Staff Product Designer | Web3

Lead design initiatives for core decentralized services and collaborate with engineering teams to create intuitive user experiences. Advocate for a flexible design system while mentoring other designers on the unique challenges of decentralized design.

Responsibilities

• Lead Web3 Design Initiatives: Define, own, and deliver the end-to-end design for core decentralized services, DApps, and protocols.
• Collaborate Across the Chain: Work tightly with our engineering and protocol teams to understand the technical constraints and opportunities of various blockchains (e.g., Ethereum, Solana, Layer 2s).
• Advocate for Decentralized Design Systems: Champion a design system that is flexible enough for rapid Web3 innovation yet robust enough to handle high-security interfaces like wallets and staking mechanisms.
• Prototype with Precision & Speed: Rapidly design, prototype, and test new features, focusing heavily on reducing friction in Web3 flows (wallet connection, transaction signing, gas fees, seed phrase security).
• Mentor and Grow the Guild: Mentor Product Designers on the unique challenges of designing for decentralization, including education, security, and the psychological impact of self-custody.
• Make it feel native: Crypto and FIAT currency go hand in hand in Deel.
• Drive Clarity from Cryptic Complexity: Navigate the deep technical waters of Web3 to distill complex cryptographic concepts, into crystal-clear user narratives and interfaces.
• Outstanding Communication and Community Facilitation: Bring people together - from anonymous users to core developers - through inspiring design and clear narratives.

Requirements

• Deep Passion for Decentralization: A genuine, deep-seated passion for Web3, and the ethos of true digital ownership.
• Extensive Design Experience: A minimum of 7-9 years as a Product Designer, with at least 2 years leading holistic design as a Staff Product Designer (or equivalent title).
• Data-Informed Design in an Anonymous World: Your design work is rooted in experimentation and evidence, utilizing qualitative data, protocol analytics, and on-chain metrics to back your decisions.
• Comfortable with High-Stakes Ambiguity: Able to drive clarity and high-quality solutions in a Web3 ecosystem that changes daily.
• Balances User Ownership and Protocol Requirements: Equally focused on empowering the user with true ownership (UX) and ensuring the integrity and security of the underlying protocol (Business/Technical needs).
• Strong Communicator and Educator: An outstanding communicator capable of translating complex blockchain mechanics for a mainstream audience.
• Mentorship Experience: Proven track record of mentoring designers, helping them navigate the unique security and usability challenges of decentralized design.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Experienced working in an 'embedded' fashion with blockchain engineers and smart contract developers.

Key Skills

• Deep passion for decentralization
• Extensive design experience
• Data-informed design
• Comfortable with high-stakes ambiguity
• Strong communicator and educator
• Mentorship experience
• Cross-functional collaboration

Benefits

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access