Lead Product Designer

Mangomint

13d•Remote

About The Position

As a Lead Product Designer at Mangomint, you will act as a senior design partner to Product and Engineering, co-owning complex initiatives from early discovery through delivery and iteration. This role operates with a high level of autonomy and is accountable for shaping product direction, defining problems, and making meaningful experience and product decisions in close partnership with engineers and product managers. This is not purely a production role. We are looking for a senior design leader who brings strong product judgment, big-picture and systems thinking, and exceptional attention to detail. You will be responsible for both the long-term experience vision and the day-to-day excellence of UI, interactions, as well as in-product language. You will also play a critical role in building and evolving Mangomint’s design system and ensuring our product remains consistent, scalable, and high-quality.

Requirements

Extensive experience with Figma and a strong portfolio showcasing relevant skills and experience
Expertise in product design, UI, and UX, with deep knowledge of design principles
Ego-free with a positive, adaptable, and flexible attitude
Strong time management, communication skills, and openness to feedback
Front-end literacy (HTML/CSS concepts, responsive behavior, and component-based development) to effectively collaborate with engineering
Empathy and ability to understand on user’s needs and emotions
A love for all things design and drive to make an impact
Desire to stay up to date with ever changing design trends, tools, and technologies

Responsibilities

Contribute to product strategy, priorities, and scope through design and user experience perspective
Act as a senior design partner in product decision-making, balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints
Independently identify, frame, and validate problems in ambiguous or loosely defined spaces
Design and deliver high-fidelity UI design and visual craft, with expertise in layout, hierarchy, spacing, typography, and accessibility considerations
Write and refine UI/UX copy and microcopy to improve clarity, usability, trust, and product-led growth outcomes
Own and evolve Mangomint’s design system, including components, patterns, documentation, and governance in close partnership with engineering
Participate in and help facilitate design reviews and cross-functional discussions, clearly communicating rationale and tradeoffs
Maintain exceptional attention to detail across interactions, visual polish, UI states, edge cases, and production readiness
Proactively identify experience gaps, usability issues, and new product opportunities and bring forward recommendations
Information architecture and content structure for complex products
Rapid prototyping (Figma prototypes and/or interactive prototypes for concept validation)