Senior Staff Product Designer - Platform

Coinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom globally and is looking for a Senior Staff Product Designer for their Platform Design and Research team. This role involves leading design initiatives, collaborating across functions to shape product vision, and creating user-friendly experiences for cryptocurrency products.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute complex design initiatives that span multiple product areas, ensuring alignment with Coinbase’s strategic goals
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive and shape product vision and strategy, influencing stakeholders across the company
• Define and inform the user experience of critical customer journeys, ensuring they are intuitive, scalable, and delightful
• Partner with Design Systems teams to create scalable patterns and components that elevate quality and consistency across Coinbase products
• Conduct in-depth analysis of user needs and business requirements to deliver innovative solutions that drive measurable outcomes
• Participate in all project phases, including planning, strategy, execution, QA, and retrospectives, ensuring design excellence at every step
• Act as a thought leader in product design, mentoring other designers and contributing to a culture of innovation and experimentation
• Experiment with and apply emerging AI tools to accelerate prototyping, ideation, and design workflows

Requirements:

• Expertise in Product Design: 10+ years of professional experience designing consumer-facing products for web and mobile, with a strong portfolio showcasing excellence in UX thinking, visual design, and written communication
• Systems Thinking: Proven ability to design at scale, creating reusable patterns and components that drive efficiency and consistency
• Collaboration and Influence: Strong ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and other XFN teams
• Strategic Impact: Experience driving design strategy and contributing to product roadmaps with measurable business and customer outcomes
• Technical Proficiency: Fluency in Figma and prototyping tools, with experience conducting user research studies and leveraging insights to inform design decisions
• Low Ego, High Impact: Collaborative, open-minded, and eager to transform complexity into simplicity
• Previous design experience in FinTech or crypto
• Familiarity with the cryptocurrency ecosystem and Coinbase products
• Platform experience