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[Remote] Product Designer, Payments

🌍 Remote Β· United States πŸ’Ό Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Whatnot is hiring a Product Designer for its Payments team. The role designs checkout, payout, wallet, and other money-movement experiences for live commerce, partnering with cross-functional teams to improve trust, usability, and operational correctness.

Responsibilities

  • Design payment and value experiences across checkout, payouts, wallet, refunds, credits, coupons, gift cards, and emerging balance products on web and mobile
  • Translate payment infrastructure, compliance, tax, and financial integrity requirements into intuitive product experiences
  • Design both happy paths and recovery flows: failed payments, pending states, payment method switching, seller visibility, and resolution
  • Create wireframes, prototypes, and polished product experiences for ambiguous, high-stakes money movement problems
  • Help unify fragmented payment experiences across live, marketplace, tips, offers, and other purchase surfaces
  • Use data, research, and experimentation to improve conversion, reduce payment friction, and increase buyer and seller confidence
  • Contribute to the design system while advocating for accessibility, inclusivity, and scalable global patterns
  • Design for live shopping constraints, where speed, clarity, and trust matter across auctions, flash sales, subscriptions, and other high-throughput moments

Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in Product Design with a strong portfolio of shipped work
  • Strong interaction and systems thinkingβ€”you can untangle complex flows and design for edge cases
  • Expertise in design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Protopie, Framer, etc.)
  • Deep understanding of user experience design principles and methodologies, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Proven experience designing zero-to-one products or new platforms, demonstrating your ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and define new product spaces
  • Experience in e-commerce, marketplace platforms, or supply chain management

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  • Monthly allowance for wellness
  • Annual allowance towards Childcare
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
  • 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary)
  • Pension plans internationally
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work; company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence
  • Option to work from an office hub (LA, SF, NYC, or Seattle) or remotely (U.S. only)

Company Overview

  • Whatnot is a live shopping marketplace that connects buyers and sellers through interactive livestreams, auctions, and online storefronts. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.whatnot.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Whatnot has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 41 in 2026, 34 in 2025, 20 in 2024, 18 in 2023, 10 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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