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Senior Product Designer (Hybrid)

Weedmaps, Austin, TX, United States


Senior Product Designer (Hybrid - 2 to 3 days onsite per week)

Overview
The Senior Product Designers at Weedmaps are principal-level individual contributors who set the vision for design excellence across the product organization. In this role, you will operate as a strategic partner to Product and Engineering leadership, driving initiatives that have company-wide impact and shaping the long-term direction of Weedmaps’ user experience.

You are a systems thinker with a proven ability to influence at scale — aligning design strategy with business outcomes, guiding teams through ambiguity, and ensuring cohesive, high-quality experiences across platforms. Beyond execution, you play a critical role in defining design principles, standards, and best practices that elevate the entire design function.

Impact You'll Make

Define and drive design vision for major product domains or company-wide initiatives

Partner with executive-level stakeholders to align design strategy with business goals and long-term roadmap

Lead the most complex, high-impact design challenges across Weedmaps’ ecosystem

Anticipate future user and business needs, proactively shaping solutions and strategy

Establish and evolve design frameworks, principles, and standards used across teams

Provide strategic mentorship to Staff and Senior Designers, helping grow design leadership capability

Influence cross-functional teams through storytelling, data, and compelling design narratives

Ensure design quality, consistency, and accessibility across all Weedmaps products

Represent design in high-level planning, prioritization, and decision-making forums

What You’ve Accomplished

9-12+ years of professional experience in product design, including leadership on enterprise-scale or multi-product systems

An exceptional portfolio demonstrating strategic impact, systems thinking, and influence across organizations

Proven track record of shaping design strategy and driving measurable business outcomes

Deep expertise in research, experimentation, and data-driven decision-making

Extensive experience leading and scaling design systems across teams and platforms

Strong experience in B2C and/or B2B SaaS environments

Executive-level communication and influence skills

Experience partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Data leadership

Strong understanding of technical constraints and opportunities

Experience defining and operationalizing design maturity at scale

Passion for the cannabis industry and mission-driven work is a plus

Pay Range
The base pay range for this position is $121,409 - $153,180 per year.

Benefits

Physical Health (Medical, Dental & Vision)

100% employer-paid premium for employees

Company HSA contribution with the High Deductible Health Plan

401(k) Retirement Plan (employer will match contribution up to 3.5% of employee contribution)

Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance options

Supplemental, voluntary benefits

Student Loan Repayment/529 Education Savings with a monthly company contribution

FSA (Medical, Dependent, Transit and Parking)

Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance

Pet Insurance

Identity theft protection

Legal access to a network of attorneys

PTO, paid sick leave, and company holidays (including a 2026 holiday shutdown)

Paid parental leave

Why Work at Weedmaps
Life at Weedmaps means innovation and heart. Come join us if you care about the plant, the people who love it, and are ready to let your talent shine. We foster a bustling and collaborative culture that revolves around an environment that focuses on the benefits of weed, and the community that supports it.

You too can have a hand in shaping the industry’s future; ready to roll with us?

Founded in 2008, we’ve grown from a small startup to a global leader in the cannabis industry. Our dedication to transparency, education, and community has set us apart, and today, we proudly serve cannabis to consumers and businesses in the U.S. and worldwide.

“Freedom to choose. Freedom to access. Freedom to enjoy.”

Notice to Prospective Applicants
Our team has been made aware of incidents involving LinkedIn, Telegram, and Facebook accounts impersonating Weedmaps recruiters. These individuals are attempting to use our company name to solicit payment from prospective candidates interested in applying for jobs at our company. Our team is actively working to combat these attempts, but in the meantime, please be mindful of the following:

Our recruiters will always communicate with candidates through an @weedmaps.com email address.

CORRECT: jlebowski@weedmaps.com

INCORRECT: jlebowski@gmail.com

Our recruiters will NEVER ask for or attempt to solicit payment from applicants in order to apply, interview, or work for Weedmaps.

If you are interested in a role at Weedmaps, please apply through our established channels.

If you are unsure if a communication is legitimate, please contact our recruitment team at talentops@weedmaps.com and they will happily confirm for you. Thank you for your vigilance and we appreciate your interest in working with us!

Equal Opportunity Employment and Accommodations
Weedmaps is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. The Company prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion and religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify .

Applicants are entitled to reasonable accommodations under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state/local laws, unless the accommodation presents undue hardship. Please email us at peopleoperations@weedmaps.com if you would like to confidentially discuss a potential accommodation during the interview process.

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