Staff Product Designer

Role: Staff Product Designer (Headspace)

Own and elevate design execution and strategy across high-impact product surfaces at Headspace.

What you will do

• Design ownership: Own design execution and contribute to design strategy across complex product areas, setting a high bar for interaction quality and member experience.
• Cross-functional leadership: Drive design vision within multi-quarter workstreams, partnering with Product, Engineering, and Research to embed design thinking early.
• Strategy influence: Influence roadmap decisions and product strategy with evidence-based design rationale.
• Research & insights: Lead and conduct design research (e.g., generative studies, contextual inquiry, concept testing, usability evaluations) to understand member needs, behaviors, and mental models.
• Behavioral design: Apply behavioral design principles to support habit formation, reduce friction, and improve engagement with mental health content and care.
• AI-enabled design workflow: Use AI tools to accelerate and enhance prototyping, research synthesis, and iteration; design AI-powered experiences that feel natural, trustworthy, and human-centered.
• Mentorship: Mentor designers across levels via reviews, knowledge sharing, and helping strengthen team craft and capabilities.

What you will bring

• Experience: 6+ years designing thoughtful, human-centered products (ideally with exposure to emerging technologies or innovative problem spaces).
• Design craft: Strong visual design portfolio with motion design principles.
• AI fluency: Demonstrated ability to use AI tools (e.g., Claude, Figma, Cursor, generative prototyping, LLM-assisted research workflows) to improve design output.
• Mobile UI knowledge: Strong understanding of iOS and Android patterns and interface standards.
• Prototyping & tools: Proficiency in Figma and prototyping tools to communicate complex ideas.
• Product design fundamentals: Experience designing interfaces for digital products with a focus on seamless, engaging, and accessible experiences.
• Collaboration mindset: Strategic ability to clarify ambiguous problems into actionable solutions and drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Mentorship: Proven ability to mentor and inspire while promoting growth across the team.

Nice-to-have (implied)

• Experience working in mental health or related behavioral engagement domains.
• Familiarity with AI/LLM product design beyond tooling (designing trustable, human-centered AI interactions).