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Staff Product Designer

Gusto 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America

$146,000 - $222,000 Full-time Senior

Own product design from problem framing through launch, creating high-craft, accessible experiences and defining new patterns in financial and HR products. Partner with product and engineering, use customer insight and AI tools to guide decisions, and design trustworthy AI experiences that handle uncertainty, errors, and human handoffs appropriately.

Responsibilities

  • Own product design from problem framing through launch, creating high-craft, accessible experiences and defining new patterns in financial and HR products. Partner with product and engineering, use customer insight and AI tools to guide decisions, and design trustworthy AI experiences that handle uncertainty, errors, and human handoffs appropriately.

Requirements

  • Requires 6+ years of product design experience shipping end-to-end work, ideally in B2B SaaS, fintech, or another high-trust domain, along with strong web craft and experience designing AI-enabled or conversational products for real users. Candidates should be comfortable with ambiguity and 0-to-1 work, contribute to design systems, exercise sound judgment over AI outputs, and collaborate effectively across disciplines.

Benefits

  • Competitive Base Pay
  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Equity (RSUs)

Key Skills

Product design UI/UX design Design systems Prototyping Figma Sketch User research AI‑enabled product design Conversational UI design Accessibility design B2B SaaS experience Fintech domain knowledge High‑craft visual design Collaboration with product and engineering Stakeholder communication Agile methodology User testing Wireframing High‑fidelity mockups Design thinking Problem framing Rapid iteration Decision making based on customer insight Mentoring junior designers Cross‑functional teamwork

About Gusto

Gusto has been growing the small business economy with technology and heart for more than a decade. Launched in 2012 as ZenPayroll, today Gusto serves more than 500,000 businesses nationwide. Each year we process tens of billions of dollars of payroll and provide employee benefits—like health insurance and 401(k) accounts—while helping companies create incredible work places. Through one refreshingly easy, integrated platform, we automate and simplify your payroll, benefits, and HR, all while providing expert support. You and your employees will get the peace of mind you need to do your best work. We offer: ▪️ Automated Tax Filing ▪️ Comprehensive HR & Benefits ▪️ Contractor Support ▪️ Integrations & Employee Self-Service ▪️ And so much more We started Gusto with a simple belief: small businesses are the backbone of the American economy. And they deserve a partner that is committed to making their life better.

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