Head of Design (Coinbase Developer Platform)

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

About Coinbase Design - We are a tight knit team of designers and researchers. We value low-ego collaboration and balancing rigorous product thinking with thoughtfully crafted experiences. As a close partner to Product and Engineering, Coinbase Design team plays a critical role in executing on the company vision. We take on hard user experience problems to deliver delightful and easy-to-use products from very complex technical challenges. You'll help design our flagship products for the largest user base in crypto and define user experiences for entirely new features that the ecosystem has not seen before. 

You will lead the design team for the Coinbase Developer Platform. Our vision is to be the best onchain developer platform allowing millions of developers to easily and securely build blockchain applications, and serve them to billions of users. Our customers range from financial institutions joining crypto for the first time to onchain native startups building the next world changing app. Whether you want wallets, blockspace, data infrastructure, or testing resources, we provide them all, all backed by the same infrastructure that powers Coinbase. We’re a small team and move at the pace of a startup.

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Lead and manage a team of 3-5 Product Designers building great developer experiences
• Proactively identify blockers, opportunities and improvements to the team's product area. 
• Be involved in all decision-making at all project phases for your product area (including planning, strategic, tactical, QA, analysis, decision, shipping and retro)
• Collaborate cross functionally to drive and shape product vision and strategy
• Direct the allocation of resources for the team in the current and following quarter
• Help others grow, including mentoring other designers 
• Design working processes for your team
• Organize and document multiple projects and the team's working in writing 

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• 3+ years of professional experience leading a team of designers
• Have experience designing for developers (eg. developer tools)
• Have experience recruiting and managing designers focused on developer audiences 
• Strong mentorship and technical skills
• Experience setting creative direction for consumer-facing products for web and mobile 
• Excellence in UX thinking, visual design, and written communication 
• Experience working in a collaborative environment with other designers, engineers, user researchers, and product teams 
• Fluency in Figma and prototyping tools 
• Experience driving user research studies 
• You are low ego, collaborative, and open minded 
• You love transforming complexity into simplicity, and creating order from uncertainty 
• Passion for crypto

Nice to haves:

• Familiarity with the web3 ecosystem
• Technical degree (Computer science or computer engineering)
• Previous programming experience
• Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.

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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).Pay Range: $236,725—$278,500 USD

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.  For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here.  Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. 

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