Product Designer; Discovery

Requirements

• 8–12 years of product design experience or equivalent depth demonstrated through the complexity, scope, and systems-level thinking evident in your portfolio
• A portfolio of shipped work demonstrating ownership from idea to outcome, with measurable impact and clear articulation of decisions and tradeoffs
• Leads multiple concurrent work streams and sets clear milestones with cross‑functional partners
• Experience facilitating problem‑framing and alignment across product, engineering, and research teams using a broad toolkit including frameworks, prototypes, research synthesis, and workshops
• A craft champion who sets a high quality bar and elevates the standard for teams around them
• Takes a team‑first approach to decisions, inspires cross‑functional partners toward a unified design vision, and operates as a true strategic peer across the organization
• If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. If you’re a creator at heart, are energized by our mission, and share our company values, we’d love to hear from you

• We’re hiring a Staff Product Designer to join our Discovery and Community team and help define what Patreon becomes next
• Your work will center on how fans find creators and communities that are meaningful to them, shaping how creator work is surfaced across a platform built for connection over attention, and how new content formats and experiences deepen those relationships over time
• You’ll be part of a small, close‑knit design team, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Research to bring clarity to ambiguous problems and ship experiences with polish and purpose
• Proactively discover company‑level opportunities and help bring clarity and insight through high‑fidelity prototypes and expert storytelling
• Work closely with Research, Product, and Engineering to identify, plan, scope, and execute end‑to‑end design solutions
• Work across the entire design organization to develop innovative patterns and systems that are durable, repeatable and achieve a high standard for craft
• Create, collaborate, and iterate on prototypes, high‑fidelity visuals, and key flows
• Contribute to the visioning, sequencing, tactics, and execution of a multi‑phased overhaul of the product
• Own, redefine, and ship key parts of the core Patreon product