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Lead end-to-end user experience design for web and native mobile products, running research, building rapid prototypes and production frontend code, evolving the design system, leveraging AI-native workflows, and partnering with PMs, engineers, and analysts to drive user-centered, outcome-focused product improvements.

The role involves owning personalization and discovery features at Babylist, using ML systems for product recommendations and user engagement, while collaborating with engineering teams to enhance customer experience.

The Staff Product Designer owns a major Babylist experience, designing user interactions across web and mobile, utilizing AI tools and frontend coding skills, while ensuring a user-centered approach and organizational alignment on product vision.

The Staff Product Manager will own a major consumer surface or core customer journey at Babylist, defining product strategy, ensuring quality, and leading execution while promoting AI-native workflows and innovation.

This posting is a referral intake: if a current Babylist employee referred you, submit your info for consideration across open and future roles. Recruiters will review referrals, contact strong matches, and keep referred profiles flagged. The posting describes desired candidate traits (self-directed, mission-oriented, clear communicator, team player, comfortable using AI) rather than a specific job.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Babylist, you will develop systems for a high-volume marketplace, collaborating on advertising, commerce features, and infrastructure while leading projects and improving processes with AI-driven methodologies.

Lead Babylist's global support organization (100+ people), set strategy and operating model, design AI-human workflows, own policies/SLAs, partner cross-functionally (Fulfillment, Ops Eng, Finance, Marketing), and continually evolve org structure and staffing to improve customer experience and efficiency.

Lead the Registry design org end-to-end: set UX vision, KPIs, and quality standards; ship cross-platform web and mobile experiences; embed AI-native workflows; prototype and contribute production-quality interfaces; run generative and evaluative research; scale design systems; partner with PMs, engineers, and analytics; and hire, develop, and manage a high-performing team of product designers.

Own inbound on-time delivery and cost for domestic and international vendor shipments into two fulfillment centers. Lead carrier relationships and negotiations across five freight modes, validate freight invoicing, enforce vendor delivery accountability, align planning and buying, and partner with Product/Engineering to automate reporting and workflows.

Lead full-cycle recruiting for senior, staff, and director-level technical roles and principal PMs. Partner with engineering/product leadership to design process, comp strategy, and hiring intelligence (trackers, dashboards). Mentor recruiters, manage agency partners, run calibration and coaching programs, and drive offers in complex situations.