Staff Product Designer

Urban Ridge Supplies•New York, NY

24d•Hybrid

About The Position

Faire is a technology wholesale platform that connects independent retailers with maker brands around the world. The Staff Product Designer will join a close-knit, collaborative design team and help shape product experiences for thousands of independent retailers and brands. Working with partners in research, engineering, product, data, and analytics, this designer will drive strategy, craft, and end-to-end experiences in support of business goals across a product pod and broader pillar work. Candidates should be open to working in San Francisco, CA, or New York, NY.

Requirements

10+ years of experience designing complex, high-impact digital products.
Deep expertise in interaction design, visual craft, and systems thinking.
Proven ability to lead with vision, influence strategy, and align cross-functional partners through compelling storytelling.
Ability to connect design direction to business and customer outcomes.
Comfort exploring and experimenting with new tools and workflows for rapid prototyping and AI-integrated design.
A portfolio demonstrating visionary product thinking, strong craft, and clear communication of impact.
Experience contributing to and evolving large-scale design systems.
Passion for collaboration, mentoring, and driving a culture of design excellence.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a maker or retailer, with first-hand empathy for the small-business and entrepreneurial journey.
A sense of humor.
Experience from a range of industries or varied creative influences.

Responsibilities

Define product vision by identifying gaps and influencing roadmap prioritization.
Lead end-to-end design, from discovery and rapid prototyping through polished execution and production.
Collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams to explore new paradigms.
Communicate design vision through storytelling that connects it to customer and business impact and builds alignment across teams and leadership.
Evolve Faire’s design system, patterns, motion, and visual language so they scale across the platform.
Use modern tools to prototype ideas, test assumptions, and accelerate innovation.
Mentor and elevate other designers by sharing craft, process, and storytelling approaches.