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About the Role

As Senior Staff Design Manager, you'll lead a team of 6-7 product designers and represent the design leadership bench at Patreon. You'll lead by example in the craft, staying close to the work in Figma, prototyping, or production code, while partnering across product and engineering to shape the next chapter of design at Patreon. You'll also be a strong external voice for the design team, helping build Patreon's reputation as a place where great designers want to work.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of 6-7 product designers alongside another senior design manager.
Represent the design leadership bench at Patreon.
Lead by example in the craft, staying close to the work in Figma, prototyping, or production code.
Partner across product and engineering to shape the next chapter of design at Patreon.
Be a strong external voice for the design team, helping build Patreon's reputation as a place where great designers want to work.

Requirements

Shipped distinctive consumer software where design was central to the product's market position, not just polish on a working thing, across a range of products or surfaces rather than a single hero project.
Lead by example in the craft, whether in Figma, prototyping, or production code.
Proven manager with success across different sizes and shapes of design teams, and operated across different configurations (startup, scale, public) rather than running one playbook.
Real AI fluency: use tools daily and driven measurable, team-wide transformation in velocity, quality, or scope.
Track record of building and holding high talent density: top designers choose to work for you and stay, and the people you've hired and developed have gone on to become strong leaders themselves.
Strategic thought partner across functions, oriented toward shared outcomes rather than territory.
Strong external voice for your team's work, brand, and craft.

Skills

Figma
Prototyping
Production code
AI fluency

Location

New York
San Francisco

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior Staff

Salary/Compensations

The posted salary range is dependent on the location and the level. This range may encompass multiple levels within the role’s job family. The final offer will be based on candidate’s experience, skills, competencies, and geographic location, aligning with the appropriate job level within Patreon’s leveling framework. For remote employees located outside CA and NY, salary may vary based on location and local market conditions.

Benefits

Salary
Equity plans
Healthcare
Flexible time off
Company holidays and recharge days
Commuter benefits
Lifestyle stipends
Learning and development stipends
Patronage
Parental leave
401k plan with matching

About the Company

Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences.
We offer creators a variety of ways to engage with their fans and build a lasting business including: paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live video, and selling to fans directly with one-time purchases.
Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class.
We're continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator platform with the best team in the creator economy.
The Design team at Patreon is responsible for the full consumer experience across our creator and fan products.
The team spans product design and content design, working across Patreon's core surfaces: memberships, community, live video, and direct sales.
Designers here are embedded in cross-functional teams alongside product, engineering, and data, and are expected to drive outcomes, not just deliver assets.
At Patreon, design is fundamental to how we build and how we think about the product.
This team reflects that: high craft standards, close partnership with product leadership, and a genuine curiosity about how AI can raise the bar for what we ship.
Patreon powers creators to do what they love and get paid by the people who love what they do.
Our team is passionate about making this mission and our core values come to life every day in our work.
Put Creators First | They’re the reason we’re here. When creators win, we win.
Build with Craft | We sign our name to every deliverable, just like the creators we serve.
Make it Happen | We don’t quit. We learn and deliver.
Win Together | We grow as individuals. We win as a team.
Patreon operates under a hybrid work model, where employees based in office locations are expected to come into the office two days per week, excluding sick time and paid leave.
The goal of this policy is to be intentional about the in-person time we spend together to strengthen the feeling of community at Patreon.
Candidates hired into remote-eligible roles are not expected to meet the same requirements.
At Patreon, we believe in fair and transparent pay.

Equal Opportunity

We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds because workplace diversity and inclusion is critical to our ability to serve creators worldwide.
If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway.
If you’re a creator at heart, are energized by our mission, and share our company values, we’d love to hear from you.
Patreon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the interview process, please let us know via email at accommodations@patreon.