Jobs at Gusto
Gusto is a cloud‑based payroll, benefits, and HR platform that serves over 100,000 small businesses worldwide. Since its 2011 launch, the company has positioned itself as a fintech pioneer, offering a user‑friendly interface combined with robust compliance tools that streamline HR operations for startups and mid‑size firms.
Gusto hires across engineering, product, data science, sales, marketing, customer success, finance, and legal. Technical candidates can expect a stack that includes Go, Ruby on Rails, React, and GraphQL, while product teams focus on rapid iteration in an agile environment. Non‑tech roles find flexible remote policies, high equity potential, and a culture that emphasizes transparency and continuous learning.
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Lead Product Manager, Tax Credits
Company: Gusto
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted Mar 16, 2024
<p><strong>About Gusto<strong><br >Gusto is a modern online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams On top of fullservice payroll Gusto offers health insurance 401ks expert HR and team management tools Today Gusto offices in Denver San Francisco and New York serve more than 300000 businesses nationwide <br >Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life and it starts right here at Gusto Thats why were committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace both physically and virtually Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy <br >As the Lead Product Manager youll manage a team of Product Managers as a player coach and be accountable for our Tax Credits businesses multiyear product strategy and roadmap Youll be at the forefront of driving our transformation from simple automations to true intelligence through the use of chatbots and AI Youll have the opportunity to truly change the trajectory of Small Businesses by building products that unlocks cashflow for them<br ><strong>Heres what youll do daytoday<strong><br ><p><ul><li>Develop a deep understanding of the different customers we serve and how their varying needs translate into product requirements<li> <li>Partner with engineering design and data science within your quartet and across crossfunctional teams such as Product Compliance to ship solutions that delight customers<li> <li>Identify emerging technologies and industry trends build business cases and define product vision and strategy<li> <li>Use data and experiments to make decisions that improve the customer experience and business metrics <li> <li>Simplify the inapp experience for when and how we message customers and lead them through this complex journey all the way to enjoying their tax credits<li> <ul><p> <br ><strong>Heres what were looking for<strong><br ><p><ul><li>6+ years of product management experience with 2+ years of managing a team <ul><li>Software development experience a plus<li> <ul><li> <li>Track record of delivering personalized modular and adaptive products that guide the customer through a simple and intuitive user experience<li> <li>Strong technical understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence <ul><li>Deep understanding of personalization and modularization of the product experience<li> <ul><li> <li>Experience driving high growth of product from launch phase to scaled adoption including <li> <li>Ability to set a strategy and translate to a roadmap amp metrics with endtoend execution<li> <li>Creating and growing diverse and passionate product teams <li> <li>Zest for learning and first principles thinking<li> <ul><p> <br >Our cash compensation range for this role is $186000 to $222000 in Denver amp most remote locations and $219000 to $261000 in San Francisco amp New York Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate location experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above<br >Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver San Francisco and New York City Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately <strong>23 days <strong>per week or more depending on role The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles Gustos subsidiary whose physical office is in Scottsdale <br >Note The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas <br >When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office a secure reliable and consistent internet connection is required<br >Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just because its the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses you will find a home at Gusto <br >Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race color religion national origin age sex including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions marital status ancestry physical or mental disability genetic information veteran status gender identity or expression sexual orientation or other applicable legally protected characteristic Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures If you require assistance in filling out a Gusto job application please reach out to candidateaccommodationsgustocom<p>
People Partner - CX
Company: Gusto
Location: Greater Denver Area
Posted Mar 21, 2024
Gusto is a modern online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. The company is committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace and is looking for a People Partner to drive people strategies and solutions.
Senior Staff Product Designer - Gusto Embedded Payroll
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: USA
Posted Apr 04, 2024
Gusto's Product Design team, consisting of over 60 individuals, is dedicated to empowering small businesses and their employees through design research, writing, operations, and front-end development. They collaborate closely with other teams to create meaningful experiences. The Principal Product Designer for Gusto's Embedded Payroll Platform will drive strategic experience direction, conduct research, and design a great developer experience. The role requires 8+ years of experience in platform ecosystem or developer experience teams, strong UX craft, and the ability to balance long-term design goals with an Agile approach.
Staff Product Designer, Benefits
Company: Gusto
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Mar 16, 2024
Gusto is a modern, online people platform that supports small businesses in managing their teams. It offers comprehensive services including payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, HR support, and team management tools. Gusto serves over 300,000 businesses across the US from its offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York. The company is committed to fostering a collaborative and inclusive workplace. The Product Design team, consisting of over 60 professionals, focuses on creating user-friendly experiences. The Benefits team designs solutions to simplify the complex landscape of benefits for customers. Gusto values customer-driven decisions, strategic partnerships, and high-quality design. The company is seeking a Product Designer with 6-8 years of experience, preferably in benefits-related domains, for a role involving end-to-end design, customer advocacy, and collaboration across teams.
Sr. Manager Product Marketing
Company: Gusto
Location: New York City, NY
Posted Mar 19, 2024
Gusto is seeking a customer-focused product marketer with 7+ years of experience, 2+ in product marketing, to drive the growth of its employee benefits offerings for small and medium businesses. The role involves defining research needs, understanding customer needs, influencing the product roadmap, developing positioning and messaging, owning product launches, and leading cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate is a customer empath, strategic, quantitative, a go-getter, a storyteller, and has excellent communication skills. Gusto offers a competitive cash compensation and is committed to diversity and inclusion.
Head of Benefits Sales
Company: Gusto
Location: Greater Denver Area
Posted Mar 16, 2024
<p><strong>About Gusto<strong><br >Gusto is a modern online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams On top of fullservice payroll Gusto offers health insurance 401ks expert HR and team management tools Today Gusto offices in Denver San Francisco and New York serve more than 300000 businesses nationwide <br >Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life and it starts right here at Gusto Thats why were committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace both physically and virtually Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy <br >Head of Benefits Sales reports to our Head of Expansion responsible for how Gusto maximizes our opportunity to serve our customers through multichannel interactions This leader will empower a team of Employee Benefits advisors serving Gustos People Platform customers <br >You will be responsible for building and elevating teams that build relationships with Gustos customers to deeply understand their needs for Employee Benefits offerings guide customers through the selection process across all product lines and aid customers in buying and configuring what maximizes their value within their budget<br >Youll start with a team of ~50 Health Insurance agents selling Gustos Small Group Health Insurance to our customers Youll expand the remit to arrive at a fullstack Employee Benefits offering to our customers Youll have partners in our product finance people and other organizations to develop and execute the plan to turn our monoline single market segment offering into a robust solution for diverse SMB needs including different health insurance products ancillary lines retirementfinancial benefits and more<br >Youll be a member of Gustos Revenue team and our Expansion team specifically While our craft is revenue generation including sales the way we generate revenue is through identifying optimal offerings custom targeted for our customers Our role in Expansion specifically is to extend the lifetime value of our customers by maximizing the value theyre getting from us within their willingness to pay and targeting their most strategic need we think about extending lifetimes through rightsizing offerings as we do about annual contract value or upsell maximization <br >This is an inside sales team today and likely to remain that way for at least the next couple years Our teams leverage the new and existing SMBs using the Gusto People Platform gt300k and can engage customers at any point in their lifecycle with us Our motions include bundled sales with our Platform team new Gusto customers sales during onboarding and crosssell opportunities At current we generate leads for our sales teams but also enable them to own a book of potential business<br >This role is right for you if you have confidence you can empower the team we describe today while charting the course for transformation and leading us on that path You will have both input into and accountability for revenue and customer growth targets <br ><strong>Key responsibilities<strong><br ><p><ul><li>Revenue and customer growth for Gusto Benefits business<li> <li>Sales team management<li> <li>Input into and collaboration enhancing our product offering Input into and collaboration understanding industry and competitive trends <li> <li>Deep collaboration with our SMB and insured customerfacing and operational teams<li> <li>Ensure short and longterm growth through effective sales approach consistent with Gustos full economic priorities and customer value orientation<li> <li>Performance reporting analysis forecasting and planning<li> <ul><p> <br ><strong>Experience<strong><br ><p><ul><li>Minimum ten 10 years experience in employee benefits industry with specific sales leadership experience 2nd line or higher<li> <li>Prior experience directly advising employee benefits to SMBs in sales marketing or renewal roles<li> <ul><p> <br ><strong>Additional Requirements<strong><br ><p><ul><li>Health and Life producers license<li> <li>Strong knowledge of employee benefits product lines and industry<li> <ul><p> <br ><strong>Location and Travel<strong><br >Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver San Francisco and New York City All Gusto roles posted in these metro areas come with the expectation of working from the office on designated days approximately 23 days per week or more depending on role and business travel expectations The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office a secure reliable and consistent internet connection is required<br >This role would include travel ~1xmonth<br ><strong>Compensation<strong> <br >Our compensation range for this role is $210000 to $250000 OTE on target earnings with a 6040 split between base salary and variable target 60 base 40 variable in Denver and most remote locations and $236000 $265000 in San Francisco and New York Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above<br >Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver San Francisco and New York City Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately <strong>23 days <strong>per week or more depending on role The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles Gustos subsidiary whose physical office is in Scottsdale <br >Note The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas <br >When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office a secure reliable and consistent internet connection is required<br >Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just because its the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses you will find a home at Gusto <br >Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race color religion national origin age sex including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions marital status ancestry physical or mental disability genetic information veteran status gender identity or expression sexual orientation or other applicable legally protected characteristic Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures If you require assistance in filling out a Gusto job application please reach out to candidateaccommodationsgustocom<p>
Software Engineer - Observability Engineering
Company: Gusto
Location: Greater Denver Area
Posted Mar 21, 2024
Gusto is a modern, online people platform for small businesses, offering services like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, HR support, and team management tools. The company serves over 300,000 businesses nationwide and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. The Developer Experience team, part of Observability at Gusto, is seeking a Software Engineering role to build tools and services for Gusto's 200+ engineers. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in software development, platform, SRE, or DevOps roles, and be proficient in Ruby, NodeJS, Golang, Kubernetes, AWS, Datadog, and similar technologies. The role involves improving the Observability Platform, ensuring seamless service communication, collaborating on best practices, and championing observability best practices across the organization.
Senior Staff Product Designer - Talent Design
Company: Gusto, Inc.
Location: USA
Posted Apr 10, 2024
Gusto's HR Apps team is seeking a product-oriented IC design leader to join their new product area. The role involves working with cross-functional teams to define a long-term UX vision, co-leading product strategy, and designing customer-facing products. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated experience leading design direction across multiple teams, product acumen, a builder mindset, and a high-quality bar. The role offers competitive compensation packages with a strong emphasis on equity-based compensation.
Senior Software Engineer, Data
Company: Gusto
Location: Chicago, IL
Posted Mar 17, 2024
Gusto is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, construct, and maintain the data infrastructure. The role involves working with Data Science, Business Intelligence, and analysts across Gusto teams. The ideal candidate should have at least 7 years of software engineering experience, expertise in cloud solutions (AWS preferred), data pipelines (Airflow and Python preferred), and streaming systems (Kafka, Kinesis). The compensation is competitive, ranging from $170,000 to $244,000 annually based on location. Gusto values diversity and inclusivity, and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.
Head of Legal Employment and Litigation
Company: Gusto
Location: New York City, NY
Posted Mar 16, 2024
Gusto, a modern online people platform for small businesses, is seeking a senior legal leader with extensive experience in employment law and litigation. The role involves leading a team responsible for legal employment matters, litigation, and dispute handling. The ideal candidate will have a J.D. from an accredited law school, 12+ years of combined law firm and in-house experience, and expertise in areas such as recruiting, hiring, training, terminations, employee relations, performance management, global equity plans, diversity and inclusion initiatives, compensation matters, corporate legal matters, leave of absence and accommodations, wage and hour, exempt and nonexempt workforce matters, benefits, complex internal investigations, and contingent workforce compliance. The candidate will also be expected to oversee and manage all litigation matters, provide strategic advice on litigation, regulatory action, and other dispute risks, and lead the development of people policies and processes in partnership with the People team.
Principal Product Manager, International Contractors
Company: Gusto
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted Mar 22, 2024
<p><strong>About Gusto<strong><br >Gusto is a modern online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams On top of fullservice payroll Gusto offers health insurance 401ks expert HR and team management tools Today Gusto offices in Denver San Francisco and New York serve more than 300000 businesses nationwide <br >Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life and it starts right here at Gusto Thats why were committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace both physically and virtually Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy <br >We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to join our International Product team We help small and midsize businesses SMBs to hire pay and take care of their teams regardless of their location in the world <br >In this role youll have meaningful ownership and impact on Gustos International product and business The workplace has changed and remoteinternational workers are now part of how small amp medium businesses SMBs succeed Gusto International is on a mission to enable SMBs to hire pay and take care of their entire team in one system regardless of their location in the world<br >Our team is responsible for the full stack of Gustos International product This includes the frontend app experiences and platform systems around hiring paying and money movement managing employee data offboarding and more As a Principal Product Manager you will be provided an opportunity to play a meaningful role in fulfilling Gustos mission and growing this business <br ><strong>Heres what youll do daytoday<strong><br ><p><ul><li>Lead product discovery to identify and deeply understand customer problems and then translate into jobstobedone <li> <li>Build longterm vision for how Gusto invests in International Contractors for the longterm and business cases for expanding our International offerings and new teams <li> <li>Set goals and actionable strategy for your domain then translate it into a roadmap milestones and requirements collaboratively to drive alignment and excitement with your crossfunctional partners and stakeholders Engineering Product Design and Data Science <li> <li>Assess existing and new FX payment providers for Gusto to use to ensure high reliability <li> <li>Oversee 0 to 1 product development for new International contractor products run early pilots and define and implement the postpilot software and service strategy to enable efficient and effective scaling<li> <li>Identify and leverage the latest technology innovations eg generative AI to address customer needs and elevate their experience<li> <li>Be an end to end owner of products and businesses responsible for adoption customer experience and cost to serve<li> <ul><p> <br ><strong>Heres what were looking for<strong><br ><p><ul><li>7+ years of handson Product Management experience <ul><li>Experience working in a regulated domain andor Fintech is a plus<li> <ul><li> <li>Proven track record of leading initiatives and building 0 to 1 products <li> <li>Strong product discovery and analytical skills<li> <li>Exceptional cross functional collaborator and leader Youre a great listener and naturally bring the team and stakeholders along yet you dont hesitate to make hard decisions when needed You push the pace and people feel like they do their best work with you<li> <li>Ability to identify emerging opportunities and industry trends build business cases define product vision and strategy and create a supporting roadmap that rapidly iterates into delivering on your vision<li> <li>Entrepreneurial driven passionate about our mission and have deep empathy for our customers<li> <li>A proven track record of building products that customers love<li> <ul><p> <br >Our cash compensation range for this role is $158000 to $188000 in Denver amp most remote locations and $192000 to $228000 in San Francisco amp New York Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate location experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above<br >Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver San Francisco and New York City Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately <strong>23 days <strong>per week or more depending on role The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles Gustos subsidiary whose physical office is in Scottsdale <br >Note The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas <br >When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office a secure reliable and consistent internet connection is required<br >Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just because its the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses you will find a home at Gusto <br >Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race color religion national origin age sex including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions marital status ancestry physical or mental disability genetic information veteran status gender identity or expression sexual orientation or other applicable legally protected characteristic Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures If you require assistance in filling out a Gusto job application please reach out to candidateaccommodationsgustocom<p>
Principal Product Manager, Ledger (Payroll)
Company: Gusto
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted Mar 22, 2024
Gusto is seeking a Principal Product Manager for its Payroll team to develop a ledgering system for all money movement. The ideal candidate should have 7+ years of product management experience, strong analytical skills, and a customer-centric approach. They should be able to work on complex, ambiguous problems in a highly regulated domain, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive product development from concept to launch. Previous experience in Accounting, Payments, or Treasury is preferred. The cash compensation range for this role is $158,000/yr to $220,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $192,000/yr to $261,000/yr in San Francisco & New York. Gusto is committed to creating a collaborative and inclusive workplace.