Senior Product Design Manager, Payroll

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GustoPayroll software

Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid; Toronto, Ontario - RemoteFull-TimeManager

Salary172,000 - 237,000 USD per year

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Experience: 8–10+ years of product design experience, with at least 3 years leading and managing design teams.
Required Skills: Product designCross-functional collaboration

Have 8–10+ years of product design experience.
Have at least 3 years leading and managing design teams.
Have experience designing in complex domains such as financial products, healthcare, or similarly regulated environments.
Have experience setting UX direction across multiple teams and influencing product strategy.
Demonstrate the ability to align cross-functional partners and represent design in high-stakes strategic conversations.
Bring deep systems thinking and a track record of simplifying interconnected, complex workflows.
Have clear, direct communication and storytelling skills to explain design decisions and influence partners at all levels.
Ideally, have experience assessing AI-generated design directions and improving the quality of AI outputs.
Ideally, have led AI- or automation-centered product initiatives, including handling uncertainty and errors while preserving user agency.
Ideally, have led a team through an AI workflow transition and established new norms and standards.

Lead end-to-end design for Payroll experiences that help small businesses pay their teams correctly, on time, and with confidence.
Define and communicate the long-term UX vision for Payroll, and rally multiple teams around it.
Partner with Product, Engineering, Data, Ops, and others to set strategy and roadmaps.
Lead AI and automation initiatives that simplify payroll and reduce manual work without compromising accuracy or trust.
Collaborate with Research and Data to identify customer insights and translate them into UX priorities.
Influence product and technical roadmaps by advocating for design quality, customer needs, and long-term system health.
Set quality and judgment standards for design work, including AI-assisted design.
Define and scale shared patterns, principles, and standards for quality, consistency, and velocity.
Manage, mentor, and grow a team of designers, providing direction and hands-on support.
Champion Payroll’s integration across Benefits, Time & Attendance, and third-party tools.

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