Senior Designer, Nextdoor

• 8+ years of product design experience, with a track record of delivering highly polished work across complex workflows
• A portfolio that showcases strong visual design, interaction design, and systems thinking especially for business-facing tools
• Deep empathy for SMB users: their challenges, workflows, and goals
• Experience designing across web and mobile platforms (iOS, Android, responsive web)
• Strong skills in hierarchy, layout, color, and typography
• Ability to think holistically about user journeys and touchpoints
• Familiarity with testing, measurement, and iteration based on data and user feedback
• Collaborative mindset and comfort working with cross-functional stakeholders
• Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer with a strong eye for visual detail and a portfolio that demonstrates exceptional design craft across complex workflows
• This role sits within our Monetization pillar–shaping the tools that empower local businesses and national advertisers to reach neighbors meaningfully and effectively
• As part of a tight-knit design team, you’ll collaborate with product managers, engineers, and researchers to bring elegant, intuitive solutions to life
• You’ll help define the visual language of our business tools and elevate the quality of our advertising experiences
• This role reports to the Head of Design, Monetization
• You’ll design with purpose and empathy for SMB owners juggling multiple roles, for neighbors seeking trusted local recommendations, and for a platform that’s deeply rooted in real-life communities. This role is an opportunity to elevate the quality of our SMB tools while keeping them accessible, actionable, and neighbor-first
• We’re looking for someone who loves polishing the details, understands the constraints of SMBs, and is energized by building products that help local businesses grow
• Design user-centered tools that empower small businesses to succeed from content creation and posting to advertising and performance tracking
• Craft intuitive, delightful workflows that help SMBs show up in the neighborhood and connect with their local audiences
• Elevate the visual quality of our SMB experiences while ensuring clarity, accessibility, and responsiveness across platforms
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, sales, marketing, and research to define and deliver scalable solutions that balance business and neighbor needs
• Use insights from research and behavioral data to inform and validate design decisions
• Build for trust, ensuring monetization features feel native to the Nextdoor experience, not disruptive
• Contribute to and evolve our design system, with a focus on business surfaces and cross-platform consistency
• Participate in design critiques, roadmap planning, and occasional in-person events like offsites and team trainings
• Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to Nextdoor’s company culture

• Please include a portfolio with examples of polished, end-to-end design work ideally focused on business tools or community-driven platforms