Gusto · 2 days ago
Senior Product Design Manager, Payroll
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$172K/yr - $215K/yr
8+ years expGusto is on a mission to grow the small business economy by handling critical responsibilities like payroll and HR. The Senior Product Design Manager, Payroll will lead design for Gusto's payroll product, managing a team of designers and collaborating with various departments to simplify complex workflows and enhance user experiences.
Bookkeeping and PayrollEmployee BenefitsEnterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTechHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end design for Payroll, shaping experiences that help small businesses pay their teams properly, on time, and with confidence
Define and communicate the long-term UX vision for Payroll, and rally multiple teams around it
Partner with Product, Engineering, Data, Ops and others to set strategy and roadmaps
Lead AI and automation initiatives that simplify payroll and reduce manual work, without compromising accuracy or trust
Collaborate with Research and Data to uncover customer insights and translate them into clear, actionable UX priorities
Influence product and technical roadmaps by advocating for design quality, customer needs, and long-term system health
Raise the bar for interaction and visual design, ensuring experiences are clear, polished, and robust across edge cases
Define and scale shared patterns, principles, and standards that promote consistency and help teams progress faster
Manage and grow a team of designers, providing mentorship, clear direction, and hands-on support across multiple pods
Ensure payroll integrates seamlessly with other add-ons in Gusto’s People Platform, including Time & Attendance and third-party tools
Qualification
Required
8–10+ years of product design experience, with at least 3 years in a people management role
Experience leading design direction across multiple teams and influencing product strategy
Proven ability to drive alignment, influence cross-functional partners, and represent design in strategic conversations
Experience working on B2B, B2C, or SaaS products—ideally in complex, regulated domains
Deep systems thinking, with experience turning complex workflows into clear, scalable, and intuitive experiences
A portfolio that demonstrates high-quality UX and visual design craft
Experience contributing to or evolving a design system—components, patterns, interaction models, and visual standards
Familiarity with AI tools and workflows that support design exploration, prototyping, or process efficiency
Comfortable operating in ambiguity while balancing long-term vision with short-term execution
Clear, direct communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to explain decisions and influence partners and stakeholders
A genuine bond to Gusto's mission and the needs of small businesses
Benefits
Health insurance
401(k)s
Company
Gusto
Gusto is an HR and payroll platform that simplifies complex tasks, empowering businesses to focus on what matters most.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$746.1MKey Investors
Friends & Family CapitalT. Rowe PriceAkkadian Ventures
2023-01-28Series Unknown
2022-05-12Series E· $55M
2021-08-10Series E· $175M
Leadership Team
Josh Reeves
Head of Gusto (CEO) and Co-Founder. Building Gusto for the Long Term.
Edward Kim
Co-founder and Head of Technology
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