Design Director - MetaMask (Transactions)

Details

Consensys is the leading blockchain and web3 software company founded by Joe Lubin, CEO of Consensys and Co-Founder of Ethereum. Since 2014, Consensys has been at the forefront of innovation, pioneering technological developments within the web3 ecosystem.

Through our product suite, including the MetaMask platform, Infura, Linea, Diligence, and our NFT toolkit Phosphor, we have become the trusted collaborator for users, creators, and developers on their path to build and belong in the world they want to see.

Our mission is to unlock the collaborative power of communities by making the decentralized web universally easy to access, use, and build on.

You’ll get to work on the tools, infrastructure, and apps that scale these platforms to onboard one billion participants and 5 million developers. You’ll be constantly exposed to new concepts, ideas, and frameworks from your peers, and as you work on different projects — challenging you to stay at the top of your game. You’ll join a network of builders that reaches the edge of our ecosystem. Consensys alumni have moved on to become tech entrepreneurs, CEOs, and team leads at tech companies.

About MetaMask

We’re building for a future where the internet and world economy empowers people through interactions based on consent, privacy, and free association. Where both communities and individuals flourish. To accomplish that, we’re working hard to make web3 accessible for everyone around the world.

MetaMask is both a crypto wallet and a gateway to the decentralized web. Our tools help people create communities, play video games, access financial services, make payments, invest in assets, protect against economic turmoil, and more. Our browser extension and mobile platforms meet the needs of millions of users and developers across the world.

About the Transactions Team

MetaMask’s Transactions team helps millions of people discover, try, and safely use web3. We create experiences that make the wallet easier to access, understand, and return to through better onboarding, smarter activation flows, and core wallet features. Our mission is to make Web3 exploration simple, safe, and rewarding while maintaining the trust that defines MetaMask.

We design across Extension and Mobile, partnering closely with product, engineering, marketing, and user research. We move fast, experiment often, and stay grounded in craft. Every decision is informed by real users, rapid learning, and a shared drive to build the best wallet experience in Web3.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire product area within the Transactions team; create scalable systems for feedback, coaching, and recognition.
• Enable senior ICs to lead autonomously and with influence; drive programs that enhance people development and craft excellence across a large and evolving team.
• Explore problems from multiple angles, bring clarity to ambiguous challenges, and deliver designs that balance growth goals with usability and trust.
• Optimize transaction experiences, craft new activation surfaces, and identify patterns across journeys that impact first-time and returning users.
• Elevate design quality by giving thoughtful feedback, partnering closely with engineers, and mentoring other designers.
• Shape design culture and process on a high-impact, fast-moving team; co-create multi-quarter team roadmaps and lead strategic staffing decisions with cross-functional partners.

Requirements

• Deep experience (10+ years) as a design leader and shipping digital products at scale, with a portfolio demonstrating impact across multiple teams and business areas.
• Experience designing and launching scalable programs that accelerate skill growth and elevate design craft, and evolving them as the team and product develop.
• Ability to ensure clarity of goals and seamless collaboration among team members and stakeholders; resolve ambiguity and facilitate decision-making.
• Ability to lead projects from zero to one as well as iterate on mature surfaces.
• Strength in systems thinking, interaction design, and content-aware UX.
• A collaborative spirit and experience partnering across engineering, product, marketing, research, and content.
• Experience mentoring or leveling up other designers on your team.
• Familiarity with Figma, design systems, and remote design workflows.
• Note: Applicants will be required to submit to background checks including but not limited to employment, education and criminal record checks.

Compensation

• The salary range for US-based candidates (not including bonus, equity or other benefits): $172,000—$257,000 USD. The final pay will be determined throughout the interview process depending on experience and skills.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package.
• Equity on joining.
• Recognition in the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem.
• Continuous learning & development through the Consensys Advance Program, including access to Coursera and learning modules.
• Unlimited vacation/holidays and company-wide "zero productivity" days.
• Flexible working arrangements and remote-first culture, with a global workforce across six continents.

Diversity & Hiring Notes

• Consensys is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes a range of perspectives and backgrounds.
• If you think you've got what it takes but don't meet all requirements, you are encouraged to apply and detail transferable skills in your cover letter.

Locations

• This role is remote and open to candidates in: Canada; EMEA; LATAM; United States.