Senior Product Designer, dbt Labs

• 5+ years of product design experience creating complex B2B or enterprise tools
• A strong portfolio that clearly communicates your design process, decisions, and outcomes
• Experience working in an iterative design process with rapid prototyping and testing
• The ability to conduct your own user research and apply insights directly to your design work
• Strong collaboration skills and a low-ego approach to teamwork
• The ability to manage ambiguity and prioritize effectively
• Familiarity with the modern data ecosystem or experience working with data-focused teams
• Even if your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply—we value potential just as much as a perfect resume

Desirable

• As a Senior Product Designer at dbt Labs, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the future of data discovery, metadata management, and analytics governance for the modern data stack
• You will lead design efforts for our Catalog and Insights products, creating intuitive experiences that make complex data relationships understandable and actionable for analytics engineers, data practitioners, and business users alike
• You’ll work at the intersection of usability and data trust, designing interfaces that help teams confidently navigate, classify, and understand their organization’s data assets
• This is a highly collaborative and strategic role for a designer who thrives on complexity, values cross-functional teamwork, and enjoys making technical systems more approachable
• We’re looking for someone who can own the full design process from user research and discovery through to prototyping and production, while partnering with PMs and engineers to shape the long-term vision for data discovery and governance experiences in dbt Cloud
• Lead the design for high-impact initiatives such as:
• Enhanced Search: Re-imagining how users find and filter data assets across large organizations
• Catalog as Governance Interface: Designing accessible, intuitive tools for data classification and compliance
• BI Integration & Extended Lineage: Visualizing data flow from source to dashboard
• Cost Insights: Helping data teams understand and optimize warehouse spend
• Conduct user research and apply insights to guide design decisions
• Prototype, test, and iterate quickly to validate solutions with real users
• Collaborate closely with PMs, engineers, and other designers to deliver cohesive, accessible experiences
• Contribute to our design system and help improve design consistency across products
• Mentor junior designers and participate in team critiques to strengthen our design culture

• Interview with talent acquisition partner
• Interview with hiring manager
• Portfolio review with members of our design team
• Team interviews, including product manager, members of the engineering team, and members of the design team
• Final interview with one of our Values Carriers