Lead Product Designer, Trust and Safety
New York, New YorkFull-TimeLeadDesign / Creative
Responsibilities
- Design Leadership and Execution: Lead end-to-end design for safety and trusted connection on Hinge, turning ambiguous problem spaces and strategic direction into thoughtful user flows, prototypes, and high-quality UI.
- Craft and Systems Thinking: Maintain a high bar for visual, interaction, and motion design while evolving design systems and visual language to deliver cohesive, scalable, and high-quality safety experiences.
- Mentorship and Influence: Mentor designers and lead critiques to elevate design quality, model strong collaboration and problem solving, and foster a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and emotional intelligence.
- Strategic Collaboration and Impact: Partner with Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science, Operations, and Policy to define vision, align stakeholders, present to leadership, and deliver outcomes tied to user needs and organizational strategy.
- Innovation and Forward Thinking: Drive experimentation through advanced prototyping and emerging technologies, championing design-led innovation for emotionally complex spaces like dating, connection, and trust.
What We’re Looking For
- 8+ years in product design, including 3+ years leading design for mobile consumer products.
- Experience designing for Trust & Safety, integrity, privacy, identity, or risk-related problem spaces strongly preferred.
- 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, ethical design principles, and safety-by-design methodologies.
Bonus Experience
- Experience designing for Trust & Safety, community health, marketplace integrity, identity, or privacy.
- Familiarity with experimentation, behavioral frameworks, or machine learning signals used to detect or prevent harmful interactions.
- Active participation in the design or Trust & Safety community through writing, speaking, or mentorship.
