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The Gusto Pro team focuses on supporting accountants who rely on Gusto to serve their small business clients with payroll, taxes, hiring, and more. Our mission is to help accountants provide excellent support and strategic guidance, while enabling the success and growth of their firms.
About the Role
As a Senior Staff Product Designer on the Gusto Pro team, you will lead the design direction for a product area within Gusto Pro. You’ll be involved across the product lifecycle—from research and vision-setting to iteration and launch. As part of a cross-functional leadership team, you will play a key role in shaping strategy and ensuring high-quality user experiences.
Responsibilities
- Define a long-term UX vision for your product area in alignment with Gusto Pro’s broader goals.
- Co-lead the definition of product strategy, roadmap, OKRs, and project direction.
- Collaborate with partners in UX Research, Data Science, and Customer Support to understand customer problems and identify opportunities.
- Deliver both new and iterative projects that provide value to customers.
- Contribute to Gusto’s design leadership community by sharing expertise.
- Champion the design system and platform standards, contributing to their evolution.
Requirements
- 8+ years of product design experience, ideally in B2B SaaS. Experience in accounting-related domains (finance, payroll, benefits) is a plus.
- Experience leading design direction at the product or group level, with examples of building alignment and setting strategy.
- Ability to design approachable, guiding experiences in complex domains.
- Strong product acumen and ability to influence business and product strategy.
- Demonstrated ability to balance design quality with iterative shipping to deliver customer value.
- Interest in or experience with AI-driven product design.
Compensation & Benefits
- Cash compensation range:
- Denver & most remote U.S. locations: $146,000 – $183,000/year
- San Francisco, Seattle & New York: $177,000 – $222,000/year
- Final offer depends on experience and qualifications.
- Equity-based compensation (ownership in Gusto).
- Competitive benefits package, details available on Gusto’s [Total Rewards Approach page].
Equal Opportunity
Gusto is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other protected status under applicable law.
How to Apply
Submit your application through the Gusto Careers page. Selected candidates will be contacted with details about the next steps in the process.
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