Staff Product Designer - Time Tools
About Gusto At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers.
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Staff Product Designer - Time Tools at Gusto in San Francisco. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. About Gusto At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers.
Day-to-day expectations
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- Translate customer insights into intuitive, scalable workflows that simplify scheduling, attendance, and compliance.
- Design and refine multi-surface experiences (web, mobile, kiosk) that meet the needs of both managers and employees.
- Partner with PM, Engineering, and Data to define problem spaces, set priorities, and deliver customer value.
- Champion our design system and evolve it through contributions that improve platform cohesion.
- Balance long-term vision with near-term execution, navigating ambiguity and adjusting scope as customer needs evolve.
- Provide thoughtful critique and mentorship to peers, helping elevate craft quality across the team.
What a strong candidate brings
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- Time tracking: Allow employees to log hours via web, app, or kiosk, supporting flexible work arrangements like remote and flextime.
- Scheduling: Create and manage employee schedules, accommodating shifts, availability, and shift swaps.
- Time off policies and requests: Automate time off management, support complex PTO policies, and ensure compliance with labor laws.
- PTO balances: Keep track of employee time off with automatic updates that sync vacation and sick days with payroll and calendars.
- Project tracking: Manage projects with tools for tracking time spent on tasks, analyzing progress, and adjusting workloads.
- Translate customer insights into intuitive, scalable workflows that simplify scheduling, attendance, and compliance.
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- Time tracking: Allow employees to log hours via web, app, or kiosk, supporting flexible work arrangements like remote and flextime.
- Scheduling: Create and manage employee schedules, accommodating shifts, availability, and shift swaps.
- Time off policies and requests: Automate time off management, support complex PTO policies, and ensure compliance with labor laws.
- PTO balances: Keep track of employee time off with automatic updates that sync vacation and sick days with payroll and calendars.
- Project tracking: Manage projects with tools for tracking time spent on tasks, analyzing progress, and adjusting workloads.
- Translate customer insights into intuitive, scalable workflows that simplify scheduling, attendance, and compliance.
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