Design Manager, Payments

Patreon is a media and community platform where creators can engage with their fans and build a lasting business. We're looking for a Design Manager to lead the design team focused on Media and Community Experiences, driving intentional human connection on Patreon.

Requirements

• 7+ years of product design experience
• 1 year of managing designers or leading them informally with strong mentorship responsibilities
• Proven track record shipping high-impact, end-to-end product work in complex domains
• Comfortable in a "player-coach" setup, balancing people management with hands-on IC work
• Deep commitment to interaction and visual craft, especially in flows where clarity, trust, and correctness are critical
• Ability to simplify complex systems into clear, understandable experiences
• Experience working with or contributing to design systems to deliver scalable, consistent solutions
• Strong product intuition; able to define problems, form hypotheses, and use qualitative and quantitative signals to guide decisions
• Experience connecting design work to measurable outcomes
• Skilled at building healthy, trusting relationships across Design, Product, Engineering, and business partners
• Clear, empathetic communicator who can tailor level of detail and story to different audiences
• Genuine interest in helping creators run sustainable businesses and in making payments, payouts, and taxes radically simpler for them

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