Senior Product Design Lead, Advertising

Wayfair8 months ago
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Hybrid
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Position Overview

As a Senior Product Design Lead for Supplier Advertising at Wayfair, you will drive the design strategy and execution for high-impact projects within our emerging ad business. In this role, you’ll collaborate across product, engineering, and leadership teams to craft innovative user experiences while working in a hybrid environment from our Boston, MA office.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as both a strategist and product practitioner in design initiatives.
  • Craft thoughtful and effective user experiences that balance business goals with customer needs.
  • Collaborate with product managers, engineers, designers, business stakeholders, and senior leadership throughout the product-development lifecycle.
  • Triangulate data from multiple sources to inform design and product strategy.
  • Represent the voice of our customers (suppliers and shoppers) in product definition and strategy meetings.
  • Mentor and guide team members through design reviews, coaching, and hands-on support.

Required Qualifications

  • 8+ years of product design experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Design or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience designing for advertising/ad-tech environments.
  • Proficiency in producing design deliverables such as wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and detailed annotations.
  • Strong skills using modern design tools like Figma and working knowledge of HTML/CSS/JS.
  • Exceptional interpersonal, collaborative, and communication skills.
  • Proven ability to present and defend designs to senior and executive leadership with an emphasis on user advocacy.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience designing for e-commerce.
  • Strong user research skills.
  • Leadership experience in design teams.

Benefits & Perks

  • Compensation: Salary range of $155,500 - $167,000 USD per year with restricted stock units as part of the package.
  • Hybrid work schedule: Work from our Boston, MA office Tuesday-Thursday and remotely on Monday and Friday.
  • Opportunity to work with a diverse, innovative, and inclusive team powering one of the largest online home destinations.
  • Dynamic environment offering rapid career growth and continuous learning.

Required Skills

Product Design Strategy
Interaction Design
Mentorship
HTML/CSS/JS
Prototyping
Team Leadership
Data-Driven Decision Making
User Flows
E-commerce Design
User Experience Design
Design Systems
Wireframing
Figma
Advertising/Ad-Tech Design
Human-Computer Interaction