Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more.
At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love. Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.
Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU and a Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories. Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!
This role operates on a hybrid schedule requiring two days of in-office collaboration per week. The position can be based in either our San Francisco office or our new New York City office (opening January 2026).
About the Job
Taskrabbit's mission is to transform lives, one task at a time. As a member of the Product Design team, you'll advance that mission through close partnership with cross-functional stakeholders to uncover problems and build solutions that reach millions of Clients and Taskers around the world.
What You’ll Do
Product Design plays a role in each phase of the product development process, from user research exploration and early concepting with PMs through prototyping, design system contributions and post-handoff engineering support. You’ll join a highly collaborative team based in the US and partner with colleagues from UX Research, Product, Data, and Engineering. Expect a high level of ownership and autonomy on assigned projects.
Responsibilities
With support from the Product Design Manager and senior designer peers:
- Wireframe and validate design directions through sketches, Figma, and usability testing
- Lead cross-functional workshops to define problems clearly and align on solutions
- Deliver detail-oriented designs grounded in best practices, with rigor around copywriting, user flows, error states, edge cases, and micro-interactions
- Build prototypes to validate assumptions and communicate interactions to stakeholders
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate design exploration, prototyping, and iteration cycles
- Navigate stakeholder concerns and advocate for design decisions backed by evidence, user research, and inclusive design principles
- QA staging builds to ensure proper implementation of your designs
- Iterate on and expand Taskrabbit design system components and patterns
- Contribute to critiques and team feedback loops
- Develop proficiency in AI-assisted design and data literacy to strengthen your work
Who you are
You know the difference between problems that deserve deep thinking and ideas that need fast execution. You blur role boundaries in a product org if it helps your idea come to life. Curiosity, rigor, and strong opinions shape how you work.
You have a few years of product design experience and want to deepen your skills in scoping, systems thinking, and cross-functional collaboration. You’re ready to grow alongside senior designers and your manager in a role with real ownership and impact.
Requirements
- 1–3 years of experience in a product design role
- Strong command of visual design principles
- Ability to express early ideas via sketches, wireframes, or AI prototypes, and provide a narrative around why the solution satisfies business and user needs
- Ability to produce polished design specs in Figma with appropriate annotations for engineering to build
- Ability to contribute work that adheres to an established design system
- Strong communication skills, including explaining design decisions and tradeoffs to various audience types
- Experience supporting or conducting user research (interviews, usability studies)
Along with your resume, please submit a link to your Design Portfolio that demonstrate your design thinking.
Compensation & Benefits:
At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable. Total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks.
The base pay range for this position is $106,4000 - $141,000. This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.
- Taskrabbit is a Hybrid Company. We value flexibility and choice but also stay committed to regular in-person connection.
- The People. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams -- people you can be proud to work with!
- The Diverse Culture. We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up half of our leadership team and our diversity representation is above that of the tech industry average.
- The Perks. Taskrabbit offers our employees with employer-paid health insurance and a 401k match with immediate vesting for our US based employees. We offer all of our global employees generous and flexible time off with 2 company-wide closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health support, and more. Benefits vary by country of employment.
An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform. We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.
Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.
AI-Assisted Prescreening Notice [US Based Candidates Only]: As part of our hiring process, we may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the initial prescreening of applications and responses. This tool does not make hiring decisions — every application and response is reviewed by a member of our recruiting team to determine fit for the role. If you would prefer not to have your application processed using this tool, you may opt out by selecting 'opt out' in the application form or by emailing [email protected], and your application will be reviewed manually with no impact on your candidacy.
Skills Required
- 1-3 years of experience in a product design role
- Strong command of visual design principles
- Ability to express ideas through sketches, wireframes, or AI prototypes and explain the rationale
- Ability to produce polished, annotated design specifications in Figma
- Ability to contribute work adhering to an established design system
- Strong communication skills for explaining design decisions and tradeoffs
- Experience supporting or conducting user research, including interviews and usability studies
- Design portfolio demonstrating design thinking
What the Team is Saying
Taskrabbit Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is advertised as employer-paid for U.S.-based employees with dental and vision included; feedback suggests coverage options and assistance for family coverage are available. This breadth positions core medical benefits as a notable strength for eligible corporate staff.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match with immediate vesting is promoted for U.S. employees. Feedback suggests immediate vesting enhances accessibility and value of the retirement benefit from day one.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible paid time off and two company-wide closure weeks are highlighted, alongside paid holidays and sick leave. Feedback suggests these policies support work-life balance beyond standard PTO alone.
Taskrabbit Insights
What We Do
Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handy work, moving help, and much more. Acquired by IKEA Group - the world’s largest furniture retailer - in 2017 At Taskrabbit, we want to make your neighborhood a little more familiar. Whether it’s a handyman (or woman!), a housecleaner, moving help or delivery person, we’re imagining a world where everyone will have a go-to team to make everyday life easier. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. As a pioneer of the sharing economy, Taskrabbit was founded on the premise of neighbors helping neighbors. Since then, our network has grown to eight countries and 75+ cities, yet our core mission of creating a better everyday life for everyday people has remained the same. Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world. We are a group of mission-minded people. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially-minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love - and have a ton of fun while they’re at it.
Why Work With Us
Taskrabbit is hybrid with coworkers across the US, Canada and the EU. We are deeply mission-driven helping our communities, providing meaningful income on your own terms, and transforming lives, one task at a time.
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Taskrabbit Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Taskrabbit is a hybrid workplace which means we prioritize flexibility and work from home, but equally value coming together to connect throughout the year. Employees will be in a dedicated hub office 2 days per week in either SF, NYC or London.
