Staff Product Designer

Black Airplane

Staff Product Designer at Black Airplane leading client engagements and developing AI-enhanced design workflows. Mentoring teams and building design systems within complex client projects.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeRemote • Alaska, California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $108,000 - $132,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead complex client engagements end-to-end — discovery, strategy, IA, design, prototype, handoff.
Anticipate and resolve issues that derail design teams.
Push AI practice forward and share what's working.
Build durable design systems within complex engagements.
Participate in pre-sales with accurate estimations and risk assessments.
Mentor the designers around you and help adopt new tools.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–8 years in product design
Expert Figma
Comfortable working close to code
Real, demonstrable use of AI tooling in your design process
Excellent communication
Accurate estimation on complex projects
Pre-sales experience is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

product designFigmaAI toolingestimationrisk assessment

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringproblem-solving