Staff Product Designer - Accounting

Summary

Join Mercury, a financial technology company, as a Staff Product Designer to revolutionize bookkeeping software. You will define the future of bookkeeping by designing a compelling experience that entices accounting firms to switch from legacy platforms. This role requires designing for diverse users—founders seeking simplicity and accountants needing advanced features—and architecting a platform strategy that integrates seamlessly with Mercury's ecosystem. You will create visually appealing and accessible systems for complex financial data, pioneer collaborative workflows, and design for platform extensibility. The position demands strategic thinking across various phases, balancing immediate usability with long-term vision. This is a highly strategic role with the potential to significantly impact Mercury's growth.

Requirements

• Excel at platform thinking , understanding how to design systems that start focused but can elegantly expand to serve entire ecosystems
• Master visual craft at scale , creating design systems that maintain beauty and usability whether serving 10 customers or 10,000
• Navigate complex stakeholder dynamics , balancing the needs of founders, accountants, bookkeepers, and Mercury's business objectives
• Think strategically about competitive disruption , understanding how to identify and exploit incumbents' weaknesses through superior design
• Demonstrate expertise in multi-sided platforms , having designed products that serve both end users and the professionals who support them
• Obsess over workflow optimization , finding ways to compress hours of manual work into moments of delight
• Bridge consumer and enterprise design , creating products that are as intuitive as consumer apps but as powerful as enterprise software
• Lead through influence and vision , inspiring teams to build toward ambitious long-term goals while shipping incremental value
• Understand the accounting domain or demonstrate exceptional ability to quickly master complex professional workflows

Responsibilities

• Define the future of bookkeeping software by creating an experience so compelling that accounting firms willingly migrate from their legacy accounting platforms
• Design for dual users with competing needs: founders who want simplicity and automation, and professional accountants who need power, flexibility, and deep integration with practice management tools
• Architect a platform strategy that seamlessly integrates timely, robust accounting capabilities into Mercury’s ecosystem — including Banking, Cards, Bill Pay, and future products
• Create visual systems that make complex financial data beautiful and accessible, setting new standards for craft in enterprise bookkeeping software
• Pioneer collaborative workflows that transform bookkeeping from a solo activity into a multiplayer experience, where founders, accountants, and bookkeepers work seamlessly together
• Design for platform extensibility , laying the foundation for an app marketplace that will eventually scale to 10,000+ integrations
• Drive strategic efforts across key phases, from earning trust with early adopters to advancing Mercury’s accountant strategy through a product designed to win over firms and their clients
• Balance immediate usability with long-term vision , shipping features that delight today's users while building toward a platform that can serve any business need

Benefits

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options), and benefits