Senior Product Designer – Cards & Credit

Mercury

Senior Product Designer simplifying complex Cards & Credit experiences at Mercury, a fintech company. Owning product problems from framing through implementation with Product, Engineering, and Brand.

Posted 8/14/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York, Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $189,000 - $236,200 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product thinking, interaction design, and visual craft, with a strong ability to simplify complex systems into intuitive user experiences. Excels in collaboration and communication, effectively articulating design reasoning and tradeoffs with cross-functional teams.

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Product ThinkingInteraction DesignVisual CraftCommunication SkillsCollaboration Skills

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Hard Skills

PrototypingVisual DesignWorkflow StructureTypographyMotion DesignProblem FramingConcept ExplorationDetailed InteractionsFinal Implementation

Soft Skills

CuriosityJudgmentOwnershipAdaptabilityCustomer Care

Industry Keywords

CardsCreditFintechBanking

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own meaningful Cards & Credit product problems from initial framing through shipped experience, partnering closely with Product and Engineering to understand the problem and shape what to build
Turn complicated systems, requirements, and edge cases into simple and intuitive experiences
Work across the entire design stack, including problem framing, concept exploration, workflows, detailed interactions, visual design, prototyping, and final implementation
Explore broadly and design from first principles, questioning inherited patterns and assumptions
Bring interaction and visual craft to Cards & Credit, including workflow structure, hierarchy, typography, motion, and state
Collaborate with Mercury’s Brand team on physical cards and related products to create a cohesive experience
Develop a deep understanding of customers, communicate design reasoning clearly, and work through tradeoffs with partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional product thinking, interaction design, and visual craft
Ability to understand complicated systems and turn them into simple, thoughtful product experiences
Deep curiosity about problems and willingness to question assumptions and work from first principles
High bar for craft and judgment about where additional detail improves an experience
Comfort navigating ambiguity and taking ownership without every requirement defined
Habit of exploring multiple possibilities, prototyping ideas, and changing direction when stronger solutions emerge
Strong communication and collaboration skills, including articulating thinking, explaining tradeoffs, and building conviction with Product and Engineering partners
Deep care for customers and ambition to create products that improve their lives
Banking, fintech, cards, or credit background is not required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity (stock options/RSUs)
Benefits
Competitive total rewards package
Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs
Equal Employment Opportunity employer