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Who we are:
Shape a brighter financial future with us.
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 Job
As a Senior Product Designer, it will be your responsibility to help shape the future of personal finance by delivering designs for new features and improvements, holding a high standard for excellence and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary set of stakeholders. You’ll work within a specific product area to take on a number of design projects. Additionally, you’ll coordinate with designers and researchers in your product area to deliver well thought out and cohesive experiences to our members.
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
- Conceptualize, define and design product features from start-to-finish across mobile and web platforms
- Collaborate closely with Research, Content Design, Product Management, and Engineering partners to iterate and drive solutions towards member & business outcomes
- Develop effective design solutions based on research, member insights, and industry best-practices (across finance and tech)
- Present design concepts and clearly communicate design intent through design specs and presentations
- Collaborate with other designers working on other projects to drive alignment and cohesiveness across the entire user experience
- Share work early and often for wide visibility and alignment
Qualifications
- 5+ yrs experience of experience working in product design/UX roles
- Strong design point of view and aesthetic
- Strong expertise in common design tools (ie. Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc)
- Expertise in mobile and web UX best practices across iOS, Android and responsive web
- Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional teams including product management, engineering and marketing
- Ability to translate user research, user needs and product data to make informed design solutions
- Track record for delivering end to end solutions from initial concepts to measurable outcomes
- Experience presenting work and rationale to leaders and advocating for user needs in the context of business goals and technology requirements
- Experience working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, agile 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
- Experience working on multi-phased, long-term initiatives
Top Skills
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