Alkami is a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the United States that helps clients to transform through retail and business banking, digital account opening and loan origination, payment fraud prevention, and data analytics and engagement solutions. _Alkami’s Mobile App Platform has been certified by J.D. Power for providing clients with “An Outstanding Mobile Banking Platform Experience.”

_Founded in 2009, we continue to be recognized for our intentional culture and tremendous growth (Best Place to Work in Fintech; Best & Brightest to Work For Nationally; and Comparably’s Best Company Culture, Best Career Growth, Best Engineering Team, and Best Places to Work in Dallas, among others). Through our bold investments in technology and people, we empower our clients to grow confidently, adapt quickly, and build thriving digital banking communities through tailored experiences for over 19.5M users.

As a remote-first company, most of our positions can be remote in the US, except for key roles, which will be indicated in the Job Title.

Shape the future of account opening for Banks, Credit Unions, and their customers, designing intuitive and scalable experiences across MANTL’s product suite. You'll ensure new users can open accounts with confidence and ease, contributing to the backbone of American banking for generations to come.

Partner closely with Product and Engineering on the Enhancements Team to define user problems, explore innovative solutions, and build enhancements that establish our product as the market leader. Contribute to and expand our Design System, ensuring consistency, quality, and efficiency across all user touchpoints. Join a tight-knit team of Product Designers who value shipping high-quality products, fostering shared understanding through collaboration, and maintaining a strong critique culture at our core.

About You

You’re self-aware, and lead from a place of empathy.
You’re highly collaborative, design as a team, and have humility. You possess a strong desire to iterate, continuously improve, and learn, eagerly exploring new ideas, especially those that aren't your own.
Your designs leverage the design system components, ensuring consistency and quality throughout the product you design.
You are proactive, take initiative, demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, and have a bias towards action, knowing how to navigate ambiguity.
You promote a positive culture with your team, and work through challenges with grit and persistence.
You are energized by complexity, skillfully applying systems thinking to solve nuanced user and business needs in impactful and scalable ways.
You confidently present your designs and clearly articulate your design decisions and rationale to cross-functional teams and stakeholders

We Are Looking For

3-6 years of experience designing world-class applications with a strong portfolio of design work, showcasing your process and impact. Preference for a background in financial tech and services.
Bachelor’s or Master’s in graphic design, HCI, UX, a related area of study is preferred, or equivalent work experience.
Proficiency in designing & prototyping with modern software (Figma preferred).
Experience in shipping products to market.
Experience contributing to and working within a shared design system.
Experience conducting and synthesizing user research, including contextual inquiry and evaluative methods.
Experience working as an embedded member of a cross-functional agile product development team, partnering with Product Managers and Engineers to inform the product strategy, and deliver research-backed solutions.
Experience is built in a number of ways. Even if your background doesn’t match the exact requirements, we encourage you to apply and share any relevant skills in a cover letter.

The salary range for this position is: $128,000 - $182,000

Cool Things to Know

Not Just Any Company: Alkami has an awesome diverse and inclusive environment. We have a FUN culture and offer great benefits, including remote-first environment, unlimited paid time off, 401(k) with employer match, and more.

Work Authorization: We cannot offer employment sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US for full-time employment.

Recruiters: We are not looking for outside recruiting firms to help us in this search. Thank you for understanding.

Pay Transparency: As of January 1, 2023, new states and locales have enacted pay equity laws that require more pay transparency by employers in the following states: California, Colorado (effective January 1, 2021), Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington.

The Important Stuff

Alkami Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Alkami is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Alkami are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Alkami will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Alkami encourages applicants of all ages.

J.D. Power 2024 Mobile App Platform Certification Program__SM recognition is based on successful completion of an audit and exceeding a customer experience benchmark through a survey of recent servicing interactions. For more information, visit jdpower.com/awards.