Hinge is looking to drive impactful work within the Monetization team by defining the future of Hinge’s premium offerings, including subscription and à la carte products, to help users find love and create a less lonely world.
Requirements
- 8+ years in product design, with a track record of leading complex initiatives and setting a high bar for quality.
- Prior success leading design in fast-paced consumer mobile environments (social, wellness, community, or similar preferred).
- Specific experience with monetization, subscription services, or e-commerce is highly desirable.
- A portfolio that demonstrates end-to-end mastery across systems thinking, visual polish, interaction design, and strategic problem solving.
- Advanced proficiency in Figma, prototyping tools, and design systems.
- Sharp understanding of design systems and accessibility best practices.
- Deep expertise across the product design lifecycle: research synthesis, IA, visual design, prototyping, and testing.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end design for monetization and premium experiences, turning ambiguous problem spaces and strategic direction into user flows, prototypes, and polished UI that drive sustainable growth.
- Maintain a high bar for visual, interaction, and motion design while evolving design systems and visual language to deliver cohesive, scalable premium experiences with speed and quality.
- Coach and support designers across levels, model strong collaboration and problem solving, and foster a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and emotional intelligence within Growth and Monetization.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Research, and Data Science to define vision, validate concepts, present to leadership, and deliver outcomes aligned to user needs, revenue goals, and broader strategy.
- Advance experimentation through rapid and advanced prototyping—including GenAI—to unlock differentiated experiences and establish growth-focused testing patterns in emotionally complex spaces.
- Lead design for multi-quarter initiatives, mentor peers, prototype bold ideas, and work closely with partners in Product, Engineering, and User Research.
- Design thoughtful features that drive value worth paying for, finding the sweet spot between dater needs and business goals.
Other
- Strong cross-functional instincts—able to jump into new teams and align diverse stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
- Passionate about helping others grow and contributing to a high-functioning, joyful design culture.
- Recognized subject matter expert with a calm, empathetic, and adaptable leadership style.
- Strength in workshop facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive communication.
- Skilled at integrating research and data insights into design, particularly in experimental contexts.
