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Plaid

San Francisco, New York

Product Designer, Consumer

full-timeHybrid$151,200 - $208,800
product design
consumer
ux
ui

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.

The Design team at Plaid is made up of product designers, brand designers, researchers, and content strategists who work with our cross-functional partners to create Plaid’s products. We are committed to delivering an industry-leading bank linking experience that supports a wide range of Plaid’s customer use cases, from Credit to Payments. By leveraging our expansive network and prioritizing a best-in-class UX, we ensure consumers enjoy a seamless, high-converting experience that drives results for customers.

We’re looking for a Product Designer to join our Link team, focused on experiments. In this pivotal role, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify and craft innovative solutions that enhance the bank linking experience for both consumers and customers. You’ll lead the design of 0-1 direct-to-consumer products while iterating on existing experiences, ensuring that every solution meets the highest standards of visual and interaction design excellence

Responsibilities

  • Shipping delightful and easy-to-use experiences for consumers on mobile (including iOS or Android) and desktop
  • Closely collaborating with engineers and product managers, from planning through execution
  • Being a tireless advocate for the users and user-centered processes
  • Producing high-quality work from wireframes and user flows to pixel perfect prototypes with delightful interactions.
  • Ability to develop insights into consumer behavior from both qualitative and quantitative information
  • Joining a team of experienced designers and contributing to our design culture through collaboration, presenting work, and sharing feedback

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in creating and shipping quality digital products.
  • Producing high-quality work from wireframes and user flows to pixel perfect prototypes with delightful interactions.
  • Strong verbal and visual presentation skills, as well as an articulate point of view about design
  • Proven record of collaboration to support and influence the team’s direction, vision, and planning of deliverables. Ability to tie designs to business needs, goals, and metrics
  • Having a divergent exploratory process with the ability to communicate trade-offs
$151,200 - $208,800 a year
The target base salary for this position ranges from $151,200/year to $208,800/year in Zone 1. The target base salary will vary based on the job's location. 

Our geographic zones are as follows:
Zone 1 - New York City and San Francisco Bay Area 
Zone 2 - Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington D.C.
Zone 3 - Austin, Boston, Denver, Houston, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego
Zone 4 - Raleigh-Durham and all other US cities

Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission are dependent on the position offered. Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Pay is based on factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience and skillset, and location. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!