Senior Mobile Product Designer

Company Description
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

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What’s the role?

The Buyer Experience Team is focussed on driving quality and connection in the customer experience. As a Senior Mobile Product Designer on the Growth team, you will be responsible for driving the strategy to help Etsy activate and retain customers such as campaigns and improved landing experiences. You will work closely with your partners across Product, User Research and Analytics to understand the customer’s problems and define high-craft and customer focused solutions. This position will blend creative and analytical skills, balancing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
 

This is a full-time position reporting to our Senior Design Manager. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy.
 

For this role, we are considering candidates based in the United States. Candidates living within commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office Hub or in the San Francisco Bay Area may be the first to be considered. For candidates within commutable distance, Etsy requires in-office attendance once or twice per week depending on your proximity to the office. Etsy offers different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies here.

What’s this team like at Etsy?

Product designers at Etsy work in a squad alongside a product manager, 4-6 engineers, a researcher and a data analyst. Together they drive their own part of the Etsy customer experience by delivering solutions to problems and getting feedback directly from customers.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• You lead independently or provide direction to your squad, stepping in where needed to ensure collaboration and progress.

• You facilitate discovery and conceptualization workshops that align teams efficiently, identifying experiments, measuring their success, and iterating toward broader strategic goals.

• You have a consistent record of designing easy to use user flows and crafting polished, interactive prototypes that bring your team’s roadmap to life.

• You think and design at a systems level, crafting and influencing design systems to ensure consistency and scalability across projects.

• You share your work regularly with peers and leadership, incorporating feedback and collaborating closely with engineering to deliver high-quality results.

• You mentor designers by offering clear, actionable feedback in critiques, workshops, and team meetings, helping to elevate the quality of the team’s work.

• You actively participate in onboarding and encouraging an environment of engagement and collaboration within your design team.

• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• You have 4+ years of professional experience working in product design.

• You possess a record of shipped work that demonstrates a strong understanding of design fundamentals, including visual hierarchy, interaction design, and the application of brand and system principles.

• You have experience design for native apps (iOS and Android) and are familiar with platform-specific interaction patterns. You cna showcase examples of thinking cross-platforms.

• You’ve worked closely with cross-functional partners to identify and define new opportunities, and you’ve efficiently implemented ideas that deliver measurable positive results.

• You bring highly developed design skills and have example to showcase in your portfolio. This includes crafting end-to-end flows, creating polished prototypes, demonstrating industry-standard interaction patterns, and applying a design system efficiently.

• You articulate ideas and design solutions clearly and thoughtfully.

• You share feedback thoughtfully and with clarity, and you easily incorporate feedback into your own work.

• You become comfortable with ambiguity and know how to navigate and define projects where the problem space is well-understood but the solution space is less established.

• You positively add to team culture, bringing motivation, optimism, quality, and integrity to everything you do.

Additional Information

What's Next
If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.

Our Promise
At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.