Lead Product Designer, Applovin
$187-281k
AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach
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Marketing platform for app developers
Open for applications
Marketing platform for app developers
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$187-281k
AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To grow the mobile app ecosystem.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a designer who can represent the design discipline at a project level, maintaining a high bar for visual quality and user experience, while effectively communicating with PMs, engineers, and executives
- The ideal candidate is confident yet humble, understanding that while they’ll lead the design workstream, they remain part of a broader organizational design culture
- Proven experience leading 0-to-1 product launches, ideally as the main or solo designer on early-stage projects or successful startups
- Strong project management mindset, able to plan, prioritize, and communicate effectively without overlapping with PM responsibilities
- Experience working on B2B or consumer-facing platforms with a multimedia or social
- Component
- Background in or exposure to companies with strong visual and interactive standards
- Demonstrated ability to combine strategic thinking with high-quality visual design execution
- Excellent visual and interaction design skills
- Strong conceptual and analytical thinking, with the ability to connect design work to measurable impact
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills - able to represent design across multiple disciplines
- Ability to work autonomously while keeping alignment with broader company goals
- Hands-on attitude with comfort across UX, visual, motion, and brand design
- Previous experience mentoring or guiding other designers is a plus
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Lead Product Designer to take full ownership of a new product initiative, managing the complete 0-to-1 design lifecycle. This person will be responsible for shaping the design vision, structuring and organizing the design workflow, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to bring the product from concept to launch
- This designer will operate as a solo designer in the early stages of the project. Therefore, they must be multidisciplinary - capable of balancing strong product design expertise with strategic thinking, light project management, and a hands-on approach across different design domains (brand, marketing, UX research, and visual communication)
- Drive end-to-end design initiatives, from problem definition and discovery to final product delivery
- Plan, prioritize, and structure design tasks and activities in collaboration with PMs and other stakeholders
- Contribute to product strategy through visual storytelling, prototyping, and user-centric thinking
- Being able to cover marketing, brand, and research functions to ensure consistency and coherence across touchpoints
- Represent the design discipline in cross-functional discussions, ensuring design excellence throughout the process
- Maintain hands-on involvement in both conceptual and executional phases
Our take
AppLovin operates a mobile ad network that helps advertisers target and deliver personalized ads to people who are similar to their existing user base. The company builds and acquires free-to-play mobile games and sells advertising space. Collectively, its portfolio attracts over tens of millions of users each day.
By 2026, the gaming industry is projected to be worth over $320B, and AppLovin commands a significant slice of this, with tools for building, monetizing and marketing apps towards increasing revenue for its users. The business has been profitable for some time and has received considerable investment, highlighting the potential that investors see in its product. It has also bolstered its offerings through numerous acquisitions, like German ad network Moboqo and Wurl, a high-growth software platform in the CTV market.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2018
$400m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jul 2014
$4m
SEED
Total funding: $408.1m
Company benefits
- 100% company paid health benefits for employees & dependent
- Phone bill covered for business usage
- Access to mental health and wellness provider
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Flexible time off
- Retirement benefits with company matching
- Parental leave program
- Life and disability coverage
- Family forming & women's reproductive health benefits
- Team-centric company events and more!
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Adam Foroughi
(Co-Founder & CEO)Began his career as a derivatives trader. Over the next decade, he applied this knowledge to adtech at three companies he founded: Lifestreet Media, Social Hour, and AppLovin.
Andrew Karam
(Co-Founder & VP Product)Began his career in pharmaceutical research. He has since co-founded three different companies in the adtech space including StylePage and Social Hour, which sold to Playphone in 2012.
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