Nextdoor · 13 hours ago
Senior Designer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$176K/yr - $200K/yr
8+ years expNextdoor is the essential neighborhood network connecting neighbors, public agencies, and businesses. They are seeking a Senior Product Designer to create user-centered tools that empower small businesses, enhancing their advertising and performance tracking capabilities.
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Responsibilities
Design user-centered tools that empower small businesses to succeed from content creation and posting to advertising and performance tracking
Craft intuitive, delightful workflows that help SMBs show up in the neighborhood and connect with their local audiences
Elevate the visual quality of our SMB experiences while ensuring clarity, accessibility, and responsiveness across platforms
Collaborate closely with product, engineering, sales, marketing, and research to define and deliver scalable solutions that balance business and neighbor needs
Use insights from research and behavioral data to inform and validate design decisions
Build for trust, ensuring monetization features feel native to the Nextdoor experience, not disruptive
Contribute to and evolve our design system, with a focus on business surfaces and cross-platform consistency
Participate in design critiques, roadmap planning, and occasional in-person events like offsites and team trainings
Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to Nextdoor’s company culture
Qualification
Required
8+ years of product design experience, with a track record of delivering highly polished work across complex workflows
A portfolio that showcases strong visual design, interaction design, and systems thinking especially for business-facing tools
Deep empathy for SMB users: their challenges, workflows, and goals
Experience designing across web and mobile platforms (iOS, Android, responsive web)
Strong skills in hierarchy, layout, color, and typography
Ability to think holistically about user journeys and touchpoints
Familiarity with testing, measurement, and iteration based on data and user feedback
Collaborative mindset and comfort working with cross-functional stakeholders
Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done
Preferred
Experience with self-serve ad platforms or marketing tools (e.g., campaign builders, dashboards, analytics)
Experience designing products that connect individuals with local businesses or community services
Comfort designing with AI tools, personalization engines, or recommendations
Experience in motion studies and interactive prototyping
Passion for local businesses and neighborhood-based economies
Benefits
A variety of health plans, including a 100% covered employee only plan option
A OneMedical membership for concierge care
Meaningful equity grant for this role
Company
Nextdoor
Nextdoor is a private social networking platform that connects neighbors for them to exchange helpful information, goods, and services.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$723.8MKey Investors
Benchmark
2023-01-17Post Ipo Equity· $18.6M
2021-11-08Post Ipo Equity· $270M
2021-11-08IPO
Leadership Team
Nirav Tolia
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Kiernan
Chief Revenue Officer
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