Staff Designer - Remote Position at Mozilla

About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Designer to join our team at Mozilla, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our products. This Staff Designer remote position offers the chance to work collaboratively with a diverse team dedicated to creating open-source solutions that empower users worldwide.

What You'll Do

• Lead complex, cross-team design initiatives from problem framing and discovery through shipped outcomes.
• Map end-to-end user journeys to identify system-level gaps and define scalable experience solutions.
• Produce high-quality design artifacts, including flows, wireframes, prototypes, and documentation, that create alignment and enable confident implementation.
• Shape experience frameworks, visual systems, and design standards that scale across platforms and teams.
• Translate research, analytics, and business context into clear recommendations, actionable plans, and long-term experience strategy.
• Lead and guide user research and usability testing efforts, synthesizing insights into practical product decisions.
• Set and uphold a high bar for usability, accessibility, and visual craft, embedding inclusive design standards across products by default.
• Facilitate planning sessions, design workshops, and design reviews that drive alignment and clarity.
• Mentor designers and influence cross-functional partners to strengthen user-centered thinking and design quality.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in user experience and interface design, including leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to operate strategically while delivering high-quality, hands-on design work.
• Experience creating and evolving scalable design systems and interaction patterns across web, desktop, and/or mobile platforms.
• Strong systems thinking, with the ability to connect journeys, architecture, and interface patterns into coherent experiences.
• Experience planning and conducting user research and usability testing, translating insights into product decisions.
• A portfolio demonstrating leadership across shipped work, including problem framing, decision rationale, collaboration, and measurable impact.
• Experience mentoring designers and influencing cross-functional teams in distributed environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with comfort navigating ambiguity and driving clarity.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in open-source or community-driven environments.
• Public representation of design through talks, writing, or community engagement.
• Fluency in multiple languages for collaboration across a global community.
• Comfort contributing to light front-end implementation or code-based prototypes.
• Deep empathy, with the ability to build trust, navigate conflict, and keep teams aligned under pressure.

What We Offer

• Fully remote work & schedule flexibility.
• Latest Laptop provided.
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Program.
• Monthly Remote Work Stipend.
• Annual Professional Development Stipend.
• Access to Udemy Learning Platform and Industry Conferences.
• 24 days PTO per year (prorated) plus your Birthday off.
• Year-end Company Shutdown and 9 Wellbeing Days.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

This Staff Designer remote role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organization that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. Join us in building a better future through open-source technology!