❤️ #24 - Jobs at Grammarly and Miro!

February 14, 2025

Happy Friday (and Valentines day)
It’s Sid, back with another round of design jobs!

I also wrote a little piece on what actual growth as a designer is, and it’s not about “just” learning new skills and tools.

Let’s get into it.

Jobs for today - Feb 14th 2025

  1. Graduate Product Designer - Miro (click link for job posting)

    Summary: The Miro Graduate Product Design Programme is a 12-month initiative aimed at helping new designers kickstart their careers. Participants will gain hands-on experience, work on real-world projects, and receive mentorship from experienced designers.

    Salary Estimate: “Competitive equity package” (This is an internship program)

    Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

  2. Product Designer, Product Insights - Miro (click link for job posting)

    Summary: Miro is seeking a Product Designer to spearhead the end-to-end design of the Miro Insights platform, ensuring alignment with Miro's brand while establishing a distinct design language. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring the product to market, iterating based on customer feedback, and setting high standards for user experience.

    Salary Estimate: $148,280 to $185,350 USD annually

    Location: NYC, USA

  3. Product Design Manager, Core and Mobile - Grammarly (click for job posting)

    Summary: Grammarly is seeking a Product Design Manager in Berlin to lead a team of designers in developing next-generation core experiences for AI-powered communication tools. This role involves managing and mentoring designers, fostering a culture of creativity and excellence, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure strategic alignment.

    Salary Estimate: $150k - $200k USD annually

    Location: Berlin, Germany

  4. Principle Product Designer, Core - Grammarly (click link for job posting)

    Summary: Grammarly is seeking a Principal Product Designer to lead the design of new AI-powered communication tools, mentor the design team, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to shape future products.

    Salary Estimate: $300,000—$350,000 USD annually.
    Location: San Francisco, USA

  5. Senior Mixed Methods researcher, Growth - Grammarly (click link for job posting)

    Summary: Grammarly is seeking a Senior Mixed Methods Researcher to join their Growth team, focusing on user acquisition, activation, retention, and monetization. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify research topics, applying rigorous methodologies, and synthesizing insights to inform strategic decisions.

    Salary Estimate: $200,000—$250,000 USD annually.
    Location: San Francisco, USA

  6. Staff Growth designer, Acquisition - Grammarly (click link for job posting)

    Summary: Grammarly is seeking a Senior Mixed Methods Researcher to join their Growth team, focusing on user acquisition, activation, retention, and monetization. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify research topics, applying rigorous methodologies, and synthesizing insights to inform strategic decisions.

    Salary Estimate: $250,000—$300,000 USD annually.
    Location: San Francisco, USA

  7. And finally, remember to look into past Design Scramble editions I sent out, some roles may still be open

Love,
Sid.
Who am I? —→ Linkedin 

Stop Focusing on Design Skills, Start Thinking Like a Strategist

I can already feel you rolling your eyes at the title.

But hear me out. What I’m about to share is a superpower that’ll help you grow fast in your design career—whether you’re inside a company or running your own show. It’s not (just) about creating beautiful designs or learning new tools—it’s about learning to think like a strategist. That’s where the real career growth happens.

Here’s the thing—I know for a fact that most designers don’t actively work on this skill.

If you want to level up, it’s time to stop just being the one who makes things look nice. Start being the one who guides the design with purpose. It’s not just about “doing design,” it’s about driving the whole strategy behind it.

You can’t design effectively without understanding the user, period. Design without user research is just guesswork. Sure, guesswork might work when you’re picking a Netflix show, but it’s a terrible way to design products that people will actually use.

At some point in every designer’s career, pretty visuals and cool presentations aren’t enough. If you’re serious about growing your career—moving from a “pixel pusher” to a real problem solver—learning to be a design strategist is key. It’s the difference between a designer who’s “good” and one who’s indispensable.

Think about it: when you learn how to properly test with users, gather insights, and apply them strategically, you’re moving beyond the basic design tasks. You’re showing leadership. You’re proving that you understand the bigger picture—solving real problems with data to back it up. And that is what gets you noticed.

But let’s be real—I see too many designers assuming they already know the user. Even worse, some think they are the user. That’s a career killer, my friend.

So, don’t sleep on this skill. User research isn’t just some bonus skill to have on the side—it’s the bridge that’ll take you to the next level. When you master it, you’re not just making pretty things; you’re making things that work, that solve real problems, and that create lasting impact.

Be a design strategist. It’s surprisingly easy when you have data to back up your voice.

Siddharth Muthyala

Forwarding this could be the small action that leads someone to their dream job. The impact? Huge!
Where they can sign up too - https://design-scramble.beehiiv.com/ 
Thanks!!