Staff Product Designer, Activation

Vanta

. Set the end-to-end experience vision for Activation, from first login through activation .

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $236,000 - $278,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and shipping high-quality B2B SaaS products, with a focus on activation, onboarding, and retention outcomes. Proficient in leading cross-functional initiatives and utilizing product analytics to drive design decisions and improvements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

8+ Years Experience In B2B SaaS Product DesignStrong Written Strategy SkillsExperience Shipping AI-Powered ProductsExceptional Interaction And Visual CraftMentoring And Feedback Skills

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Hard Skills

Product AnalyticsDesigning Agentic WorkflowsPrototyping In CodeCreating Reusable AI PatternsDesigning Conversational InterfacesDocumenting Product StrategyRunning ExperimentsDefining Activation OutcomesDesigning For Business OutcomesBuilding Scalable Design Patterns

Soft Skills

Strong Storytelling SkillsCommunication SkillsAbility To Set Direction In Ambiguous SpacesMentoring SkillsCollaboration Skills

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsDesign Software

Industry Keywords

B2B SaaSProduct-Led GrowthOnboardingGuided-Setup ExperiencesSecurityComplianceGRC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the end-to-end experience vision for Activation, from first login through activation
Turn the experience vision into a roadmap the squad can ship cycle by cycle
Drive product shape and roadmap alongside the PM and EM using customer evidence and data
Design agent-first experiences defining autonomous actions, human review and approval, and trust-building interactions
Create reusable AI patterns and extend existing patterns for guided and agentic experiences
Define activation outcomes, partner with Data to instrument them, and run experiments and iterations
Lead customer discovery with cross-functional partners and lean engineering teams
Share customer insights with leadership through clear, compelling narratives
Align partner teams so growth experiences feel like one product
Document product strategy through briefs and POV documents
Drive large, multi-team initiatives from kickoff to launch
Run recurring reviews and working sessions, track decisions and dependencies, and maintain alignment
Raise interaction, visual, and content quality through critique, mentorship, and engineering partnership
Mentor designers and help uphold the hiring bar
Report to a Design Manager on the Self-Serve design team within Vanta’s Experience Design organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience designing and shipping high-quality B2B SaaS products, including work spanning multiple teams and quarters
Track record of designing for business outcomes such as activation, onboarding completion, time-to-value, or retention, with measurable results
Experience shipping AI-powered or automation-heavy products
Strong point of view on how people and agents should work together
Ability to set direction in ambiguous, high-stakes problem spaces
Strong written strategy skills, including authoring product briefs, strategy documents, or roadmaps
Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives
Fluency with product analytics and experimentation
Exceptional interaction, visual, and content craft on dense, complex product UI
Experience building scalable design patterns across teams
Strong storytelling and communication skills
Experience collaborating with other designers on larger efforts
Mentoring and candid, useful feedback skills
Portfolio required, showing end-to-end product work, key decision reasoning, and outcomes
Experience with product-led growth, onboarding, or guided-setup experiences
Experience designing agentic workflows, conversational interfaces, or human-in-the-loop review flows
Comfort prototyping in code or with AI tools
Familiarity with security, compliance, or GRC is helpful but not required
Uses AI in day-to-day work to amplify skills and strengthen outcomes
Must be legally authorized to work in the location where the role is based
A portfolio is required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents
Health & wellness stipend
Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
Family planning benefits
Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
Flexible PTO policy
80 hours of Sick Time
11 company-paid holidays
Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events
Medical benefits, 401(k) plan, and other company perk programs