[Hiring] Principal Product Designer @Ethena

Role Description

We're looking for a Principal Product Designer to join our design team. At Ethena, design is part of our business strategy, not a service function. This role will own the design of new product features while helping shape how we build, using AI-driven development to move fast without sacrificing quality. You'll be a key contributor to Ethena's growing product surface area and the design practice itself.

What you'll do

• Report to the VP of Design
• Own the end-to-end design process for new product features from early concept through to shipped, collaborating closely with product and engineering throughout
• Leverage AI tools throughout your process (we use Cursor and Claude Code to accelerate design iterations and rely on working prototypes to test ideas before shipping)
• Communicate and rationalize design decisions to internal and external stakeholders, keeping users' needs centered throughout
• Own our qualitative research practice and work directly with users to turn insights into product direction
• Shape short- and long-term product planning as the design voice, partnering with product and engineering from discovery through delivery

Qualifications

• A track record of shipping product at a high-growth startup; you know what it takes to get things over the line
• A genuine fascination with users and a talent for translating messy research into clear product direction
• Able to reduce complex problems to the right balance of flexibility, power, and ease of use
• AI-first in how you work, with a clear-eyed view of where they add value
• An excellent communicator who can manage up and collaborate across functions, making the case for good design without needing to fight for it
• A self-starter who thrives in a hands-off management environment, takes ownership with a 'roll up your sleeves mentality', is comfortable with ambiguity, and drives work forward with minimal oversight
• We're a startup so we're not just looking for someone to run a playbook. We want you to help build it.
• Passion for what we're building here at Ethena and a strong alignment with our core values (which includes an impeccable sense of humor)

Requirements

• $200,000 - $240,000 a year
• At Ethena, we're committed to fair and equitable compensation. We carefully evaluate each candidate's skills and qualifications to provide our best possible offer upfront.
• Our no-negotiation policy ensures that our first offer is always our best offer, promoting pay equity throughout our organization.

Benefits

• The benefits offered for this position can be found here .
• We provide unlimited PTO.

Location

• Ethena is a remote-first organization and is currently hiring candidates based in the United States.
• We are not currently offering employer visa sponsorship for this role.

AI Usage in Interviews

We’re big fans of AI and use it heavily in our day-to-day work. That said, to ensure fairness and accurate skill assessment, we do not allow the use of AI tools (including note takers, transcription tools, or recordings) during interviews. If you have questions or need accommodations, we’re happy to chat — just let us know.

How to Apply

Applications for this position will be accepted via our job board . Excited about the opportunity, but worried you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyway, and give us both the chance to find out.

Company Description

Ethena is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that a successful organization is one that celebrates its employees for who they are, who they love, and the unique lens through which they experience the world. Ethena does not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or other legally protected status. We understand that our differences make us better. They empower us to learn from each other, lean on each other, and create a product and community that models the behavior we hope to see in others.