Staff Product Designer

Urban Ridge Supplies•New York, NY

25d•$216,000 - $297,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Faire is a technology wholesale platform that connects independent retailers and maker brands around the globe. As a Staff Product Designer, you will join a collaborative design team and help shape product experiences for thousands of customers. You will partner with research, engineering, product, data, and analytics colleagues to drive strategy, design craft, and end-to-end experiences in support of business goals across your pod and broader product pillar. The role is based in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY, with a hybrid schedule: employees work in the office three days per week and may work remotely up to four weeks per year. The position calls for a designer with a strong record of delivering high-quality digital products across the full product development lifecycle, a growth mindset, and curiosity about customers. You will define product vision, lead discovery and execution, communicate the connection between design and business or customer impact, evolve the design system, experiment with prototyping tools and AI-integrated workflows, and mentor other designers.

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 storytelling.
Ability to connect design direction to business and customer outcomes.
Comfort exploring and experimenting with 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 promoting design excellence.

Nice To Haves

A sense of humor.
First-hand experience as a maker or retailer, with empathy for small businesses and the entrepreneurial journey.
Experience from a range of industries and 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 compelling storytelling that connects it to business and customer impact and builds alignment across teams and leadership.
Evolve Faire’s design system, including patterns, motion, and visual language that scale across the platform.
Use modern tools to prototype ideas, test assumptions, and accelerate innovation.
Mentor and support other designers by sharing craft, process, and storytelling approaches.