Lead Product Designer, Sportsbook

About the role

This Lead Product Designer role focuses on Magic Eden's Dicey platform, a crypto casino and sportsbook. The primary responsibility is to act as the lead designer for the sports betting platform, translating complex protocol work and novel concepts into intuitive user experiences. This includes defining the overall product design vision and strategy for the sports suite, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.

The position requires significant hands-on design work, including creating user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes for major features. Collaboration with Product and Engineering leadership is essential to align roadmaps, prioritize efforts, and ensure a cohesive user experience. The role also involves establishing and refining design processes to suit a fast-paced environment.

A key aspect of this lead role is mentorship. The successful candidate will be expected to elevate the design team by providing direct feedback, conducting design critiques, and sharing best practices. This fosters a culture of excellence within the design team, supporting their growth and ensuring high-quality output.

The annual salary for this position ranges from $36,000 to $48,000 USD.

Skills that matter here

• Figma: Expert proficiency in Figma is required for hands-on design work, including wireframes, user flows, and high-fidelity prototypes.
• design: The role requires a proven track record in product design, focusing on creating intuitive and engaging user experiences for complex platforms.
• prototyping: The ability to create high-fidelity prototypes is essential to demonstrate design concepts and user interactions.

Who this role suits

• A seasoned product designer with at least 7 years of experience who is ready to lead and mentor a design team.
• Someone with a strong portfolio showcasing both hands-on design work and the ability to lead complex projects.
• An individual with a genuine enthusiasm for sports and a basic understanding of crypto, eager to design for decentralized platforms.
• A self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and can simplify complex concepts into user-friendly designs.

From the employer

• Act as the primary hands-on designer for our sports betting platform, helping translate unique protocol work and novel concepts into intuitive and engaging user experiences.
• Define and drive the overall product design vision and strategy for our sports suite, ensuring it aligns with business objectives and user needs.
• Lead the design of major features and contribute directly with hands-on work including user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering leadership to align on roadmaps, prioritize efforts, and ensure a high-quality, cohesive user experience.
• Elevate the team through mentorship, fostering a culture of excellence through direct feedback, design critiques, and sharing best practices in craft.
• Establish and refine design processes (e.g., reviews, user research) that fit our fast-paced environment and empower the team to do their best work.

• 7+ years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of operating at a senior level (e.g., Senior, Lead, or Principal) with experience mentoring other designers.
• A basic understanding of crypto is required. You should have a foundational grasp of the space (e.g., how wallets or transactions work) and a curiosity to learn how to design for decentralized platforms.
• A deep enthusiasm for sports. A genuine passion for sports betting or the mechanics of sports markets is highly desirable.
• A compelling portfolio showcasing both exceptional, recent hands-on design work and your ability to lead complex projects. Your portfolio should reflect a high degree of visual craft and strategic thinking.
• A builder mindset, with a track record of operating with autonomy and thriving in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Proven ability to lead projects that simplify highly complex concepts into delightfully simple and intuitive user experiences.
• Expert proficiency in Figma and other modern design and prototyping tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and build consensus from the team level to the executive level.