Sydecar

Senior Product Designer

Sydecar

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • California • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $170,000 - $190,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Serve as the primary design lead for our Investor-centric product development team, providing design leadership and support throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Own the journey maps for the Investor lifecycle.
  • Develop and collaboratively iterate with stakeholders to explore different design directions and validate concepts through research and testing.
  • Work closely with engineers, product managers, and business partners to ensure designs are feasible and meet business requirements.
  • Create visually stunning, high-fidelity mockups that accurately represent the final product and are ready for development.
  • Clearly document design decisions, product needs, and direction at every stage of the design process, from idea to production-ready assets.
  • Keep quality standards impeccable by reviewing, and signing off on all applicable releases.
  • Lead the evolution of our design system to ensure consistency across products and streamline the design and development process.
  • Conduct discovery sessions and research with clients and prospects to understand their needs, pain points, and goals.
  • Translate research findings into ideal user journeys that guide product design and development.
  • Engage in regular design critiques to receive and provide constructive feedback.
  • Incorporate feedback to ensuring ever-rising standards of design quality.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional Product Design experience in a full-time individual contributor role
  • An updated portfolio showcasing shipped high quality products and/or features, demonstrating knowledge in user experience, UX research and UI design
  • Expertise in crafting and using design systems
  • Strong experience in user-centric design and discovery
  • An end-to-end understanding of the product design process, from ideation to launch
  • A growth mindset with a strong drive for continuous learning and self-improvement
  • A track record of autonomy and taking active ownership of projects and problem spaces
  • Skilled in storytelling, wireframing, and prototyping to convey design concepts clearly and concisely
  • A Bachelors degree in design or engineering is a bonus
  • Knowledge or experience in fintech, banking, or private investment spaces is a bonus
  • Experience with consumer journeys, B2B2C or financial design work, especially around onboarding or payments is a bonus
  • Experience working as a designer in a startup environment is a bonus
  • Experience leading research efforts for product development is a bonus
  • Familiarity in web development, HTML, CSS is a bonus
Benefits
  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Bonus
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Hard Skills & Tools
product designuser experienceUX researchUI designdesign systemsstorytellingwireframingprototypingHTMLCSS
Soft Skills
design leadershipcollaborationcommunicationautonomyownershipgrowth mindsetcontinuous learningconstructive feedbackproblem-solvingattention to detail
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in designBachelor's degree in engineering