Senior Product Designer, Catalog/Insights

About Us 

dbt Labs is the pioneer of analytics engineering, helping data teams transform raw data into reliable, actionable insights. Since 2016, we’ve grown from an open source project into the leading analytics engineering platform, now used by over 50,000 teams every week. 

As of February 2025, we’ve surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and serve more than 5,400 dbt Cloud customers, including JetBlue, HubSpot, Vodafone New Zealand, and Dunelm. We’re backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter. At our core, we believe in empowering data practitioners:

• Code-based data transformations unlock transparency, flexibility, and collaboration

• Analysts should adopt software engineering best practices to build trusted data products

• Core analytics infrastructure should be open source and user-controlled

• Analytic code—not just tools—should be shared and community-driven

dbt is now synonymous with analytics engineering, defining the modern data stack and serving as the data control plane for enterprise teams around the world. And we’re just getting started. We’re growing fast and building a team of passionate, curious people across the globe.

As a Senior Product Designer at dbt Labs, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the future of data discovery, metadata management, and analytics governance for the modern data stack. You will lead design efforts for our Catalog and Insights products, creating intuitive experiences that make complex data relationships understandable and actionable for analytics engineers, data practitioners, and business users alike.

You’ll work at the intersection of usability and data trust, designing interfaces that help teams confidently navigate, classify, and understand their organization’s data assets. This is a highly collaborative and strategic role for a designer who thrives on complexity, values cross-functional teamwork, and enjoys making technical systems more approachable.

We’re looking for someone who can own the full design process from user research and discovery through to prototyping and production, while partnering with PMs and engineers to shape the long-term vision for data discovery and governance experiences in dbt Cloud.

In this role, you can expect to

• Lead the design for high-impact initiatives such as:

  • Enhanced Search: Re-imagining how users find and filter data assets across large organizations

  • Catalog as Governance Interface: Designing accessible, intuitive tools for data classification and compliance

  • BI Integration & Extended Lineage: Visualizing data flow from source to dashboard

  • Cost Insights: Helping data teams understand and optimize warehouse spend

• Conduct user research and apply insights to guide design decisions

• Prototype, test, and iterate quickly to validate solutions with real users

• Collaborate closely with PMs, engineers, and other designers to deliver cohesive, accessible experiences

• Contribute to our design system and help improve design consistency across products

• Mentor junior designers and participate in team critiques to strengthen our design culture

You are a good fit if you have

• 5+ years of product design experience creating complex B2B or enterprise tools

• A strong portfolio that clearly communicates your design process, decisions, and outcomes

• Experience working in an iterative design process with rapid prototyping and testing

• The ability to conduct your own user research and apply insights directly to your design work

• Strong collaboration skills and a low-ego approach to teamwork

• The ability to manage ambiguity and prioritize effectively

• Familiarity with the modern data ecosystem or experience working with data-focused teams

You'll have an edge if you have

• Experience designing interfaces for data discovery or catalog systems (metadata browsing, lineage visualization, data asset search)

• An understanding of data governance concepts such as ownership, sensitivity, and classification

• Familiarity with enterprise data ecosystems and how analysts, engineers, and governance teams collaborate

• A basic understanding of front-end development principles (HTML, CSS)

• Experience with product analytics tools, dbt, or data engineering workflows

• Awareness of accessibility best practices for technical products

Compensation & Benefits

Salary:We offer competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience, including salary, equity, and where applicable, performance-based pay. Our Talent Acquisition Team can answer questions around dbt Labs' total rewards during your interview process. In select locations (including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York Metro, San Francisco, DC Metro, Seattle, Austin), an alternate range may apply, as specified below.

• The typical starting salary range for this role is: $154,000 - $187,200 USD

• The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed is: $172,000 - $208,000 US

Equity Stake

Benefits - dbt Labs offers:

• Unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!)

• 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution

• Excellent healthcare

• Paid Parental Leave

• Wellness stipend

• Home office stipend, and more!

*Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal limitations

What to expect in the hiring process (all video interviews unless accommodations are needed):

1. Interview with talent acquisition partner

2. Interview with hiring manager

3. Portfolio review with members of our design team

4. Team interviews, including product manager, members of the engineering team, and members of the design team

5. Final interview with one of our Values Carriers

dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply—we value potential just as much as a perfect resume.

dbt Labs reserves the right to amend or withdraw the posting at any time. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package. RSUs or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal or country limitations.