Staff Product Designer

Adobe

Staff Product Designer developing intuitive and playful creative tools at Aqua for kids and families. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to launch high-quality product experiences.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $146,300 - $274,300 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in product design, focusing on user-centered design principles and the ability to create intuitive, engaging experiences across web, iOS, and Android platforms. Proficient in utilizing design and prototyping tools, including AI-assisted workflows, to drive end-to-end design initiatives and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Product Design ExperienceUser-Centered Design PrinciplesPrototyping ToolsCross-Functional CollaborationAccessibility Design Skills

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Hard Skills

Interaction DesignEnd-to-End Product ExecutionDesign PrototypingUser ResearchDesign SystemsSketchingWireframingAI-Assisted Design ToolsMobile DesignWeb Design

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationProblem-SolvingStorytellingCreativity

Certifications & Qualifications

CPACCWASCPWAADS

Industry Keywords

Consumer ProductsCreative ToolsProductivity SoftwareUser InsightsDesign ThinkingAccessibility ComplianceWCAG Standards0→1 Product EnvironmentsRapid ExperimentationDesign Patterns

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOSSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to rapidly prototype, test, and launch high-quality product experiences.
Drive end-to-end design initiatives from early concepts and interactive prototypes through execution, iteration, and release.
Explore and communicate ideas through sketches, wireframes, prototypes, and emerging AI-assisted design and development tools.
Design intuitive workflows and interactions for complex creative tools while balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
Use research, user insights, and product data to inform decisions and continuously improve experiences.
Collaborate closely with engineering to bring ideas to life with speed, quality, and attention to detail.
Establish scalable design patterns and systems that enable efficient product development.
Share design vision and rationale through compelling storytelling, critique, and cross-functional collaboration.
Influence roadmap decisions through design thinking, customer insight, rapid experimentation, and cross-functional leadership.
Design cohesive experiences across mobile, web, and emerging surfaces, ensuring consistency and continuity across the Aqua ecosystem.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, interaction design, and end-to-end product execution across web, iOS, and Android experiences.
Experience designing consumer products, creative tools, productivity software, or playful experiences that inspire curiosity, creativity, and exploration.
Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, with a passion for creating intuitive, joyful experiences that bring a sense of fun and wonder to people of all ages, especially kids and families.
Proficiency with industry-standard design and prototyping tools, including AI-assisted design and development workflows.
Ability to rapidly explore ideas, prototype concepts, and communicate product vision through interactive experiences that bring ideas to life.
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with the ability to partner with cross-functional teams and independently drive projects forward in a fast-paced environment.
Experience partnering closely with product and engineering teams to bring ambitious design visions to life, from early exploration through launch.
A passion for design, creativity, storytelling, and building technology experiences that spark imagination.
Experience operating in ambiguous, early-stage, or 0→1 product environments.
Preferred Accessibility Design Skills: Experience designing accessible and inclusive interfaces for people with disabilities. Familiarity with WCAG standards and testing for accessibility compliance. Certifications such as CPACC, WAS, CPWA, or ADS from IAAP are a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
401(k) matching
flexible working hours
paid time off
remote work options