Head of Design, Coinbase

• We look for candidates who will thrive in a culture like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves
• We expect all employees to commit to our mission-focused approach to our work
• We seek people who are excited to learn about and live crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture
• You’ve got positive energy. You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there
• You’re never tired of learning. You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3.0
• You appreciate direct communication. You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener - because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other. You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow
• You can pivot on the fly. Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too. What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you. You’re not looking for a boring job
• You have a “can do” attitude. Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission
• You want to be part of a winning team. We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone
• 3+ years of professional experience leading a team of designers
• Have experience designing for developers (eg. developer tools)
• Have experience recruiting and managing designers focused on developer audiences
• Strong mentorship and technical skills
• Experience setting creative direction for consumer-facing products for web and mobile
• Excellence in UX thinking, visual design, and written communication
• Experience working in a collaborative environment with other designers, engineers, user researchers, and product teams
• Fluency in Figma and prototyping tools
• Experience driving user research studies
• You are low ego, collaborative, and open minded
• You love transforming complexity into simplicity, and creating order from uncertainty
• Passion for crypto

Desirable

• You'll help design our flagship products for the largest user base in crypto and define user experiences for entirely new features that the ecosystem has not seen before
• You will lead the design team for the Coinbase Developer Platform
• Lead and manage a team of 3-5 Product Designers building great developer experiences
• Proactively identify blockers, opportunities and improvements to the team's product area
• Be involved in all decision-making at all project phases for your product area (including planning, strategic, tactical, QA, analysis, decision, shipping and retro)
• Collaborate cross functionally to drive and shape product vision and strategy
• Direct the allocation of resources for the team in the current and following quarter
• Help others grow, including mentoring other designers
• Design working processes for your team
• Organize and document multiple projects and the team's working in writing

Total funding: $633.4m

Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.