Lead Product Designer, Hinge
Dating Outcomes
$197.5-237k
Dating app for meaningful relationships
Job no longer available
Dating app for meaningful relationships
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$197.5-237k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create a less lonely world by inspiring intimate, in-person connections.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years in product design, including 3+ years leading design for mobile consumer products
- Proven track record of driving end-to-end design across complex, multi-surface experiences in fast-paced environments
- A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional product thinking, craft excellence, and the ability to translate user insights into elegant, impactful solutions
- Expertise in Figma, prototyping, and design systems; ability to work fluently across iOS and Android
- Experience leading design through ambiguity and influencing strategy through storytelling and systems thinking
- Strength in research collaboration, synthesis, and hypothesis-driven iteration
- Skilled in workshop facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive communication
- Deep understanding of accessibility, inclusivity, and ethical design principles
Desirable
- Experience designing for social connection, wellness, or community-based products
- Familiarity with experimentation, growth frameworks, or AI-assisted product experiences
- Active participation in the design community through writing, speaking, or mentorship
What the job involves
- In this role, you’ll lead design for Hinge’s core dating experience—from first impressions and conversations to helping people form lasting connections.
- You’ll connect vision to execution, guiding product teams toward cohesive, user-centered outcomes that balance human needs with business goals.
- You’ll partner deeply with Product, Engineering, Research, and Data Science to define the next generation of Hinge experiences that feel intentional, emotionally intelligent, and unmistakably human
- Lead end to end design for the core dating experience, translating strategic goals into intuitive user flows, prototypes, and high fidelity UI that shape how millions of people connect with confidence
- Maintain and elevate a high bar for visual, interaction, and motion design while evolving design systems and anticipating cross surface dependencies to deliver cohesive, scalable experiences at global scale
- Mentor designers, lead critiques, and model strong collaboration to refine design quality, strengthen craft, and foster a culture that consistently strives for best in class outcomes
- Collaborate effectively with Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science, Operations, and Policy to define vision and roadmaps, align stakeholders, present to leadership, and deliver outcomes tied to user and business goals
- Drive experimentation and innovation through prototyping and emerging technologies, applying cultural and technological insights to design emotionally resonant experiences in complex spaces like dating, connection, and trust
- Model curiosity, humility, and generosity, helping cultivate a design culture rooted in shared learning and continuous improvement
- Push the boundaries of digital intimacy to make Hinge the most intentional, human centered dating app in the world
Our take
Hinge is a dating app that stands out by prioritizing meaningful relationships over casual hookups. Designed for people seeking long-term commitments, it moves away from the typical "swipe" approach popularized by apps like Tinder. Instead, Hinge emphasized detailed profiles and compatibility-based recommendations so used can make deeper, more genuine connections.
Back in 2019, half of single people in the US had never tried a dating app. Fast forward to today, and online dating is just part of the norm. Hinge has carved out its place in this market by focusing on long-term meaningful relationships, and is certainly meeting the growing demand for companionship while riding the wave of the online dating trend.
The "dating app designed to be deleted" is the fastest-growing dating app on the market and with online dating becoming the mainstream, Hinge looks pretty set to stay at the top.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
48% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2014
$12m
SERIES A
Jul 2014
$4.5m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $20.6m
Company benefits
- Hybrid and Remote Work: If you're hybrid, you'll come in three times a week. We host our biweekly All-Hands meetings on Wednesdays (often with sweet treats).
- Dating: Experience what our users experience. All US-based Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates. Hinge Premium is also free for all employees and their loved ones.
- Retirement Benefits: We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.
- Health Insurance: high-quality medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.
- Paid Time Off: 20 accruable vacation days annually. Plus 1 floating holiday, 10 wellness days, 1 community service day, and a generous company holiday calendar. PTO increases with tenure after 2 years with the company.
- Parental Leave & Planning: When you become a new parent, you’re eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents). We also subsidize fertility care and preservation services.
- Wellness: We subsidize OneMedical, ClassPass, and CitiBike memberships. You and your dependents also have access to individual therapy, group therapy, and coaching services through Modern Health.
- Professional Growth: receive a $3,000 annual Learning & Development stipend after three months, along with free access to Udemy, an online marketplace with over 6,000 courses, starting on your first day.
- Meals: Receive a $30 weekly Seamless credit. In the NYC office, we offer plenty of options for snacks and drinks. Plus, free catered lunches in the office Tuesday through Thursday. In-office lunch varies by location.
- Community Service: We match charitable donations dollar for dollar to a maximum of $15,000 per employee, and give every US-based employee 1 day off for community service annually.
- Commuting: Every US-based hybrid employee gets a $125 monthly commuter subsidy to use for public transportation, parking, bike maintenance and storage, and more.
- Pets: Feel free to bring your best friend to work with you to the NYC office. For US-based employees, we’ll provide pet insurance for your furry family members, too.
- Legal Coverage: You’ll receive low cost access to legal coverage that covers custody and support matters, divorce, real estate and home ownership, tenancy issues, tax issues, wills and estate planning, and more.
- Fertility Support: You’ll get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, from basic treatments to fertility preservation. We also provide $10,000 toward fertility preservation. You and your spouse/domestic partner are both eligible.
Company HQ
West Village, New York, NY
Leadership
Justin McLeod
(Founder & CEO)Having studied at Colgate University and Harvard Business School, Justin founded Hinge in February 2011. He has served as CEO since.
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