Product Designer, Nextdoor

• Are you excited by the challenge of fast-paced growth, seeing your designs come to life, and collaborating with a world-class design team? If so, this is the role for you. Please include a portfolio link along with your resume
• 8+ years of experience in UX design, product design, or a related field, with a strong track record of designing and shipping user-centered products
• Deep expertise in interaction design, information architecture, and usability principles, with a portfolio demonstrating impactful work in complex systems
• Strong understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods, with the ability to synthesize insights into actionable design decisions
• Proficiency in Figma and other design tools for creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs
• Experience working with and contributing to design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across surfaces
• Ability to lead design strategy and influence cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, marketers, and data scientists
• Strong storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale and advocate for user needs to senior stakeholders
• Experience conducting A/B tests and working with analytics tools (e.g., Statsig, Google Analytics, Mixpanel) to measure the impact of design decisions
• Passion for staying ahead of industry trends, particularly in UX for social media
• Experience working on engagement-driven social media products

Desirable

• As a Product Designer for Nextdoor's Consumer Product organization, you'll be a key player in driving our design vision, and join a small team of designers evolving and improving the user experience of our platform
• You’ll work alongside product managers, engineers, and researchers to shape experiences that transform how neighbors connect with each other, their neighborhood, and local businesses and events
• This position reports to the Design Lead, Consumer Product
• Lead design and UX strategy for Nextdoor’s core product experience: the feed. You’ll work to balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints to drive measurable impact
• Use qualitative and quantitative research to inform design decisions, working closely with researchers and data analysts to validate hypotheses and refine solutions
• Develop and refine user flows, wireframes, and prototypes that improve feed engagement, and retention while creating a positive user experience
• Advocate for a user-first approach, ensuring that the feed drives real value for neighbors
• Deeply understand the metrics that we use, and advance design solutions that support measurable goals while keeping an eye on the big picture
• Mentor and guide other designers, providing feedback, sharing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning within the team
• Contribute to and evolve design systems, ensuring consistency and efficiency in feed-related UI components across surfaces
• Influence product and business decisions by effectively communicating UX rationale to stakeholders, including executives, through storytelling and data-driven insights
• Drive experimentation and A/B testing efforts, collaborating with product and analytics teams to measure and optimize the effectiveness of UX improvements
• Ensure accessibility and inclusivity in the user experience by following best practices and advocating for diverse user perspectives
• Stay ahead of industry trends in advertising UX, AI-driven personalization, and visual design to inform innovation and future roadmap planning