Senior Product Designer

Summary

Join Alpaca, a leading brokerage infrastructure technology company, as a Senior Product Designer. You will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our direct-to-consumer trading products. This position requires 7+ years of experience in product design, specifically with fintech/trading products. You will lead the design process from user research to execution, champion user needs, and collaborate with various teams. Alpaca offers competitive salary and stock options, along with comprehensive health benefits starting on day one, a home-office setup stipend, and a monthly stipend. We are a globally distributed team committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Requirements

• Experienced: You have 7+ years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of launching complex fintech/trading products in a fast-paced environment
• User-centric: You're passionate about understanding user needs and translating them into intuitive and engaging experiences
• Collaborative: You thrive in a collaborative, remote environment and excel at communicating design decisions effectively
• Jack-of-all-trades, master of design: You're a true design generalist, excelling at both user experience and effective visual design. You have experience designing for B2C/B2B products and internal tools
• Technical proficiency: You have a solid understanding of working with APIs, how designs are implemented by engineering, and make use of tools to streamline development handoff

Responsibilities

• Own the design process: Lead the end-to-end design for complex web and mobile applications, from user research and discovery to pixel-perfect execution
• Champion user needs: Deeply understand our global user base (traders and developers) and advocate for their needs throughout the product development lifecycle
• Shape our design system: Support efforts create and maintain a cohesive design system that scales across Alpaca’s product ecosystem
• Collaborate effectively: Work closely with product managers, engineers, internal stakeholders, and fellow designers to bring innovative solutions to life
• Drive impactful results: Balance multiple projects and feature launches while consistently raising design quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with globally distributed teams
• A knack for crafting delightful micro-interactions
• 0-1 experience in a startup environment

Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options
• Benefits: Health benefits start on day 1. In the US this includes Medical, Dental, Vision. In Canada, this includes supplemental health care. In Japan, you are offered local benefits. Internationally, this includes a stipend value to offset medical costs
• New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
• Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card