Product Designer

About the Company

Notion is an AI-powered collaborative workspace designed to help teams and agents think and work together in one place. The product brings knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools into a single environment so work feels faster, clearer, and less scattered. It is used by millions of individuals, small businesses, and enterprise teams.

Employees at Notion are expected to help shape the future of work by building thoughtfully crafted products that are durable, human-centered, and useful at scale. The company focuses on more than shipping features; teams work to define how people collaborate in the AI era, from operating systems of record to AI agents and automation that removes repetitive work.

About the Role

This position is for a designer with strong product judgment, UX instincts, technical fluency, and high attention to craft. The work involves creating software experiences that feel timeless, approachable, and polished while still serving real business needs. The role is based in San Francisco or New York City, and collaboration is expected in person on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, which are the company’s anchor days.

What You Will Do

• Develop product ideas that balance ambition, quality, delivery speed, and commercial value.
• Shape the complete experience for new features, from early concept through UX and final visual execution.
• Lead initiatives from start to finish in collaboration with engineers, carrying ideas through to launch.
• Work closely with Customer Experience, Sales, and Customer Success to understand the needs of different user groups and use those insights to guide planning and prioritization.
• Collaborate with Marketing to create compelling stories across the customer journey, including the website, product, help content, and other channels.
• Design and evolve intuitive, practical product patterns and contribute intentionally to the design system as the product grows.

What We Are Looking For

• At least 5 years of experience and the ability to own projects independently from end to end.
• Strong customer empathy and the ability to translate user needs into effective product experiences.
• Comfort working through ambiguous problems and defining clear mental models and user flows.
• Ability to create interfaces that are clear, usable, and visually refined.
• Good business judgment, with the ability to balance aesthetics, speed, and practical outcomes.
• A collaborative mindset, with strong opinions that remain open to feedback and discussion.
• Ability to combine writing and visual communication to build alignment and tell product stories.
• Experience working across design, engineering, research, data, and project management partners.

Nice to Have

• Experience designing and building excellent tools with small teams.
• A perspective that adds to a diverse, complementary team.
• Direct experience with fragmented tools or information silos and motivation to solve those problems.
• Familiarity with influential computing thinkers such as Douglas Engelbart, Alan Kay, and Bret Victor.
• The ability to code as a designer.

Compensation

For San Francisco-based candidates, the estimated base salary range is $205,000 to $300,000 per year. Compensation may differ depending on location, role scope, complexity, experience, and expertise. The package may also include equity and benefits.

Additional Information

Applicants should note that by submitting an application, they agree to the collection and processing of their information in line with the company’s recruiting privacy policy and NYLL 144.

The company expects employees to be curious about AI and willing to use it as a practical collaborator in their work. Deep AI specialization is not required for every role, but openness to experimentation and discovery is valued. For roles where AI fluency is essential, that requirement will be stated explicitly.

The company is committed to equal opportunity, inclusive hiring, and reasonable accommodations. Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every listed qualification. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records may be considered where allowed by law. Accommodations are available during the application process and for qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The employer does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.