Lead Product Designer, Growth

Circle

full-time

Posted on: 1/30/2026

Location Type: Remote

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💰 $140,000 - $170,000 per year

About the role

Own the design strategy for growth across key surfaces (sign-up, onboarding, activation, upgrade paths, revenue flows)
Design end-to-end flows for sign-up, onboarding, and activation—optimizing for both conversion and long-term engagement
Own the billing and checkout experience: subscriptions, payments, upgrades, failed payments, and single-page checkout
Translate data, experimentation results, and research into clear product and design decisions
Frame and prioritize growth hypotheses with your PM/Growth partners and lead the design of experiments
Lead A/B testing efforts—from hypothesis and design to interpreting results
Monitor funnels, identify drop-off points, and ship targeted design interventions
Provide strong upward communication to design and product leadership: clear narratives, trade-offs, and recommendations
Partner closely with engineers, balancing speed with design quality
Operate with high autonomy and act as a design leader for the growth area
Spot opportunities proactively—you take initiative, not just briefs

Strong alignment with our values, find our values on our career page if you haven’t read up on them yet.
You are proficient in English (spoken, written, and reading) at a CEFR Level C2 / ILR Level 5.
6+ years of product design experience with a portfolio demonstrating strong UX and UI execution
Experience designing in growth teams: onboarding, activation, lifecycle, pricing/packaging, or monetization flows
Experience working with experimentation frameworks (A/B tests, multivariate, etc.) and using data to inform design
Proven success designing for conversion, activation, or retention
Data literacy—comfortable interpreting funnel performance and experiment results
You actively use AI tools to accelerate your design workflow (e.g., research synthesis, UX writing, exploring variants, quick mocks)
Experience with AI-assisted tools (e.g., v0, Cursor + Claude Code) when they help you move faster
Proficiency in Figma for high-fidelity design and collaborative work
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills—able to distill insights, explain decisions clearly, and collaborate effectively across teams
Familiarity with payment and checkout UX patterns, including trust signals and friction points.

Benefits

Fully remote: work from anywhere in the world!
Autonomy and trust to do your job: we care about outcomes over everything else.
Paid time away: all employees are given 35 days of PTO annually. We also offer a paid sabbatical after 5 years.
Generous U.S. benchmarked compensation and startup equity no matter where you are in the world.*
Awesome medical coverage with 100% coverage for you and your family, or medical reimbursement options where applicable!*
Parental leave for parents expanding their family, or just starting one.
Home office stipend to help you get up and running.
Learning & development stipend to help you level up your professional skills.
Annual bonus potential for roles that don't already receive variable income or commission.
Company retreats: Twice a year, the Circle team gets together for a fully paid company retreat in incredible places around the world! We’ve had past retreats in Colombia, Portugal, and Mexico, with more planned on the horizon.

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Hard Skills & Tools

product designUX designUI designA/B testingdata literacygrowth designconversion designactivation designretention designexperiment design

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationinitiativeleadershipproblem-solvingprioritizationnarrative buildingautonomycritical thinkinginsight distillation