growth team at Linktree will drive product-led growth strategies, focusing on user acquisition, activation, retention, and revenue. They will lead the design direction for experiments, onboarding, conversion, and monetization experiences, influencing product direction, and mentoring other designers.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly design, deliver, and iterate on end-to-end user journeys that drive measurable impact on user acquisition, activation, retention, and revenue.
• Shape and shepherd the design vision and strategy for key growth levers across acquisition, activation, engagement, and monetization.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, data, and marketing to identify high-impact opportunities and shape roadmaps.
• Lead complex projects end-to-end, from identifying insights through to execution and iteration.
• Define and refine how we approach experimentation and measurement from a design perspective.
• Champion design excellence and advocate for our users—balancing experimentation velocity with long-term product quality.
• Mentor and coach other designers on the Growth team, supporting both craft and career development.
• Act as a thought partner to design leadership, contributing to design ops, hiring, and evolving our Growth design culture.

Requirements

8+ years of product design experience, including 2+ years in a senior or staff-level role on a growth or optimization-focused team. Deep understanding of product-led growth mechanics and how to design for conversion, retention, and revenue. Strong experimentation experience, systems thinking, proven leadership, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Exceptional craft, critical thinking, and a strong bias for impact.
• Systems thinker who can zoom in on pixels and zoom out to product vision without skipping a beat.
• Prior management experience, history as a design mentor to Senior-level designers, or an interest in growing into a management role.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to influence without authority and act as a centerpoint to bring cross-functional teams together.
• Confidence in articulating design rationale, strategic thinking, and trade-offs.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package including cash, equity, and benefits. Base salary offered for this role is targeted at $200,000 - $225,000 for roles based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Final offers depend on multiple factors including location, experience, expertise, and role scope, and may vary from the range listed.

Pay

$200,000 - $225,000 for roles based in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Schedule

Flexible work arrangements.

Skills

• Product design experience.
• Deep understanding of product-led growth mechanics.
• Strong experimentation experience.
• Systems thinking.
• Leadership and collaboration skills.
• Communication skills.