Lead Product Designer

Circle

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Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$172,500–$225,000 / yr
Posted
40 days ago
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This role $199k
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This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$231,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $199k versus about $204k for comparable roles.

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About Circle

Circle is a global financial technology firm and the principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), a leading stablecoin, providing cross-border payments and digital currency infrastructure for businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Currency

Circle currently has 25 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $183,750–$230,833 across 24 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Product Designer

The Lead Product Designer will join the design team to shape high-quality customer experiences across currency, treasury, and payments products. This role involves owning end-to-end design for complex product areas, from initial problem definition and exploration through launch and iteration. You will partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Research teams to identify customer needs, define opportunities, and deliver scalable solutions. Key responsibilities include using qualitative research and quantitative data to influence cross-functional decisions, identifying patterns to strengthen the design system, and coaching other designers. The role requires expertise in product thinking, systems thinking, and designing sophisticated workflows for interconnected products. You will solve complex problems within the domain of digital assets, payments, and blockchain-enabled products in a regulated financial environment.

What you'll do

  • Own end-to-end product design for complex customer journeys from problem definition through launch and iteration.
  • Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and workflows across payments, treasury, and digital assets.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering to define, scope, and prioritize high-impact business problems.
  • Use qualitative research and quantitative data to shape design direction and influence cross-functional decisions.
  • Lead alignment on complex design problems by communicating rationale, trade-offs, and recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Identify patterns across product areas to create cohesive experiences and strengthen the design system.
  • Elevate design quality by providing critique and coaching other designers through complex work.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience in product, UX, or interaction design, including ownership of complex end-to-end digital product experiences.
  • A strong portfolio demonstrating product thinking, craft, and measurable impact across complex customer problems.
  • Experience designing sophisticated workflows or platforms with interconnected products, systems, or user journeys.
  • Strong systems thinking to balance customer needs, business objectives, technical constraints, and long-term scalability.
  • Experience partnering closely with Product Management and Engineering to influence product strategy, priorities, and execution.
  • Ability to use research, data, and customer insights to make informed design decisions and build alignment with stakeholders.
  • Experience contributing to or scaling design systems, design operations, or shared product experience standards (preferred).
  • Experience designing products in fintech, payments, financial services, crypto, blockchain, or other complex regulated environments (preferred).

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