Lead Product Designer

Summary

Join Glassdoor as a Lead Product Designer and play a crucial role in empowering job seekers. You will lead the design of engaging experiences to grow the platform's reach, collaborating with various teams. This position requires a strategic mindset, strong communication skills, and expertise in UX/UI design. You will manage design planning, create high-fidelity designs, and ensure accessibility. Glassdoor offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in UX, product design, or a related field, with a strong portfolio showcasing user-centered solutions
• Experience in growth-oriented optimizations, e.g. tutorials and onboarding screens. Skilled in driving incremental improvements and leveraging copy and value propositions for impact
• Expertise in Figma and a deep understanding of UI, interaction design, and design systems
• A strategic mindset, balancing big-picture thinking with attention to execution
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate inclusively with cross-functional partners
• Comfort with wrangling complexity, working through ambiguity as a team, and sharing low-fi visuals to bring clarity to conversations
• A passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring accessibility in every design decision
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively
• A curiosity-driven approach—always learning, iterating, and striving for excellence

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of user-friendly, engaging experiences that align with Glassdoor’s vision and growth strategy
• Work closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and fellow designers to bring ideas to life
• Communicate high-level design strategies and advocate for user needs within and beyond your team
• Manage design planning, maintain a Jira board, and ensure seamless execution across projects
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs in Figma, refining flows and interactions with precision
• Prioritize legibility, comprehension, and inclusion in every aspect of design
• Validate concepts, iterate on solutions, and ensure technical feasibility for a smooth implementation

Benefits

• Base Salary Range*: $110,000 - $145,000
• Annual Bonus Target**: 10%
• Generous Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
• 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, select well-being programs, along with 80% employer-paid premiums for all dependents
• Generous paid time off programs for birthing and non-birthing parents are provided, along with paid injury/illness leave and paid family emergency leave
• Open Paid Time Off policy, in addition to 15-20 paid company holidays/year
• 401(k) plan with a company match up to $5,000 per year, subsidized fertility and family planning services, and discounted legal assistance services
• Flexible hours and a where-to-work policy
• Remote-first company; employees can live anywhere Glassdoor is a registered company
• Work Away for up to a total of 30 (thirty) working days in a calendar year without permanent relocation and compensation change (employees authorized to work in their current location)
• Work Away for up to a total of 20 (twenty) working days in a calendar year without permanent relocation and compensation change (employees on visas)