Staff UX Designer (Consumer Product)

Location: Hybrid – Bay Area (Flexible)

Role Overview:

As a UX Designer, you will play a pivotal role in designing and shaping consumer-facing web and mobile applications. This is a brand new role that will focus on both incremental improvements and large, strategic initiatives for the homeowner experience. You will work on a diverse range of projects, from optimizing the onboarding process to envisioning next-gen features for homeowners.

You will work within a dynamic, growth-focused UX team and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and designers. The role offers ample opportunity to shape the visual and interactive design of critical products and features, while helping build out a design system that aligns with an evolving brand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design Leadership: Drive and execute the visual design strategy for consumer web and mobile applications, balancing both incremental improvements and long-term vision.
• Consumer-Focused UX: Lead the design of user-centered experiences for homeowners, focusing on usability and aesthetics for key processes such as loan repayment, onboarding, and user account management.
• Collaborative Problem-Solving: Partner closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define, ideate, and build intuitive user interfaces that solve complex user problems in the consumer fintech space.
• Brand & Visual Design: Help elevate the visual quality of the user experience while ensuring consistency with existing brand guidelines, and contribute to a product design system that will set the foundation for scalable future growth.
• Design System & Standards: Actively contribute to the development and refinement of a new product design system to streamline the user experience across all platforms.
• Strategic & Visionary: Work on both tactical, short-term projects as well as visionary, long-term initiatives that will drive the product forward and enhance the homeowner experience for years to come.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Experience: Minimum of 5+ years in product design with a focus on consumer-facing applications, preferably in the fintech or direct-to-consumer industries (e-commerce, dating apps, etc.).
• Design Expertise: Expertise in visual design, interaction design, and UI design for web and mobile platforms. Ability to create clean, modern, and forward-thinking user interfaces.
• Tools: Proficiency in Figma is a must. Experience with design systems and working with cross-functional teams to implement them effectively.
• Startup Mentality: Comfortable with fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments where design decisions have significant impact and ownership is emphasized.
• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate with product managers, engineers, and other team members to build exceptional product experiences.
• Aesthetic Sensibility: Strong visual design chops with an eye for details, as well as a desire to continuously improve design quality across platforms.
• Portfolio: A compelling portfolio showcasing design solutions, including both tactical designs and visionary products, and a track record of ownership in the projects you’ve worked on.

Ideal Candidate Attributes:

• A passion for consumer-focused design and creating delightful, seamless user experiences in the financial space.
• Ability to thrive in a startup-like environment, with a hands-on approach and strong sense of ownership.
• Strong visual design skills with an eye for details, as well as a desire to continuously improve design quality across platforms.
• Comfort with working within an established brand system, but also a strong desire to help define and improve it as part of a redesign of the product design system.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to balance strategic and tactical design work, contributing to both immediate needs and long-term goals.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• Flexible hybrid work schedule (based in Bay Area, flexible on the frequency of office visits)
• Generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, and 401k matching
• Career growth opportunities with clear paths for advancement

About Clapself

Clapself is an AI powered technology consulting company, powered by Talr.ai, that is pioneering the future of business technology by seamlessly integrating artificial intelligence with human insight, transforming how organizations operate, innovate, and succeed in the AI era.