Gusto
Senior Product Design Manager, Payroll
$172K–$279K
Denver, CO - Hybrid +4 · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jan 7, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO - Hybrid
New York, NY - Hybrid
San Francisco, CA - Hybrid
Toronto, Ontario - Remote
San Francisco, CA - Hybrid - Experience
- 8–10+ years of product design experience, with at least 3 years leading and managing design teams.
About the job
Leads the Payroll design team and UX direction, simplifying complex payroll workflows and advancing automation and AI-powered experiences.
What you'll do
- Lead end-to-end Payroll design and define the long-term UX vision and strategy.
- Manage, mentor, and support designers; set design quality standards and scale shared design patterns.
- Partner cross-functionally to deliver payroll automation and AI initiatives that reduce manual work while maintaining accuracy and trust.
What they ask for
- 8–10+ years of product design experience, including at least 3 years leading and managing design teams.
- Experience designing in complex domains such as financial products, healthcare, or similarly regulated environments.
- Experience setting UX direction across multiple teams and influencing product strategy.
- Ability to align cross-functional partners and represent design in high-stakes strategic conversations.
Nice to have
- Experience assessing AI-generated design and leading AI- or automation-centered product initiatives.
- Experience leading a team through an AI workflow transition and establishing new norms and standards.
Pay
$172,000/yr to $237,000/yr USD base salary (Denver & most remote locations); $202,000/yr to $279,000/yr USD base salary (San Francisco, Seattle & New York)
AI focus
Lead AI and automation initiatives for payroll; establish quality standards for AI-assisted design and help the design team adopt AI workflows.
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