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GustoSenior Staff Product Designer, Finance
Gusto operates a platform providing payroll, health insurance, 401(k), and HR administration services to support hundreds of thousands of small businesses nationwide. The company maintains physical…
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Gusto operates a platform providing payroll, health insurance, 401(k), and HR administration services to support hundreds of thousands of small businesses nationwide. The company maintains physical offices in San Francisco, Denver, and New York. Gusto is currently seeking a Senior Staff Product Designer for the Finance division to establish the user experience vision and strategy across four interconnected product spaces: Consumer Money, Business Money, Payments, and Risk. This position functions…
Job Description
Gusto operates a platform providing payroll, health insurance, 401(k), and HR administration services to support hundreds of thousands of small businesses nationwide. The company maintains physical offices in San Francisco, Denver, and New York.
Gusto is currently seeking a Senior Staff Product Designer for the Finance division to establish the user experience vision and strategy across four interconnected product spaces: Consumer Money, Business Money, Payments, and Risk. This position functions at a senior staff level and operates within a hybrid work model, requiring on-site presence in the San Francisco office approximately two to three days each week.
This opportunity is suited for a design professional who possesses extensive experience shaping high-trust financial systems and integrating artificial intelligence into design workflows. The person in this role will act as an individual contributor on top-priority initiatives, partner closely with product directors and engineering leaders, mentor fellow designers, and define how artificial intelligence-first financial user experiences are built.
- Create overarching user experience strategies across money and risk product lines
- Engage in hands-on design tasks for critical projects
- Contribute scalable platform patterns to the organization
Responsibilities
- Formulate the user experience vision and strategy across the money and risk teams
- Identify and pursue high-impact design opportunities that span multiple pods
- Collaborate with product directors and engineering leaders to influence product strategy and team objectives
- Establish AI-first financial user experience patterns for handling uncertainty, errors, and user agency
- Direct how customer insights are gathered and shared across multiple teams
- Provide coaching, critique, and mentorship to develop other designers
- Contribute and evolve platform patterns and design system standards
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of product design experience
- Track record of guiding design direction across multiple teams, pods, or product domains
- Experience designing for high-trust, high-stakes environments where clarity is critical
- Ability to stay hands-on with prototyping, iteration, and shipping alongside strategic work
- Experience advancing service models and experience architectures spanning multiple teams
- Active use of artificial intelligence in design practice with the ability to direct others
Qualifications
- Background in fintech or financial services
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive base pay
- Equity in the form of restricted stock units
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the employment type for this position?
The posting specifies that this is a full-time position.
Is this a remote or hybrid role?
This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, where employees are expected to work from the office approximately two to three days per week.
What salary is offered for this role?
The posting does not specify a salary for the San Francisco location, noting only that offer amounts depend on role, level, and location.
How many years of experience are required?
Candidates must have 10 or more years of product design experience.
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