Product Designer

About us:

Branch is on a mission to empower workers with financial freedom. We do this by helping companies accelerate payments and providing working Americans with accessible, free financial services. We’re committed to building and delivering more inclusive, transparent, and frictionless financial products.

Our goal of empowerment extends to our own employees, too. Have a great idea? Share it today and it might just get implemented tomorrow. As a member of our team, your voice and creativity matter—and they can directly impact our products, company, and culture. 

We not only focus on attracting great talent from across the country, but also on building teams that help that talent thrive. That means valuing a diversity of opinions and working styles, while creating a shared belief in innovation, initiative, and winning together.

Come join our team as we develop new ways to improve the lives of working Americans.

About the role:

We are looking for a motivated, well-organized,  and data-informed Product Designer to help craft intuitive, engaging digital experiences that are easy to use and inspiring. They must enjoy putting order to chaos in a high-energy work environment. Must be adaptable, have strong deductive reasoning, and have the ability to work on their own as well as operate within a team.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead design efforts on key projects and initiatives and be a strategic problem solver, conceptualizing non-obvious improvements that keep moving Branch forward
• Rapidly produce multiple concepts and prototypes, understanding when deeper exploration is warranted and when it is best to change paths and try another approach
• Translate complex ideas into elegant, scalable, and intuitive design solutions
• Take into account existing insights, technical constraints, user and business needs, and specific platform demands to produce data-informed solutions
• Execute at every stage of the design lifecycle from ideation to delivery, balancing innovation with usability
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements and provide creative, thoughtful solutions
• Be autonomous. You’ll take full ownership of your work and total responsibility for every last detail, every step of the way, from whiteboard sketching to high-fidelity final UI

Qualifications (required):

• At least 2+ years of experience designing interfaces, with a strong portfolio showcasing your web and mobile design skills
• Strong understanding of mobile and web design best practices, plus solid visual design chops
• Usability mindset that doesn't shy away from complexity and finding clarity in ambiguous situations
• Strong communication skills while working closely with partners across the company
• Humble, curious, and motivated to ship the best product
• Experience working in Figma and other industry-standard design/prototyping tools
• Have an online portfolio or PDF that you can share with us. Applications without a portfolio are unlikely to be considered

Qualifications (preferred): 

• You have experience working with design systems.
• Experience designing at consumer-focused tech or finance companies.
• You provided a brief explanation in your application of why you are excellent for this role while highlighting your portfolio.

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $105-115k.

The salary range displayed reflects an average base salary range for the position across all the U.S. The base salary offered to an applicant could be higher or lower based on each applicant's specific skill set, depth of experience, relevant education or training, etc. 

Location:

This position is classified as REMOTE within the United States of America.

We are unable to hire candidates located outside of the domestic U.S.

Benefits: 

• Market-leading medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Stock options
• Free Premium-Tier Origin Financial Wellness subscription
• Monthly home-office stipend
• 401k (TransAmerica)
• 12-weeks paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Flexible time off + sick and safe time
• 11 paid company holidays

Working at Branch

A remote-first company with employees located throughout the U.S., Branch emphasizes transparency, accountability, and trust to create a collaborative environment where our product, engineering, marketing, customer support, customer success, and sales teams can all thrive together.  Learn more about what we do in this video!

Our collaborative spirit has helped us become an award-winning FinTech company, with Branch’s innovation and workplace recognized across industries. Branch has been honored by Inc., the Webby Awards, Benzinga FinTech Awards, FinTech Breakthrough Awards, Top Workplaces USA, Great Places to Work, and EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Heartland, among others.  

Learn more about our culture, approach, technology, and people here: https://www.branchapp.com/about

Branch is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Must be currently authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship or transfer.

No third-parties, please.

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