Blackbird Labs · 2 days ago
Senior Product Designer - New York, NY
New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expBlackbird Labs is a loyalty and payments platform revolutionizing the restaurant industry. They are seeking a Senior Product Designer to lead design projects and enhance the user experience for their payment solutions and restaurant tools.
HospitalityInformation TechnologyLoyalty ProgramsWeb3
Responsibilities
You’ll begin as the sole designer on a product squad focused on payments — shaping how guests pay, how restaurants manage transactions, and how crypto supports it all. Over time, as priorities evolve, you’ll move fluidly between squads and initiatives, leading design in the areas of highest impact. We’re a lean, collaborative team, and your work will influence nearly every surface of the Blackbird experience
Lead end-to-end design for major product initiatives — from research and concept to final implementation
Craft best-in-class UI that balances hospitality, brand warmth, and product clarity
Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and brand designers to shape features and experiences. Seek out answers, own the nuances
Contribute to and evolve Blackbird’s design system — ensuring consistency and delight across touchpoints
Use prototypes and motion to tell stories and bring ideas to life
Help shape the design culture at Blackbird through feedback, collaboration, and craft excellence
Qualification
Required
5–8 years of experience in Product Design
Proven ability to lead design projects independently in fast-moving and complex environments
Deep fluency in visual design — typography, layout, hierarchy, motion, and storytelling
A strong point of view in UX fundamentals and systems thinking
Comfort working across the full stack of design tools (Figma, prototyping, motion, Adobe, etc.)
A portfolio that showcases thoughtful process, refined visual craft, and real-world product impact
Preferred
A brand design itch. We're a small team building from the ground up, and we aim to gather designers who can zoom out to evolve our visual identity and brand holistically — from product UI to marketing moments
An engineer's mindset. Whether you write code or just think in systems, understanding how things are built helps you design with clarity, feasibility, and performance in mind
Strategic instincts. You can distill complex or abstract business goals into intuitive, communicable design concepts — turning 'what if' ideas into real, understandable experiences
Applicable Experiences. Experience in hospitality, fintech, or consumer brands that blend digital and physical experiences
Love for food and dining. Whether you're a home cook, restaurant regular, or just curious about what people eat and why — a genuine passion for food helps you connect with our mission and our users
Benefits
Stock options
Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible time off
401(k)
Some not-so-standard, extra-fun perks
Company
Blackbird Labs
Blackbird is the loyalty company for restaurants, backed by A16Z, Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital, QED, American Express, Coinbase and others.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
2023 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$85MKey Investors
Spark CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2025-04-08Series B· $50M
2023-10-04Series A· $24M
2022-10-06Seed· $11M
Leadership Team
Ben Leventhal
Founder and CEO
Recent News
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