Staff Product Designer

Ghost•Los Angeles, CA

5h•$180,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Staff Product Designer to help define the vision and experience of our AI-powered distribution platform connecting global supply and demand. You’ll join a scrappy, high-ownership team where ambiguity is constant and opportunity is significant. You will help shape the product direction, balancing customer insight, technical feasibility, and business impact. If you’re motivated by building infrastructure and championing innovation, while keeping solutions grounded and executable, this role is for you.

Requirements

8+ years of experience designing complex, data-rich, or multi-sided products
Strong UX and UI craft with fluency in Figma and modern AI-enabled design tools and plug-ins
Experience using AI to accelerate exploration and iteration while maintaining high-quality product thinking
Demonstrated strength in discovery, research, and problem definition — not just execution
Strong systems thinker with the ability to design across user types, workflows, and multi-sided platforms
Proven ability to influence roadmap and product strategy alongside PM and Engineering
Technically savvy and comfortable operating close to the stack (e.g., command line familiarity, installing plug-ins, understanding APIs, databases, MCPs, and technical constraints)
Experience working in fast-moving startup environments with ambiguity and limited structure
Strong collaborator who balances innovation with practicality — pushing the team forward while keeping solutions grounded

Responsibilities

Lead design across core platforms, from early concept through production
Define and evolve interaction patterns for AI-powered workflows including pricing, matching, routing, and deal evaluation
Drive deep discovery: ask questions, define user needs, conduct research, and clearly frame problems before jumping to solutions
Design complex marketplace surfaces serving brands, buyers, and internal operators
Think in systems: map user types, flows, states, and edge cases across interconnected experiences
Use AI as part of your workflow to explore, prototype, and iterate quickly while maintaining strong product judgement
Leverage a strong UX/UI toolkit to create elegant, high-leverage solutions to complex operational problems
Align stakeholders around clear, vision-driven design direction
Measure outcomes and refine experiences based on adoption, efficiency, and revenue performance