Lead Product Designer

Summary

Join Experian as a Lead Product Designer and contribute to the design strategy for new commercial products and developer platforms. This remote position, reporting to the Senior Director of UX and Product Design, offers the opportunity to lead end-to-end product design for new digital financial tools, collaborate on product strategy, translate complex concepts into intuitive user experiences, conduct research and testing, design prototypes, partner with teams for quality execution, measure design impact, evolve the design system, and lead junior designers. You will work with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data Science teams to create solutions expanding market reach and deepening user engagement. The role requires significant experience in product design, people management, and a strong portfolio showcasing relevant work. Experian offers a competitive compensation package, core benefits, flexible work arrangements, and generous paid time off.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in product design, including a focus on consumer or B2B SaaS, FinTech, developer tools or platforms, or growth-oriented products
• Experience in people management
• A portfolio showcasing end-to-end product design on new product launches, MVPs, or growth experiments
• Experience building clarity—identifying opportunities, generating concepts, and completing at high quality
• Experience balancing goals, technical feasibility, and user needs
• Proficiency with Figma and modern design tools; understanding of responsive, accessible design
• Experience with user research methods and using data (quant + qual) to lead design decisions
• Experience with design systems and the maintenance and evolution of those systems

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product design for new digital financial tools—across mobile and web
• Collaborate on early-stage product strategy, helping define value propositions, user journeys, and MVP experiences
• Translate complex concepts into intuitive, emotionally resonant user experiences
• Conduct discovery research, usability testing, and rapid experimentation to validate new ideas
• Design and improve on high-fidelity prototypes, wireframes, and interaction flows
• Partner with teams to ensure quality execution and UX across all touchpoints
• Measure the impact of design solutions on business and user outcomes—e.g., activation, conversion, engagement, and retention
• Evolve and extend the design system to support new product surfaces and growth needs
• Lead junior designers and help build an outcomes-driven design culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing products for underserved or financially vulnerable populations
• Background in launching subscription-based or revenue-generating consumer tools
• Familiarity with growth design methodologies (e.g., funnel optimization, A/B testing)
• Experience working in compliance-sensitive or regulated environments (e.g., credit, insurance, lending)

Benefits

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays