Job Description
- Report to the VP of Design
- Own the end-to-end design process for new product features from early concept through to shipped, collaborating closely with product and engineering throughout
- Leverage AI tools throughout your process (we use Cursor and Claude Code to accelerate design iterations and rely on working prototypes to test ideas before shipping)
- Communicate and rationalize design decisions to internal and external stakeholders, keeping users' needs centered throughout
- Own our qualitative research practice and work directly with users to turn insights into product direction
- Shape short- and long-term product planning as the design voice, partnering with product and engineering from discovery through delivery
Requirements
- A track record of shipping product at a high-growth startup; you know what it takes to get things over the line
- A genuine fascination with users and a talent for translating messy research into clear product direction
- Able to reduce complex problems to the right balance of flexibility, power, and ease of use
- AI-first in how you work, with a clear-eyed view of where they add value
- An excellent communicator who can manage up and collaborate across functions, making the case for good design without needing to fight for it
- A self-starter who thrives in a hands-off management environment, takes ownership with a 'roll up your sleeves mentality', is comfortable with ambiguity, and drives work forward with minimal oversight
- We're a startup so we're not just looking for someone to run a playbook. We want you to help build it.
- Passion for what we're building here at Ethena and a strong alignment with our core values (which includes an impeccable sense of humor)
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
