Staff Product Designer

Who you are

• 10+ years of product design experience across web and native applications, with at least 3 years at a senior or staff level
• A portfolio demonstrating systems-level thinking, complex problem-solving, and design leadership across multiple product surfaces
• Deep expertise in building, governing, and scaling design systems used by multiple teams
• Fluency with AI-assisted design tools and workflows as a daily practice, not a side experiment. We expect you to help define AI-first practices for the team
• Ability to influence product and engineering direction through design strategy and evidence
• Strong facilitation, mentorship, and communication skills in a remote-first environment
• Proficiency with Figma and prototyping tools. Familiarity with front-end constraints (HTML/CSS/JS, React component architecture)
• Experience designing for high-security, high-reliability, or compliance-sensitive environments
• Ability to contribute directly to production code (ideally React)
• Experience with infrastructure platforms, enterprise admin consoles, or multi-tenant architectures
• Background modernizing legacy products through systematic design evolution
• Experience establishing accessibility programs (e.g., WCAG 2.1 AA compliance)
• Interest in motion design, data visualization, or complex workflow design
• You've built or operationalized AI-assisted design pipelines for a team

What the job involves

• As a Staff Product Designer, you'll shape how all of that works and feels, not just for one product area, but across the platform
• This is a design leadership role
• You'll set the strategic direction for Dispel's product design, defining the systems, standards, and quality bars that the whole team builds on
• You'll own the design system at an architectural level, lead our most complex design initiatives, and partner with Product and Engineering leadership to make sure design has a seat at the table when we decide what to build and how
• We move fast and expect you to lead from the front
• AI tools should be deeply integrated into your workflow, from generating design explorations and prototyping at speed, to analyzing research and building documentation
• You'll also help define how the broader design team uses AI to multiply their output
• Beyond craft, you'll build the team around you by mentoring senior designers, elevating critique culture, and establishing the practices that let us ship great work consistently
• Set multi-year design direction for Dispel's product platform in partnership with Product and Engineering leadership
• Own the design system at an architectural level: token structures, component governance, theming, and scalability principles across product and brand surfaces
• Establish quality bars, review gates, and acceptance criteria for design work across all product surfaces
• Define design principles, interaction patterns, and documentation standards that guide decisions across teams
• Drive platform-level design initiatives (design system adoption, accessibility compliance, information architecture) from vision through execution
• Evaluate and introduce tooling, AI workflows, and automation that help the design team move faster and deliver more
• Lead design for the most complex, highest-stakes initiatives, those spanning multiple teams, surfaces, or requiring architectural decisions
• Partner with PMs, engineering leads, and architects to translate deep technical constraints (networking, identity, secure access, multi-tenancy) into clear, usable experiences
• Drive end-to-end design for critical workflows across admin, operator, and end-user surfaces
• Coordinate design across squads so integrated features land cohesively
• Contribute to roadmap planning, OKR setting, and investment decisions with a design perspective
• Collaborate with Brand & Web Design to keep product and marketing surfaces visually aligned
• Mentor and coach senior and mid-level designers on craft, systems thinking, and career growth
• Elevate design critique: run structured reviews, model quality feedback, and raise the bar for documentation
• Help build hiring rubrics and interview processes that strengthen the design team
• Influence executive decisions through clear narratives, prototypes, and evidence
• Champion accessibility and inclusive design as organizational priorities
• Represent design in cross-functional leadership forums

Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Retirement: Dispel offers salaries competitive to market rates, and provides a company-matching 401k retirement plan.
• Health Coverage: Stay healthy. We provide comprehensive coverage for health, vision, and dental
• Generous Vacation & Wellness Time: Unlimited PTO. Fresh minds do better work. Go rock climbing, do archery, and go hiking
• Insurance: Dispel provides life, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurance
• Growth: At Dispel, your professional growth is fueled by real ownership, impactful work, and a culture that prioritizes learning, mentorship, and advancement
• Options: We‘re a tech company with a long-term vision. Dispel has an option pool available for employees