Staff Product Designer (Design Innovation)

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Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in product design, with strong visual and interaction design skills demonstrated in a portfolio of shipped or in-progress work
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  • Track record in staff/principal-level roles, influencing horizontally, upholding design craft quality, and partnering cross-functionally—ideally in large-scale consumer or platform environments
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  • Expert-level motion and visual design skills, with a deep understanding of principles and their impact on usability, comprehension, and overall experience quality — using animation and transitions to enhance clarity, convey emotion, and drive user engagement
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  • Ability to design within and extend a design system, balancing consistency with thoughtful innovation across surfaces and platforms
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  • Design technologist mindset: Comfortable experimenting with Figma prototypes, AI, and (optionally) front-end code; curious and opinionated about technical feasibility, accessibility, and how we can streamline design workflows and processes through systems and tools
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  • Strong product thinking and systems mindset: you can connect craft decisions to user outcomes, product strategy, and measurable impact
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  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design decisions, tradeoffs, synthesize ambiguity into actionable design problems and unite teams through clarity, documentation, and collaboration
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  • High attention to detail and a sense of ownership over the quality and cohesion of the product experience, including accessibility and inclusive design considerations
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  • Collaborative, low-ego working style with a growth mindset; passion for ongoing learning, experimentation, and mentoring others, giving and receiving feedback & contributing to team culture
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  • Bachelor’s degree in design, a related field or equivalent experience
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  • (Desirable) Experience leading platform-wide or multi-product design system initiatives
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  • (Desirable) Familiarity with personalization, large consumer apps, or rapid scale environments
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  • (Desirable) Contributions to public design systems, open-source libraries, or industry talks/writing
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  • (Desirable) Join us to shape the platform and patterns that power inspiration for millions—raising the bar for design quality, system integrity, and Pinterest’s positive potential
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  • In-Office Requirement Statement:
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  • We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role
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  • This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months, and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country

What the job involves

  • Pinterest is looking for a methodical and thoughtful Staff Product Designer to join the Design Innovation team
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  • You’ll help evolve our product design language and craft intuitive, coherent, and delightful experiences across surfaces
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  • You’ll collaborate closely with product, engineering, research, and data science partners to shape end-to-end experiences that feel uniquely Pinterest, raise the quality bar, and explore new opportunities for innovation, including AI-powered experiences
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  • You have a knack for visual detail as much as holistic systems thinking. You’re a problem solver whose designs reflect a deep understanding of user needs and business context
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  • You’re comfortable working in an iterative, experimental environment and using AI tools to accelerate your workflow while maintaining strong critical thinking, judgment, and ownership of outcomes
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  • Design product experiences—systematically, interactively, and visually—with a high bar for craft and consistency across the Pinterest product ecosystem
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  • Partner with Design Innovation teammates and cross-functional partners to evolve our product design language and bring it to life in key product surfaces and features
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  • Uphold and Elevate Craft: Conduct quality audits, review flows and handoffs, and directly contribute hands-on design when needed—always advocating for the highest standards
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  • Prototype & Technologize: Rapidly visualize, prototype, validate new ideas; translate abstract solutions into practical, scalable patterns using Figma, code, AI, or whatever is needed to inspire clarity/adoption
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  • Collaborate closely with engineering, product management, and research to develop impactful, user-centric, and data-informed solutions; work with engineers throughout implementation to ensure high-quality execution
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  • Incorporate insights from qualitative and quantitative research, experiments, and marketplace/AI trends to refine design directions and identify new opportunities for innovation
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  • Contribute to design reviews and critique, helping to uphold and inspire a high level of design execution and inclusive, accessible experiences across the team
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  • Mentor & Scale Impact: Inspire and guide other designers in craft, systemic thinking, and best practices through critique, guidance, and sharing your expertise across teams
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  • Communicate & Influence: Clearly articulate your design thinking, rationale, and vision—presenting work to teams, leaders, and executives, and rallying consensus
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