Senior Product Design Manager, Payroll

The role

You will lead design for the Payroll product area and manage a team of designers. You will define UX vision, partner with cross-functional teams, and lead AI and automation initiatives.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end design for Payroll
• Define and communicate the long-term UX vision for Payroll
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Data, Ops and others to set strategy and roadmaps
• Lead product initiatives where AI and automation are central to the user experience
• Collaborate with Research and Data to translate insights into UX priorities
• Influence product and technical roadmaps
• Set the quality and judgment standard for all design work
• Define and scale shared patterns, principles, and standards
• Manage and grow a team of designers
• Champion the Payroll experience as the foundation of Gusto's broader People Platform

Required qualifications

• 8–10+ years of product design experience
• At least 3 years leading and managing design teams
• Experience designing in complex domains i.e. financial products, healthcare, or similarly regulated environments
• Experience setting UX direction across multiple teams and influencing product strategy
• Ability to drive alignment across cross-functional partners
• Deep systems thinking
• Clear, direct communication and storytelling skills
• A genuine bond to Gusto's mission and the needs of small businesses

Nice to have

• Demonstrated ability to assess AI-generated design directions
• Experience leading product initiatives where AI or automation is central to the user experience
• Experience leading a team through an AI workflow transition

Benefits

• Competitive base pay
• Benefits
• Equity (RSUs)

Before you apply

• AI experience will be assessed during the interview process

About the company

Gusto handles payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR for small businesses. They have teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York.