Ethena Labs · 3 months ago
Head of Product Design
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/ExecutiveEthena Labs is at the forefront of the next wave of DeFi, dedicated to building products for modern finance. As the Head of Product Design, you will lead design strategy and product execution, establishing UX standards and managing design resources to enhance user-centric features across all products.
BlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)EthereumFinanceFinTech
Responsibilities
Oversee both big-picture design strategy while at the same time be hands-on in creating high-fidelity designs, wireframes, prototypes, animations, and videos
Develop and execute a holistic design strategy and vision that aligns with business objectives and user needs across the entire product ecosystem
Build and enforce uncompromising UX standards by auditing and refactoring existing designs, improving usability and consistency across frontend interfaces, dashboards, and user touchpoints
Manage and scale design resources by leading engagements with external consultancies and sourcing freelancers from platforms like Dribbble and Behance
Drive product management frameworks, including defining and implementing lightweight product management processes, roadmap planning, and stakeholder communication frameworks
Establish detailed project management infrastructure including Gantt charts, milestone tracking, and resource allocation systems using tools like Linear and Notion
Foster a user-centric culture through user research, usability testing, and leveraging data to inform design decisions, iterating based on feedback from crypto users and stakeholders
Lead and mentor the design team, including the Lead Designer, to elevate skills, delegate tasks, and foster a more autonomous design function
Qualification
Required
Expertise in Design Leadership and Strategy, with a proven ability to set strategic design vision, influence executive decision-making, and translate business objectives into design strategies
Project Management and Execution skills, including Gantt chart creation, resource allocation, and milestone tracking, with proficiency in tools like Linear and Notion
Exceptional Hands-on Design Excellence in visual design, UX/UI, interaction design, and brand development
Experience in a variety of design tools like Figma, Adobe, Sketch, Spline, Three.JS, TailwindCSS, WebGL, and animation tools
Strong leadership skills with a track record of hiring, mentoring, and scaling design teams, managing both hands-on designers and strategic design functions
Extensive User Research experience conducting usability testing and leveraging data to inform design decisions, including A/B testing and user interviews
Advanced Web3/Crypto Domain Expertise, with a deep understanding of crypto user behaviors, protocol design patterns, DeFi interfaces, wallet integrations, and blockchain-specific design considerations
Benefits
Flexible, remote-friendly work environment
Opportunities for growth and learning
Company
Ethena Labs
Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol built on Ethereum that provides a crypto-native solution for money not reliant on traditional banking system infrastructure, alongside a globally accessible dollar denominated rewards instrument - the 'Internet Bond'.
Founded in 2023
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$206.82MKey Investors
MEXC VenturesM2 CapitalYZi Labs
2025-10-01Series Unknown· $30M
2025-09-25Initial Coin Offering· $20M
2025-09-19Series Unknown
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