Gusto, Inc.

Product Design Manager, Payroll

Gusto, Inc. · Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Gusto, Inc.'s roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
49% of Gusto, Inc.'s roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Gusto, Inc.
high
96 stale, 9 reposted of 97 open
Hiring momentum
146 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

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About this role

As a Senior Product Design Manager for Payroll at Gusto, you will lead a team in designing user experiences for payroll, ensuring that small businesses can pay their teams accurately and efficiently. Your role will involve defining the long-term UX vision, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and integrating AI and automation into the design process. You will also mentor designers and set quality standards for design work across the organization.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 8–10+ years of product design experience
  • At least 3 years leading and managing design teams
  • Experience designing in complex domains such as financial products or healthcare
  • Experience setting UX direction across multiple teams
  • Proven ability to drive alignment across cross-functional partners
  • Deep systems thinking with a track record of simplifying complex workflows

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated ability to assess AI-generated design directions
  • Experience leading product initiatives where AI or automation is central to the user experience
  • Experience leading a team through an AI workflow transition

What you get

  • Competitive base pay
  • Benefits
  • Equity (RSUs)
  • Flexible hybrid work environment

Worth weighing

  • High-impact, high-visibility role with broad scope
  • Focus on AI and automation in design work
  • Complex domain requiring deep systems thinking

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