Head of Design and Research
Upside·DC·Remote·Posted 17 June 2026
About the role
Meet Upside: We created Upside to transform brick-and-mortar commerce. Our technology uses the sophistication of online retail—profit measurement, attribution, and incrementality—to provide users with more value on their everyday purchases and brick-and-mortar businesses with new, profitable customers. We’ve helped millions of users earn 2 to 3 times more cashback than any other product, and hundreds of thousands of brick-and-mortar businesses earn measurable profit. Billions of dollars in commerce run through the Upside platform every year, and that value goes directly back to our retailer partners, the consumers they serve, and important sustainability initiatives. THE ROLE Upside is in Phase II — scaling toward 10M MAU, ~175K retail locations, and billions in payments GMV. Design & Research's mandate is narrow and clear: raise the consistency and polish bar across the entire consumer and payments experience, moving the product from "functional" to "flawless" and embedding design into early discovery. This is a hands-on craft-and-scale leadership role for a small, embedded team. It is not a greenfield visionary role or a large-org-building role. WHAT YOU'LL DO: -…
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