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Who we are:
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Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.
The role:
We are seeking a Staff Product Designer to join our team. SoFi is building out a new team to develop crypto products and services for our 11M+ members. Recent developments made a path for SoFi to begin to re-enter the space and expand on our product offerings with intuitive, secure and fully featured products across crypto Investing, Transfers, Payments, Custody and beyond.
As a Staff Product Designer, it will be your opportunity to imagine the future of SoFi’s investment platform, create and drive new initiatives, set a high standard for excellence, and collaborate with a talented multi-disciplinary team. Additionally, it will be your responsibility to bring cohesion across our product ecosystem by dissolving product boundaries and considering a better way to support day-to-day financial interactions overall.
At this level, you’ll also have considerable responsibility to help grow and mature the design organization at large. This includes coordinating designers across product areas to align the larger SoFi ecosystem and acting as a mentor to various designers in the organization.
SoFi has achieved significant growth by setting ambitious goals. As those ambitions continue to grow, we must continue to invest in great talent. And that starts with you.
Responsibilities:
- Design product features from end to end, from the early sketching and prototypes to final pixel-perfect files that are ready to ship
- Work closely with the Design Manager, Research, Product Management, and Engineering partners and be able to quickly iterate based on feedback
- Develop user-centered design solutions based on research, member insights, and industry best practices
- Proven track record in considering the end-to-end experience with considerations across Product, Marketing, and Support
- Present design concepts and clearly communicate design intent through design specs and presentation documents
- Collaborate with other product designers working on other projects to drive alignment and consistency across the entire user experience
- Mentor and grow the team
Qualification and experience:
- 8+ yrs experience of experience working in product design/UX roles
- Strong design point of view, craft, and aesthetics across all common platforms (Android, iOS, & Responsive Web)
- Track record for leadership -- delivering end-to-end solutions from initial concepts to measurable outcomes
- Strong collaboration & influence skills across cross-functional teams including research, product management, engineering, and marketing
- Ability to leverage user research, user needs, and product data to inform product definition and design solutions.
- Ability to navigate and manage senior leadership, representing design perspective and advocating for user needs in the context of business and technology drivers
- Expertise in modern design tools (ie Figma, design systems and the latest AI powered design tools)
- Experience working in an Agile development environment using tools like Jira and Confluence
- A portfolio URL or PDF to submit with the application with examples of mobile and responsive web product design
Even better:
- Experience working on mobile-first financial products
- Deep interest in investing and understanding of investing products
SoFi Seattle, Washington, USA Office
The office is located in Pike Tower, just five blocks from Pike Place Market, and houses some of our Engineering, Design, and Product teams - including engineers, product managers, and other technical functions.
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