Asana
Very Strong Design Culture Signals
Actively Hiring Designers
Asana is a public software company that delivers a cloud-based work-management platform, helping teams plan, assign, track, and collaborate on tasks across projects. Founded in 2008 by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein, the San Francisco–based company serves a global customer base in productivity, project management, and enterprise collaboration. With a developer-focused design and broad integrations, Asana supports organizations of all sizes in streamlining work and has become a staple in modern team coordination.
1,500 - 2,000
250 - 750 Bay Area Employees
Private
Productivity Software
Design Leadership
Global Design Leader Driving Product & Brand
Led by Manesh John, Head of Design at Asana, who oversees product, brand, and research across the company’s global design organization. Formerly a design leader at Facebook and Airbnb, he is recognized for guiding high-impact teams and advancing user-centered design.
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Team Breakdown
A Product-Heavy, Research-Supported Design Org
Asana’s ~60 person design team spans product design, brand, content, research, design systems, and design leadership. Product design makes up the largest share, with senior ICs across mobile and web, supported by brand and motion designers, content specialists, a growing research function, and dedicated systems and accessibility roles.
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Hiring Activity
Focused Growth
Currently hiring for a small number of design roles in Vancouver and San Francisco, including experience research and content design — highlighting opportunities at both contributor and program management levels.
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Public Design Content
Active Design Voice
Asana’s design presence emphasizes transparency and reflection, sharing internal values, case studies, and systems thinking through Asana Design, Medium stories, and team-led talks. The tone is thoughtful, process-driven, and focused on how design drives clarity and better teamwork.
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Asana
Very Strong Design Culture Signals
Actively Hiring Designers
Asana is a public software company that delivers a cloud-based work-management platform for teams, enabling organizations to plan, assign, track, and collaborate on tasks across projects. Founded in 2008 by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein, Asana is headquartered in San Francisco and serves a global customer base across productivity, project management, and enterprise collaboration sectors. With a developer-focused design and integrations spanning business workflows, the company supports organizations of all sizes in streamlining how work gets done. Asana’s platform has scaled rapidly, reflecting its role as a staple in modern team coordination.
1,500 - 2,000 Employees
250 - 750 Bay Area Employees
Public
Productivity Software
Design Leadership
Global Design Leader Driving Product & Brand
Led by Manesh John, Head of Design at Asana, who oversees product, brand, and research across the company’s global design organization. Formerly a design leader at Facebook and Airbnb, he is recognized for guiding high-impact teams and advancing user-centered design.
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Team Breakdown
A Product-Heavy, Research-Supported Design Org
Asana’s ~60 person design team spans product design, brand, content, research, design systems, and design leadership. Product design makes up the largest share, with senior ICs across mobile and web, supported by brand and motion designers, content specialists, a growing research function, and dedicated systems and accessibility roles.
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Hiring Activity
Focused Growth
Currently hiring for a small number of design roles in Vancouver and San Francisco, including experience research and content design — highlighting opportunities at both contributor and program management levels.
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Public Design Content
Active Design Voice
Asana’s design presence is rooted in transparency and reflection: they share their internal values, case studies, and system thinking publicly via Asana Design (their external design site), Medium stories, and team-led video talks. The tone is thoughtful, process-driven, and centered on how design drives clarity and better teamwork.
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