Senior Staff Product Designer, Discovery Experience

Define the vision for search and discovery experiences at Faire, leading end-to-end design from discovery to execution. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to explore new paradigms and push the design system forward.

Responsibilities

• Define the vision for how users search and discover across Faire’s ecosystem — from the foundational architecture to the emotional details.
• Lead end-to-end design: from deep discovery and rapid prototyping through polished execution and production.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and data teams to explore new paradigms — including AI-assisted search, personalization, and new interfaces.
• Tell powerful stories that connect design vision to tangible business and customer impact, inspiring alignment across teams and leadership.
• Push Faire’s design system forward through the lens of your work — evolving patterns, motion, and visual language that scale across the platform.
• Prototype fearlessly using modern tools to explore new ideas, test assumptions, and accelerate innovation.
• Mentor and elevate other designers — sharing your craft, process, and storytelling approach to raise the bar across the org.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience designing complex, high-impact digital products.
• Deep expertise in interaction design, visual craft, and systems thinking.
• Proven ability to lead with vision — influencing strategy and aligning cross-functional partners through compelling storytelling.
• Strong ability to connect design direction to business and customer outcomes.
• Comfort exploring and experimenting with new tools and workflows for rapid prototyping and AI-integrated design.
• A portfolio that demonstrates visionary product thinking, strong craft, and clear communication of impact.
• Experience contributing to and evolving large-scale design systems.
• A passion for collaboration, mentoring, and driving a culture of excellence in design.

Key Skills

• Interaction design
• Visual craft
• Systems thinking
• Rapid prototyping
• AI-integrated design
• Design systems
• Collaboration
• Mentoring

Benefits

• Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 2 days per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Flexible work environment
• Equity and benefits
• Opportunity to work with a growing community of small business owners
• Opportunity to work with international teams and potential travel to Mountain View HQ