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Braintrust

Job Description 
 
W2 engagement: the rate reflects a W2 engagement 
 
Preferred locations: NYC, San Jose, CA 
 
We are seeking a Lead/Staff-level contract Product Designer to provide coverage for product initiatives across various risk & service experiences. This role will maintain design continuity across active workstreams, help shape new initiatives, and independently support end-to-end design execution with minimal day-to-day oversight. 
 
Responsibilities: 
 

* Support ongoing initiatives.
* Own design execution from discovery through final delivery and launch support.
* Translate business and user requirements into clear, high-quality design solutions.
* Design across all web and mobile platforms.
* Leverage and contribute to design systems and pattern libraries.
* Produce high-fidelity designs and prototypes using standard tools (e.g., Figma).
* Collaborate with product, engineering, content, and research partners.
* Ensure designs meet usability, accessibility, and quality standards. 
 
 

Requirements: 
 

* 12+ years of professional product design experience.
* Experience with fintech/big tech/ecommerce platforms - leading/shipping designs
* Systems-level thinking
* Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design work.
* Experience with user-centered design and iterative development.
* Familiarity with complex or regulated product domains is a plus.
* Degree in design or a related field preferred but not required.

Product design

Support

Wireframing/prototyping

Figma

FinTech

E-commerce

Web Development

Design Systems

Research

UX design

Advance prototyping

Accessibility

Usability

Web Design

Mobile UI

Development

Team collaboration

Content management

Pattern Library

Systems Analysis

Staff Experience Designer (Risk/Servicing/Disputes/Collections)