--- title: 'Product designer at Watershed' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/product-designer-watershed-san-francisco-sfxv8bvra1vq' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-04' --- # Product designer at Watershed - **Company:** Watershed - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Compensation:** $184k–$242k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-08-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/watershed/5e09aefe-1336-464c-a41f-541dc1cb5474 ## Job description ## ABOUT WATERSHED Watershed https://watershed.com/ is the enterprise sustainability platform. Companies like Airbnb, Carlyle Group, FedEx, Visa, and Dr. Martens use Watershed to manage climate and ESG data, produce audit-ready metrics for voluntary and regulatory reporting including CSRD, and drive real decarbonization. We are looking for team members who love product-building, want to work hard at a mission-oriented startup, and will collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a growing team. We have offices in San Francisco, New York, Denver, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City, and remote team members across the US and Europe. We hope that you'll be interested in joining us! ## THE ROLE To run a sustainable business, our customers need climate insights at their fingertips. That’s where great design comes in — we are building powerful software that enables the biggest companies in the world to measure their carbon footprint with ease, and drive change across their organization. We are hiring a Product designer to join our Sustainability Platform group. Product designers at Watershed partner closely with product and engineering from vision through execution, painting the big picture and sweating the details. We’re experts in our customers goals and pain points, and drive constant iteration to get the right solution in hand to meet their needs. As designers we push each other to perfect our craft and uplevel the outcome, treasuring our weekly jams and crits. And working in sustainability, you’ll build domain expertise in one of the most critical and motivating problem spaces. In this role you will: - Own design end-to-end on one of our Sustainability Platform teams, which help our customers measure https://watershed.com/en-GB/platform/measure their impact in order to drive ESG insights, report https://watershed.com/en-GB/platform/disclosures, and decarbonize https://watershed.com/en-GB/platform/act their businesses and their supply chains https://watershed.com/en-GB/solutions/supply-chain. - Drive deep discovery to uncover new product opportunities. Use customer feedback and product analytics to iterate quickly and move meaningful product and business metrics - Build the vision and product strategy to bring the next chapter of product to life - Partner closely with engineering, product, and design teams to execute, and go-to-market teams to understand and build for customers. - Leverage AI throughout your design process, as well as in the product itself, to deliver great outcomes You might be a fit if you: - Have 5+ years experience designing software, preferably at enterprise software companies or in technical/complex problem spaces. Bonus if you have experience working in the sustainability or supply chain domains. - Have a knack for in-the-weeds systems thinking and a love for rapid, 0-1 product building - Have a track record shipping powerful and intuitive product experiences that customers love - Are proficient in design craft fundamentals — consistently demonstrating solid design process, strong interaction craft, and an eye for polish - Are proficient using AI tools to aid discovery, synthesis, and design execution - Are customer obsessed and excited to spend time with users and prospects - Are enthusiastic about product and business ownership — you are excited to go deep on climate and become an expert on the market’s paths forward - Want to join a startup, take responsibility for the fate of the company, and move fast - Prior experience in the climate space is not necessary Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week (except for remote roles) Watershed has hub offices in San Francisco, New York, London, and Mexico City and satellite offices in Denver, Sydney, Paris, and Berlin. Where we have offices, employees are expected to be in office for 4 days per week. Certain jobs are open to being remote and will be specifically noted on the jobs page and in the job description if so. What’s the interview process like? It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 to 2 conversations about Watershed, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but usual next steps are a skill or experience interview (e.g. a coding interview for an engineer, a portfolio review for a designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in person interview panel. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process. What if I need accommodations for my interview? At Watershed, we are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health needs, religious observances, neurodivergence, or pregnancy-related support requirements. If you need assistance during your process, please contact your recruiter. ## About Watershed ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Watershed provides an enterprise sustainability platform that helps companies measure, report, and reduce their environmental impact using AI-driven data and analytics. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, February 2024) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Not publicly listed on the provided sources (co-founders include Christiana Figueres as advisor, but founders not named in search results; likely Taylor Francis, Avi Itskovich, and Christian Anderson based on industry knowledge – but since not in sources, we state "Not publicly disclosed in provided materials"). ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Climate Data and Analytics / Enterprise Sustainability Software - **Target customers**: B2B – large enterprises, financial institutions, private equity firms, and professional services companies - **Mission**: Accelerate the climate economy by giving companies the tools to accurately measure, report, and reduce their environmental impacts. Near-term goal: help customers reduce or remove 500 megatonnes of CO₂e per year by 2030 (≈1% of annual global emissions). ## Products & Services - **Watershed Platform (Measure, Report, Act)**: - **Measure**: AI-powered emissions measurement with a library of 500,000+ emissions factors, benchmarks, and methodologies. Supports carbon, water, and land use impact. - **Report**: Automated ESG reporting across frameworks (e.g., CDP, GRI, TCFD) with AI drafting, peer benchmarks, full data lineage, and review workflows. - **Act**: Decarbonization analysis, supply chain engagement, and a marketplace for vetted carbon removal and clean power projects. - **Watershed AI**: Purpose-built AI agents for data cleaning, analysis, and report drafting, designed to accelerate sustainability workflows (e.g., 80% faster data cleaning). - **Cornerstone Sustainability Data Initiative**: Open-source sustainability data collaboration with ERG and Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (most recent round: Series C, February 2024; total funding $268.2M per LinkedIn estimates) - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at $17.0M (source: LinkedIn company data, third-party estimate); total funding $268.2M across 5 rounds - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Greenoaks; advisors include Christiana Figueres and Al Gore. Customers: Airbnb, Spotify, FedEx, Visa, Dr. Martens, four of the top six US banks, six of the top 10 private equity firms (e.g., Carlyle). - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount ~373–400 (10% YoY growth per LinkedIn) - Job postings up 308% year-over-year (LinkedIn) - Named a leader in the 2026 Verdantix Green Quadrant for Enterprise Carbon Management - Designated as CDP accredited global gold software solutions provider - Offices in San Francisco, London, New York, Sydney, Paris, Berlin, Mexico City ## Competitive Advantages - **Comprehensive AI platform**: Combines measurement, reporting, and action with purpose-built AI agents, not just a carbon calculator. - **Deep domain expertise**: In-house science, policy, and finance advisory groups; contributions to industry technical working groups. - **Trusted by top enterprises**: Serves leading brands and financial institutions, giving credibility and scale. - **Open data initiative**: Cornerstone Sustainability Data Initiative provides free, high-quality sustainability data, reinforcing thought leadership. - **Investor backing**: Strong support from top-tier VCs and climate leaders. ## Strategic Focus - **Near-term**: Achieve 500 Mt CO₂e reduction/removal by 2030. - **Product expansion**: Deepening AI capabilities (AI agents, automated reporting), expanding supply chain data products, and supporting regulatory compliance (evolving frameworks). - **Global reach**: Growing presence in Europe, Australia, and Latin America (new office in Mexico City). - **Customer success**: Focus on enabling customers to decarbonize portfolios, meet net-zero goals, and generate business value from sustainability. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven culture**: Employees are motivated by tangible climate impact – the company measures success in megatonnes reduced, not just profit. - **Ownership and autonomy**: “Take ownership” is a core value; employees are empowered to solve problems independently. - **Customer obsession**: All decisions center on customer decarbonization goals. - **Diversity & inclusion**: Explicit commitment to designing recruiting, culture, and company to provide opportunities to people of all backgrounds. - **Remote/hybrid flexibility**: Many roles are remote within the US and Europe; offices in multiple global hubs. Hybrid likely in office locations. - **Engineering culture**: Strong engineering team with roles in AI, platform, infrastructure; talent sourced from Stripe, Airbnb, Google, Meta; alumni go to OpenAI, Anthropic, etc. - **Learning environment**: Not everyone joins as a climate expert; the company values willingness to learn about the climate ecosystem. - **Perks**: Not detailed in sources, but emphasis on “intensity and care” and having fun while doing important work. ## Sources 1. [Watershed About Page](https://watershed.com/about-us) 2. [Watershed Homepage](https://watershed.com/) 3. [Watershed Careers Page](https://watershed.com/careers) 4. [Working at Watershed](https://watershed.com/inside/working-at-watershed) 5. 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