Gusto

Senior Product Design Manager, Payroll

San Francisco, CA;New York, NY · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 27 days ago

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About the role

For the hundreds of thousands of small businesses we serve, our mission starts with one of their most critical responsibilities: paying their team.
Getting payroll right isn't just a feature-it's the foundation of trust with every business that relies on us.
This is a high-impact, high-visibility role with broad scope.

Lead end-to-end design for Payroll - shaping experiences that help small businesses pay their teams correctly, on time, and with confidence.
Partner with Product, Engineering, Data, Ops and others to set strategy and roadmaps.
Lead product initiatives where AI and automation are central to the user experience, simplifying payroll and reducing manual work without compromising accuracy or trust.
Collaborate with Research and Data to uncover customer insights and translate them into clear, actionable UX priorities.
Set the quality and judgment standard for all design work - whether AI-assisted or not - including when to push further and when outputs meet the bar.
Manage and grow a team of designers, providing mentorship, clear direction, and hands-on support across the team.
As the Senior Product Design Manager, Payroll, you'll lead design for one of Gusto's most complex and consequential product areas, shaping the future of a product that millions of people rely on for financial stability and personal prosperity.
With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide and are building a workplace that reflects the people we serve.

Payroll also underpins our broader ecosystem, enabling the adoption of Benefits, Time Tracking, HR tools, and so much more.

All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) — because everyone who helps build Gusto should share in its success.

We handle the hard stuff - payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR - so owners can focus on their craft and their customers.
All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) - because everyone who helps build Gusto should share in its success.
Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.
Your work will include simplifying complex, reciprocal workflows, defining a long-term UX vision and rallying others around it, and leading automation and AI initiatives that make the work of paying a team disappear.
Define and communicate the long-term UX vision for Payroll, and rally multiple teams around it.
Influence product and technical roadmaps by advocating for design quality, customer needs, and long-term system health.
Champion the Payroll experience as the foundation of Gusto's broader People Platform, ensuring seamless integration across Benefits, Time & Attendance, and third-party tools.

Payroll is the foundation of Gusto and our most-used, most-loved product.
It's the first Gusto experience many customers interact with, and it continues to power their success as they grow.
Our team is tasked with evolving and scaling this core experience for small businesses of all sizes, from solo entrepreneurs to growing companies.
We focus on taking on the complexity of payroll so our customers don't have to-making payroll faster, more flexible, and increasingly hands off.
Here's what you'll do day-to-day:
Define and scale shared patterns, principles, and standards that promote quality, consistency, and velocity.

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