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Salary: USD 190,500 - 190,500 / annual
DuckDuckGo is an online protection company and remote-first team of 400+ on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, the company generates hundreds of millions in annual revenue. DuckDuckGo operates a privacy-focused search engine, browser (Mac, Windows, iOS, Android), subscription service (DuckDuckGo Pro), and private AI offering (Duck.ai) that lets users chat with ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI models in one place.
In this Senior Product Designer role, you will collaborate across all levels to identify and solve problems across the current product offering and pioneer new solutions as DuckDuckGo builds out the privacy layer for the Internet. You'll autonomously lead highly impactful projects that scale across millions of users, from ideation through execution. Your responsibilities include assessing vague problems, proposing high-impact solutions, executing against success criteria, and having a voice in all product-related design decisions. You'll work on a team dedicated to ethical, privacy-by-design approaches.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end design projects with full ownership from scoping to execution and postmortem
- Explore and test concepts that improve overall experience and increase delight while appealing to a broader audience
- Assess vague problems, propose innovative solutions, and execute them with a focus on metrics
- Communicate visual and interaction recommendations through high-quality mockups, prototypes, and clear rationale
- Write creative briefs that define project goals, rationale, and success metrics
- Leverage qualitative and quantitative data in driving decisions forward
- Participate in prioritization, strategy, and user testing across the product process
- Educate, guide, and support others while maintaining quality of execution across designated design areas
- Apply agentic solutions to accelerate and raise the quality of design work
- Work transparently and collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders
The company culture emphasizes trust, inclusivity, and empowered project management, where each team member takes full ownership of their projects. DuckDuckGo is remote-first with flexible work arrangements and no core hours, though an average full-time commitment of 40 hours per week is expected. Travel is required at least twice yearly: once for an all-hands meetup and once for a team retreat (each 4-5 days). Video conferencing is required for meetings. A background check is required as a condition of employment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 6+ years of experience in product design roles, including 2+ years in senior-level design positions at significant global consumer brands
- Proficiency in managing projects of varying complexity from proposal through execution and release
- Ability to push creative limits while solving challenging design problems and delivering on delight, craft, and exceptional quality
- Ability to communicate visual and interaction recommendations with high-quality mockups, prototypes, and rationale
- Accustomed to applying agentic solutions into everyday project management and design execution workflows
- Ability to write creative briefs that clearly define and communicate project goals, rationale, and success metrics
- Proficiency in research and experimentation, leveraging both qualitative and quantitative data
- Skills to manage ambiguity, wrangle vague problems, propose innovative solutions, and execute with a focus on metrics
- Ability to take initiative in generating ideas and carrying them forward with urgency and discretion
- Willingness to educate, guide, and support others while serving as a steward to maintain quality of execution
- Experience participating in multiple areas of the product process including prioritization, strategy, and user testing
