- Design Leadership and Execution: Lead design across Trust & Safety, setting direction for how safety and trusted connection show up throughout the Hinge experience. Guide your team in turning ambiguous problem spaces and strategic priorities into thoughtful user journeys and high-quality product experiences. Stay close to the work to ensure clarity, cohesion, and strong execution from concept through launch.
- Craft and Systems Thinking: Maintain a high bar for visual, interaction, and systems thinking across squads. Ensure safety experiences feel intuitive, human, and cohesive. Partner with Design Systems and Content Design to evolve scalable patterns that support complex, emotionally nuanced moments.
- Mentorship and Influence: Manage and develop a team of four designers across three squads, including product and content design. Provide clear direction, meaningful feedback, and growth pathways. Lead critiques that elevate quality, model strong collaboration, and foster a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and healthy debate.
- Strategic Collaboration and Impact: Partner closely with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science, Operations, and Policy to shape vision and align priorities. Influence roadmap decisions, bring design into strategic conversations early, and ensure Trust & Safety teams experience Design as a true thought partner.
- Innovation and Forward Thinking: Champion design-led innovation in one of the most emotionally complex areas of our product. Encourage experimentation and forward-looking solutions that strengthen user trust while supporting business and operational realities.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience managing product designers, including senior-level talent
- Previously operated as a Lead-level IC before moving into management
- Proven track record of developing designers and building high-performing teams
- Strong design instincts and the ability to recognize and elevate quality work
- Experienced in driving work from ambiguous problem space to shipped product
- Skilled at building strategic partnerships with senior Product and Engineering leaders
- Clear, compelling communicator who can create energy around complex domains
Bonus Experience
- Experience designing for Trust & Safety, community health, marketplace integrity, identity, or privacy.
- Familiarity with experimentation, behavioral frameworks, or machine learning signals used to detect or prevent harmful interactions.
- Content design management experience is a plus, but not required.
$235,000 - $287,000 a year
Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary range is reflective of a position based in New York City. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
As a member of our team, you'll enjoy:
401(k) Matching: We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.
Professional Growth: Get an annual Learning & Development stipend once you've been with us for three months. You also get free access to Udemy, an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 6000 courses, starting your first day.
Parental Leave & Planning: When you become a new parent, you're eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents.)
Fertility Support: You'll get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, from basic treatments to fertility preservation. We also provide a stipend towards fertility preservation. You and your spouse/domestic partner are both eligible.
Date Stipend: All Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates- Romantic or otherwise. Hinge Premium is also free for employees and their loved ones.
ERGs: We have eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)-Asian, Unapologetic, Disability, LGBTQIA+, R aices , Women/Nonbinary, Parents -that hold regular meetings, host events, and provide dedicated support to the organization & its community.
At Hinge, our core values are...
Authenticity: We share, never hide, our words, actions and intentions.
Courage: We embrace lofty goals and tough challenges.
Empathy: We deeply consider the perspective of others.
Diversity inspires innovation
Hinge is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please let your Talent Acquisition partner know.
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Hinge Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 100% 401(k) match on the first 10% contributed (capped annually) and access to an employee stock purchase program via the parent company. Equity is also provided through Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) with a defined vesting schedule.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is fully paid for 20 weeks for both birth and non‑birth parents, alongside family‑building benefits such as fertility support (via Carrot) and adoption assistance. These programs provide substantial financial and time support for growing families.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is expansive, with 20 PTO days, 18 company holidays, 2 flex holidays, and 10 wellness days listed for full‑time employees. This breadth supports rest, wellbeing, and flexibility across the year.
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In today’s digital world, singles are so focused on sending likes and looking through profiles that they’re not actually building meaningful connections and going on dates. Hinge is on a mission to change that by designing the most effective app experience. We want to create a less lonely world by inspiring intimate, in-person connections. Relationships are at the core of everything we do. And not just the romantic kind. We can't accomplish really hard things alone - so we make great relationships the foundation of our teamwork. We believe these three core values are what it takes to build those great relationships: Authenticity, we share - never hide - our words, actions, and intentions. Courage, breakthroughs require a willingness to take risks and embrace lofty goals and tough challenges. Empathy, we're all humans first. So we deeply consider the perspectives of others, listen openly, and speak with care.
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