Match Group · 1 month ago
Lead Product Designer, Trust and Safety
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$198K/yr - $237K/yr
8+ years expMatch Group is the company behind Hinge, a dating app designed to inspire intimate connections. The Lead Product Designer will drive impactful design work across strategic product areas, focusing on user-centered experiences that enhance safety and trust in dating.
DatingInternetMobile AppsSocial Media
Responsibilities
Design Leadership and Execution: Lead end-to-end design for safety and trusted connection on Hinge, turning ambiguous problem spaces and strategic direction into thoughtful user flows, prototypes, and high-quality UI
Craft and Systems Thinking: Maintain a high bar for visual, interaction, and motion design while evolving design systems and visual language to deliver cohesive, scalable, and high-quality safety experiences
Mentorship and Influence: Mentor designers and lead critiques to elevate design quality, model strong collaboration and problem solving, and foster a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and emotional intelligence
Strategic Collaboration and Impact: Partner with Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science, Operations, and Policy to define vision, align stakeholders, present to leadership, and deliver outcomes tied to user needs and organizational strategy
Innovation and Forward Thinking: Drive experimentation through advanced prototyping and emerging technologies, championing design-led innovation for emotionally complex spaces like dating, connection, and trust
Qualification
Required
8+ years in product design, including 3+ years leading design for mobile consumer products
Proven track record of driving end-to-end design across complex, multi-surface experiences in fast-paced environments
A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional product thinking, craft excellence, and the ability to translate user insights into elegant, impactful solutions
Expertise in Figma, prototyping, and design systems; ability to work fluently across iOS and Android
Experience leading design through ambiguity and influencing strategy through storytelling and systems thinking
Strength in research collaboration, synthesis, and hypothesis-driven iteration
Skilled in workshop facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive communication
Deep understanding of accessibility, inclusivity, ethical design principles, and safety-by-design methodologies
Preferred
Experience designing for Trust & Safety, integrity, privacy, identity, or risk-related problem spaces strongly preferred
Experience designing for Trust & Safety, community health, marketplace integrity, identity, or privacy
Familiarity with experimentation, behavioral frameworks, or machine learning signals used to detect or prevent harmful interactions
Active participation in the design or Trust & Safety community through writing, speaking, or mentorship
Benefits
401(k) Matching: We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.
Professional Growth: Get an annual Learning & Development stipend once you’ve been with us for three months. You also get free access to Udemy, an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 6000 courses, starting your first day.
Parental Leave & Planning: When you become a new parent, you’re eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents.)
Fertility Support: You’ll get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, from basic treatments to fertility preservation. We also provide a stipend towards fertility preservation. You and your spouse/domestic partner are both eligible.
Date Stipend: All Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates– Romantic or otherwise. Hinge Premium is also free for employees and their loved ones.
ERGs: We have eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)—Asian, Unapologetic, Disability, LGBTQIA+, Raices, Women/Nonbinary, Parents —that hold regular meetings, host events, and provide dedicated support to the organization & its community.
Company
Match Group
Match Group is a division of IAC &and online dating portfolio that comprises over forty brands around the world. It is a sub-organization of IAC.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Starboard Value
2025-08-06Post Ipo Debt· $700M
2024-07-15Post Ipo Equity
2015-11-18IPO
Leadership Team
Spencer Rascoff
Chief Executive Officer
Steven Bailey
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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