Lead Product Designer, Dating Outcomes

Lead end-to-end design for Hinge’s core dating experience, translating strategic goals into user flows and high fidelity UI. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define vision and deliver user-centered outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end to end design for the core dating experience, translating strategic goals into intuitive user flows, prototypes, and high fidelity UI that shape how millions of people connect with confidence
• Maintain and elevate a high bar for visual, interaction, and motion design while evolving design systems and anticipating cross surface dependencies to deliver cohesive, scalable experiences at global scale
• Mentor designers, lead critiques, and model strong collaboration to refine design quality, strengthen craft, and foster a culture that consistently strives for best in class outcomes
• Collaborate effectively with Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science, Operations, and Policy to define vision and roadmaps, align stakeholders, present to leadership, and deliver outcomes tied to user and business goals
• Drive experimentation and innovation through prototyping and emerging technologies, applying cultural and technological insights to design emotionally resonant experiences in complex spaces like dating, connection, and trust

Requirements

• 8+ years in product design, including 3+ years leading design for mobile consumer products
• Proven track record of driving end-to-end design across complex, multi-surface experiences in fast-paced environments
• A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional product thinking, craft excellence, and the ability to translate user insights into elegant, impactful solutions
• Expertise in Figma, prototyping, and design systems; ability to work fluently across iOS and Android
• Experience leading design through ambiguity and influencing strategy through storytelling and systems thinking
• Strength in research collaboration, synthesis, and hypothesis-driven iteration
• Skilled in workshop facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive communication
• Deep understanding of accessibility, inclusivity, and ethical design principles

Key Skills

• Expertise in Figma, prototyping, and design systems; ability to work fluently across iOS and Android
• Deep understanding of accessibility, inclusivity, and ethical design principles

Benefits

• 401(k) Matching: We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year
• Professional Growth: Get an annual Learning & Development stipend once you’ve been with us for three months
• Parental Leave & Planning: When you become a new parent, you’re eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents.)
• Fertility Support: You’ll get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, from basic treatments to fertility preservation
• Date Stipend: All Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates– Romantic or otherwise
• ERGs: We have eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)—Asian, Unapologetic, Disability, LGBTQIA+, Raices, Women/Nonbinary, Parents —that hold regular meetings, host events, and provide dedicated support to the organization & its community