Wealthfront is hiring a
Lead Product Designer

Summary

Wealthfront is seeking a Staff Product Designer to lead design for their Growth team. The role involves identifying and defining impactful opportunities, collaborating with other teams, and driving significant positive impact for Wealthfront's users and business. The position requires 6+ years of experience in product design, strong visual and interaction design craft, and a mix of excellent design craft, a sense for the impact on people’s lives, and an appreciation for scrappy experimentation.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in a product design role in consumer tech
• Experience successfully shaping focus and strategy for initiatives that span multiple projects and guide team focus on impactful user and business opportunities
• Experience successfully working across the product entire development lifecycle from project definition to shipping (and learning from) high quality product experiences
• Strong ability to turn complex problems into simple and engaging customer experiences for web and mobile
• Strong visual and interaction design craft
• Strong ability to use both quantitative data and qualitative insights to inform design and broader strategic decisions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience both working with and contributing to a design system

Responsibilities

• Shape team vision, strategy, and priorities for the Growth team in partnership with product, engineering, and data science team members to deliver on Wealthfront’s overall strategy
• Lead projects and broader initiatives: deliver high quality execution on high impact opportunities for the team and the company
• Set a high bar for design craft and ensure consistent, high quality execution
• Design across the entire product development lifecycle—from initial exploration and definition through to shipping and post-launch iteration
• Collaborate with broader design team to share feedback, learnings, and elevate Wealthfront’s overall product quality
• Identify new opportunities, build and test hypotheses, and make key user experience decisions in collaboration with data science and UX research teams

Preferred Qualifications

Visual communications or animation experience a plus

Benefits

Medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount