Staff Product Designer

Transcend Inc.

24d•$180,000 - $200,000•Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a Staff Product Designer to join our small but mighty team at Transcend and help shape the direction of our product as we scale. You’ll own complex, high-impact problems in privacy and data governance and turn real-world challenges into practical solutions for advanced privacy and data teams. This role is for a designer who sets direction, not just executes. You’ll lead discovery across teams—talking directly with customers, identifying patterns across workflows, testing ideas, and guiding design strategy—while partnering closely with product and engineering to influence roadmaps and decisions. If you thrive with autonomy, think systemically, and want to drive meaningful product and organizational impact as we build the next phase of Transcend, this role is for you. This is a remote, Exempt, Full-Time position based in the United States. The successful candidate must have valid work authorization, as visa sponsorship is not available. This role reports directly to the Head of Design & UX Research.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments, using strategic thinking to influence direction, prioritize work, and drive meaningful outcomes.
Proven ability to design complex enterprise or B2B products, with a track record of simplifying workflows and improving how teams and customers work.
Strong interaction and visual design skills, with an eye for hierarchy, clarity, and consistency in systems-driven interfaces.
Deep understanding of user-centered design methods, including discovery, research, and iterative validation to support confident decision-making.
Demonstrated skills leadership, setting a high bar for craft, modeling strong design practices, and mentoring peers through feedback and collaboration.
Experience leading and adapting to change, helping teams navigate ambiguity, evolve processes, and adopt new ways of working.
Excellent communicator and collaborator who can articulate design rationale, influence cross-functional partners, and advocate for users.
Comfortable using AI-powered tools to explore ideas, prototype quickly, and accelerate design workflows (e.g., AI-assisted prototyping).

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end design for key product areas, driving impact from early discovery through launch and iteration.
Lead discovery and research efforts to define problems, uncover opportunities, and inform product strategy.
Influence product direction by partnering with product and engineering to make strategic tradeoffs and prioritize the highest-impact work.
Design clear, scalable interaction and visual patterns that simplify complex enterprise workflows.
Raise the quality and consistency of design through strong craft and critique.
Mentor designers and cross-functional partners through feedback, collaboration, and modeling effective design practices.
Advocate for users at both the product and organizational level, grounding decisions in research, data, and real customer needs.