Product Designer, Nextdoor

• We’re looking for a Product Designer with a strong eye for visual detail and a portfolio that demonstrates exceptional design craft across complex workflows
• 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
• 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

• 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
• 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