Senior Product Designer

Role summary

Volley is looking for a Senior Product Designer who can lead the design of outstanding user experiences across our mobile and TV platforms. You'll define and drive the design vision for key features and products, creating visually compelling experiences that captivate millions of players. This role is perfect for someone who blends exceptional visual design skills with UX expertise, strategic thinking, motion design, and enthusiasm for leveraging generative AI to push creative boundaries and enhance productivity.

This job opportunity offers a hybrid work arrangement, and we are specifically seeking candidates who are comfortable with on-site attendance in our Bay Area office 3 times per week (MWF) and are either currently residing in or near the Bay Area or willing to relocate for on-site work.

What you'll do at Volley

• Lead end-to-end design for complex product features, ensuring visually stunning and intuitive user experiences across mobile and TV.
• Create detailed wireframes, interactive prototypes, and polished visual designs, clearly documenting your rationale and effectively aligning stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, game designers, and researchers to deliver cohesive, player-focused solutions.
• Use rapid prototyping techniques to quickly validate concepts, iterate designs, and gather user insights.
• Proactively mentor and support junior designers, raising the overall visual and design quality within the team.
• Actively explore and advocate for generative AI tools to enhance your productivity, creativity, and our user experiences.

Stuff you may have done before

• Designed consumer experiences for mobile, TV, or web that engaged millions of users and demonstrated a high bar for craft and usability.
• Worked in a startup or fast-paced environment where you had to balance speed, quality, and ambiguity without sacrificing outcomes.
• Regularly collaborated with PMs and engineers to solve user problems—not just execute design requests.
• Took initiative to bring new ideas forward, from visual improvements to workflow enhancements and team practices.
• Used generative AI tools or emerging technologies not just out of curiosity, but to meaningfully enhance creative output.
• Contributed to a team culture of feedback, inclusion, and continuous learning through mentorship, peer support, or design leadership.

Must-haves

• 6 years of product design experience with a standout portfolio showcasing sophisticated visual, UX, and motion design work.
• Proven ability to independently lead complex projects from inception to launch, balancing user, business, and technical needs.
• Strong communicator who brings clarity and influence to design discussions and cross-functional collaborations.
• Curiosity and hands-on experience with generative AI tools to enhance creativity and design workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to use data and user research to improve designs and drive measurable outcomes.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, iterative environment with evolving priorities and minimal direction.

Our stack

• Design: Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Framer, ProtoPie, Rive, Lottie
• Collaboration: Notion, Slack, Linear
• AI & Analytics: ChatGPT, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Amplitude
• Research: UserTesting, internal tools

Your first 90 days

• Establish strong relationships across design, product, and engineering; deeply understand our product vision and player needs.
• Take ownership of a major design project, driving it from early exploration to near-launch with minimal oversight.
• Deliver high-quality design work that reflects sound judgment, insight, and thoughtful tradeoffs.
• Contribute meaningfully to design critiques, helping raise team standards and sharing actionable feedback.
• Identify opportunities for process or experience improvements, and begin leading efforts to implement them.
• Demonstrate initiative in integrating AI tools into your workflow to increase speed, creativity, or insight.

The hiring process

• Stage 1 (Preliminary Screen)
• Stage 2 (Hiring Manager Interview)
• Stage 3 (Portfolio Review)
• Stage 4 (Onsite Interview)
• Stage 5 (Offer)

What's in it for you

• Your medical, dental, and vision insurance is 100% covered by Volley, for yourself and all dependents and we match 401k!
• We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model.
• We offer 4 weeks of paid time off (enforced 2-week minimum), 16 paid holidays, 40 hours of bereavement leave, and unlimited sick days.
• Our generous parental leave policy includes 24 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 12 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents.
• We offer visa support for eligible candidates, making relocating for the job smoother and more streamlined.
• A full breakdown of our benefits is here!

For Pay Transparency: The salary range that we expect to pay for this position is $161,370-$221,884 annually. This is a portion of the pay band for the role and level we are seeking. The final offer amount will depend on experience, education and skills. Base pay is only one part of the total package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

About Us

Volley is the leading developer of AI-powered games for Amazon Alexa, Roku TVs, and mobile devices. Our games attract millions of users every month. Popular Volley games include Song Quiz, Jeopardy!, and The Price Is Right.

We believe voice interfaces will become the main way people access entertainment in their living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and cars. We’re building a bundled subscription product similar to Netflix or Spotify for the emerging category of “AI-powered games.”

Volley was founded by Max Child and James Wilsterman in 2016. We're headquartered in downtown San Francisco in the historic Phelan Building! We’re a quickly growing team that truly enjoys working together. If you think you would enjoy creating joyful games on top of a rapidly evolving AI technology stack, please get in touch!

Volley believes in an inclusive workplace and is committed to building a team from a variety of backgrounds. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive the other benefits and privileges of employment.

Underrepresented candidates and candidates from nontraditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!