Director, Product Design, Institutional Products

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

About Coinbase Design - We are a tight knit team of designers and researchers. We value low-ego collaboration and balancing rigorous product thinking with thoughtfully crafted experiences. As a close partner to Product and Engineering, Coinbase Design team plays a critical role in executing on the company vision. We take on hard user experience problems to deliver delightful and easy-to-use products from very complex technical challenges. You'll help design our flagship products for the largest user base in crypto and define user experiences for entirely new features that the ecosystem has not seen before. 

We’re looking for an experienced leader to oversee design for our Institutional product group at Coinbase. The Institutional team at Coinbase plays a critical role in executing our vision. Through our Coinbase Prime & Exchange products, we’re building the most secure and full-service prime brokerage platform that enables institutions to participate in the crypto-economy. Institutions trust our products with safekeeping their crypto assets, executing trades, lending their custodied assets for yield, and accessing crypto-native features.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and manage a team of Product Designers
• Proactively identify blockers, opportunities and improvements to the team's product area. Be involved in all decision-making at all project phases for your product area (including planning, strategic, tactical, QA, analysis, decision, shipping and retro)
• Collaborate cross functionally to drive and shape product vision and strategy
• Direct the allocation of resources for the team in the current and following quarter
• Help others grow, including mentoring other designers Implement Design working processes for your team
• Organize and document multiple projects and the team's working in writing 

What we look for in you

• 9+ years of professional experience leading a team of designers 
• Strong mentorship skills, management experience preferred
• Experience setting creative direction for consumer-facing products for web and mobile 
• Excellence in UX thinking, visual design, and written communication 
• Experience working in a collaborative environment with other designers, engineers, user researchers, and product teams 
• Fluency in Figma and prototyping tools 
• Experience driving user research studies You are low ego, collaborative, and open minded 
• You love transforming complexity into simplicity, and creating order from uncertainty 

Nice to haves

• Previous design experience in FinTech
• Familiarity with crypto
• Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.

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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).Pay Range: $275,825—$324,500 USD

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qu