Senior Product Designer

At Pave, we're building the industry’s leading compensation platform, combining the world's largest real‑time compensation dataset with deep expertise in AI and machine learning. Our platform is perfecting the art and science of pay to give 8,500+ companies unparalleled confidence in every compensation decision.

Top tier companies like OpenAI, McDonald’s, Instacart, Atlassian, Synopsys, Stripe, Databricks, and Waymo use Pave, transforming every pay decision into a competitive advantage. $190+ billion in total compensation spend is managed in our workflows, and 70% of Forbes AI 50 use Pave to benchmark compensation.

The future of pay is real‑time & predictive, and we’re making it happen right now. We’ve raised $160M in funding from leading investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Craft Ventures.

Pave’s R&D pillar includes our data science, engineering, information technology, product design, product management, and security teams. This organization builds, maintains, and secures a platform used by more than 8,500+ client organizations.

Compensation strategy is broken down into 3 pillars —
compensation bands
, planning workflows
, and total rewards communication
. We build products that make these processes seamless for customers.

Over the next year, our roadmap is focused on enhancing the entire compensation lifecycle: from philosophy definition to market trend analysis, band adjustments, merit cycles, and employee communication. We’re seeking passionate engineers who are excited about building robust, data‑rich systems that simplify complex compensation processes at scale.

The design team at Pave is a small, synergy‑driven bunch that values a dash of fun and a robust work ethic. We’re deeply invested in our customers, making it our mission to master their needs. Our commitment is to create a space where creativity thrives, deep involvement is the norm, and meaningful conversations flow. We thrive on untangling complex problems—of which there are many!

If this blend of drive, dedication, fun, and challenge piques your interest, we’d love for you to reach out!

• Proven track record: 8+ years of experience within Product Design
• Customer advocate: Approach problems with curiosity, asking questions and starting from first principles. Understand customers’ needs deeply to design optimal solutions.
• Problem Solver and conceptual thinker: Thrive on tackling challenging, ambiguous problems with a proactive attitude, determination, analytical curiosity, and a cross‑functional approach. You don’t avoid complexity. Instead, you help organize and clarify it because you prefer being part of the solution rather than having it handed to you.
• Committed to craft: Appreciate that details matter and strive to create intuitive experiences that are both functional and enjoyable for our customers.
• Pragmatic and action‑oriented: Take ownership of your work, advocate for important matters, and contribute to advancing the team and the product. You are invested in the outcomes and take responsibility for the impact.
• Collaborative and constructive: Have a proven track record as a strong cross‑functional partner. Contribute to a healthy team dynamic and uplift those around you. Value professional development, give and receive feedback well, and consistently strive to improve.

Salary is just one component of Pave's total compensation package for employees. Your total rewards package at Pave will include equity, top‑notch medical, dental, and vision coverage, an unlimited PTO policy, and many other region‑specific benefits. Your level is based on our assessment of your interview performance and experience, which you can always ask the hiring manager about to understand in more detail.

This salary range may include multiple levels.

$175,000 – $205,000

Since being founded in 2019, Pave has established a robust global footprint. Headquartered in San…