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—like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we’re proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we’re building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy . About Design at Gusto Design at Gusto is made up of over 80 creative, collaborative people who care deeply about our mission to empower small businesses and their employees. We're a cross-functional group that is always looking for opportunities to build understanding and empathy for the people who use Gusto. We don't care much about swim lanes and though we care deeply about quality and craft, we are never precious about it. We work closely with cross-functional partners in Product, Engineering, Data, and Marketing to design, build, and ship experiences that make a real difference. We believe great design can make hard things possible, even delightful. We are building an AI-native design organization — and we mean that seriously. We're looking for designers who are already working this way: using AI to prototype ideas quickly, shorten customer feedback loops, and ship quality UX directly to customers. This isn't a future aspiration — it's how we work now, and it's changing what the design role looks like at Gusto and across the industry. Read more about Design at Gusto. About the Role: We’re looking for a product designer to join our Time Tools team, a key area of growth for Gusto. As a core design contributor in this product area, you’ll partner closely with PM, Engineering, and Data peers to shape high-priority initiatives. You’ll be responsible for designing experiences that help small business owners and their employees manage time with confidence and ease. This role offers the opportunity to own major product initiatives end-to-end—from uncovering customer needs to shipping polished, performant, and accessible experiences. You’ll collaborate with other designers on the team, contribute to our design system, and help elevate the craft quality of our product. About the Team: Time and Attendance is our flagship in a suite of add-ons designed to complement Gusto Payroll. The add-on helps small business owners track time, create and share schedules, manage attendance, and seamlessly sync hours to payroll—all within the Gusto platform. The team’s scope includes: 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. Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day: 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. Here’s what we're looking for: Experience: 8+ years in product design. Product acumen: Proven ability ... (truncated, view full listing at source)