Staff Product Designer, Time Tools
About The Position
We’re looking for a product designer to join our Time Tools team, a key area of growth for Gusto. As a core design contributor in this product area, you’ll partner closely with PM, Engineering, and Data peers to shape high-priority initiatives. You’ll be tasked with designing experiences that help small business owners and their employees manage time with confidence and ease. This role offers the opportunity to own major product initiatives end-to-end—from uncovering customer needs to shipping polished, performant, and accessible experiences. You’ll collaborate with other designers on the team, contribute to our design system, and help elevate the craft quality of our product.
Requirements
- Experience: 8+ years in product design.
- Product acumen: Proven ability to collaborate with PM and Engineering partners to shape priorities and translate them into clear roadmaps.
- Craft excellence: Portfolio demonstrating accessible, performant, and mindful end-to-end product design across web and mobile.
- Customer empathy: Skill at uncovering and synthesizing customer needs—particularly for small businesses and hourly workers—into actionable design insights.
- Collaboration and influence: Robust communication skills, with the ability to align cross-functional partners and drive clarity in complex problem spaces.
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing complex systems or compliance-heavy workflows, ideally in SaaS, HR, or productivity tools.
- Knowledge designing AI-driven experiences, including AI agents, conversational UI, or LLM-powered workflows.
- Experience scaling products in fast-growing environments, balancing early-stage adoption with long-term system design.
- An affinity for helping small businesses and their employees thrive.
Responsibilities
- Translate customer insights into intuitive, scalable workflows that simplify scheduling, attendance, and compliance.
- Design and refine multi-surface experiences (web, mobile, kiosk) that meet the needs of both managers and employees.
- Partner with PM, Engineering, and Data to define problem spaces, set priorities, and deliver customer value.
- Champion our design system and evolve it through contributions that improve platform cohesion.
- Balance long-term vision with near-term execution, navigating ambiguity and adjusting scope as customer needs evolve.
- Provide mindful critique and mentorship to peers, helping elevate craft quality across the team.
Benefits
- At Gusto, we strive to provide rewards that empower employees to achieve their financial and personal goals.
- We offer competitive compensation packages with a strong emphasis on equity based compensation (ownership in Gusto).
- To learn more about Gusto’s compensation philosophy and benefits offerings please view our Total Rewards Approach page.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
