Lead Product Designer, Growth
Company: Circle.so
Location: New York City
Posted on: February 14, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description About Us Circle is building the
world's leading all-in-one platform for online communities. We make
it possible for creators, coaches, educators, and businesses to
bring together their audience with engaging discussions, live
streams, events, chat, courses, and payments — all in one place,
all under their own brand. We're proud to be a fully remote company
of around 200 (and growing!) team members from 30 countries around
the world. We seek exceptional individuals around the world, set
them up to do the best work of their lives, and in turn, create a
meaningful impact in their own lives. We don't track hours, but we
do manage for high expectations very closely. We collaborate across
time zones, are highly async, and like to document a lot. Twice a
year, we bring the whole company together in beautiful places
around the world for our company offsites. So far, we've hosted
offsites in Turkey, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Colombia, Italy,
Ireland, and more, with still more to come! Check out our Careers
page for more about working at Circle. About the role We're looking
for a Lead Product Designer for Growth at Circle. You'll work
across growth surfaces: activation, conversion, monetization, and
product-led growth loops. Your work will directly impact
conversion, activation, and revenue. You'll own the experiences
that help creators succeed on Circle—from sign-up and onboarding to
billing and beyond. You'll move fast, design with care, and turn
funnel data into high-impact decisions. You'll partner closely with
Growth, Product, and Engineering to drive business outcomes through
product. You'll be joining a design team where context is shared
openly, ownership is real, and talented people are trusted to do
their best work. What you'll be doing Own the design strategy for
growth across key surfaces (sign-up, onboarding, activation,
upgrade paths, revenue flows) Design end-to-end flows for sign-up,
onboarding, and activation—optimizing for both conversion and
long-term engagement Own the billing and checkout experience:
subscriptions, payments, upgrades, failed payments, and single-page
checkout Translate data, experimentation results, and research into
clear product and design decisions Frame and prioritize growth
hypotheses with your PM/Growth partners and lead the design of
experiments Lead A/B testing efforts—from hypothesis and design to
interpreting results Monitor funnels, identify drop-off points, and
ship targeted design interventions Provide strong upward
communication to design and product leadership: clear narratives,
trade-offs, and recommendations Partner closely with engineers,
balancing speed with design quality Operate with high autonomy and
act as a design leader for the growth area Spot opportunities
proactively—you take initiative, not just briefs What you'll need
to be successful Strong alignment with our values, find our values
on our career page if you haven't read up on them yet. You are
proficient in English (spoken, written, and reading) at a CEFR
Level C2 / ILR Level 5. 6 years of product design experience with a
portfolio demonstrating strong UX and UI execution Experience
designing in growth teams: onboarding, activation, lifecycle,
pricing/packaging, or monetization flows Experience working with
experimentation frameworks (A/B tests, multivariate, etc.) and
using data to inform design Proven success designing for
conversion, activation, or retention Data literacy—comfortable
interpreting funnel performance and experiment results You actively
use AI tools to accelerate your design workflow (e.g., research
synthesis, UX writing, exploring variants, quick mocks) Experience
with AI-assisted tools (e.g., v0, Cursor Claude Code) when they
help you move faster Proficiency in Figma for high-fidelity design
and collaborative work Exceptional written and verbal communication
skills—able to distill insights, explain decisions clearly, and
collaborate effectively across teams Familiarity with payment and
checkout UX patterns, including trust signals and friction points
$140,000 - $170,000 USD per year We are hiring at a Lead level for
this role; however, we may consider offering this position at the
Senior level depending on a candidate's experience level alignment
with the role. In either case, the offer would fall within the
published compensation range. The fun stuff Fully remote: work from
anywhere in the world! Autonomy and trust to do your job: we care
about outcomes over everything else. Paid time away: all employees
are given 35 days of PTO annually. We also offer a paid sabbatical
after 5 years. Generous U.S. benchmarked compensation and startup
equity no matter where you are in the world.* Awesome medical
coverage with 100% coverage for you and your family, or medical
reimbursement options where applicable Parental leave for parents
expanding their family, or just starting one. Home office stipend
to help you get up and running. Learning & development stipend to
help you level up your professional skills. Annual bonus potential
for roles that don't already receive variable income or commission.
Company retreats: Twice a year, the Circle team gets together for a
fully paid company retreat in incredible places around the world!
We've had past retreats in Colombia, Portugal, and Mexico, with
more planned on the horizon. Check out our Careers page for more. *
Your role, location and unique circumstance may affect this.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion As a fully-remote international
company, diversity is baked into our DNA. Here's how our CEO, Sid
Yadav, frames our hiring mission: "let's find talent in underserved
and under-represented corners of the world, set them up to do the
best work of their lives, and in turn, change their life." To
achieve this hiring mission, we offer competitive U.S. benchmarked
compensation no matter where someone's located in the world, and we
proactively seek candidates who expand representation of
backgrounds, cultures and lived experiences in our teams. Equal
Employment Opportunity Circle is an equal opportunity employer and
as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by
applicable laws. If you require any accommodations during the
recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you
to meet your needs. How We Use Candidate Data At Circle, we are
committed to protecting your personal information. As a job
applicant, the personal data you provide to us is collected and
processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR) in the EU and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) .
This notice outlines the types of personal information we collect,
the purpose for collecting it, and your rights. Information We
Collect: We collect the following categories of personal
information from job applicants: Contact information (such as name,
email address, phone number) Employment history and qualifications
Education history References and any other information you choose
to share with us during the application process Purpose of
Collection: We collect this information for the following purposes:
To assess your qualifications and suitability for the position To
communicate with you during the recruitment process To comply with
legal and regulatory obligations Your Rights Under GDPR and CCPA:
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
The right to request access to the personal information we hold
about you. The right to request the deletion of your personal
information, subject to certain legal exceptions. The right to opt
out of the sale of your personal information (Note: We do not sell
personal information). For more information about how we handle
your personal data or to exercise your rights, please refer to our
full Privacy Policy. By submitting your application, you
acknowledge that you have read and understood this privacy
notice.
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