Staff Product Designer – Design Innovation

Zigsaw

Staff Product Designer crafting intuitive and coherent experiences on Pinterest's platform. Collaborating with teams to shape end-to-end experiences and explore innovations including AI.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $158,765 - $326,870 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design product experiences with a high bar for craft and consistency
Partner with Design Innovation team to evolve product design language
Conduct quality audits and directly contribute hands-on design
Rapidly visualize, prototype, and validate new ideas
Collaborate with engineering and product management
Incorporate insights from research and AI trends
Contribute to design reviews and critique
Mentor and guide other designers
Clearly articulate design thinking and rationale

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in product design
Strong visual and interaction design skills
Track record in staff/principal-level roles
Expert-level motion and visual design skills
Ability to design within and extend a design system
Design technologist mindset
Strong product thinking and systems mindset
Excellent communication and storytelling skills
High attention to detail
Bachelor's degree in design or related field

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Health insurance
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

product designvisual designinteraction designmotion designdesign systemsprototypingdesign thinkingquality auditsdesign languagedesign critique

Soft Skills

communicationstorytellingmentoringcollaborationattention to detailproduct thinkingsystems mindset

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in design