Product Designer Contractors
Gusto is a payroll and HR platform that helps small businesses pay domestic and international employees, manage benefits, and automate compliance.
Maintainer signals as of 8/12/2026
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About Gusto
Gusto serves small and mid-sized businesses with payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR tools in one platform. Users can run payroll, manage health insurance, hire globally, and pay international contractors in local currency or USDC stablecoins. The platform automates payroll tax filings across multiple states and integrates with tools like QuickBooks and Xero.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead design strategy and execution across the contractors experience, from discovery and visioning through delivery and refinement. You will translate research and data into scalable experiences, collaborate with cross-functional partners, use AI for prototyping, contribute to design standards, and mentor other designers.
Requirements
- 8+ years of product design experience
- Experience delivering impact in complex domains
- Ability to lead product-level design direction
- Experience collaborating with product, engineering, research, and data partners
- Portfolio demonstrating interaction and visual design
- Accessibility experience
- AI fluency
- Strong communication skills
Responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end design strategy and execution across the contractors experience
- Partner with product, engineering, research, data, legal, compliance, operations, and support
- Translate research and data insights into scalable experiences
- Champion inclusive design through reviews and design standards
- Use AI to prototype quickly and improve contractor experiences
- Mentor designers and contribute to design community initiatives
Benefits
- Equity-based compensation
- Hybrid work option