Sr Staff UX Designer, Invest

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Who we are:

Shape a brighter financial future with us.

Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.

We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.

The role:

As a Senior Staff Designer, it will be your responsibility to imagine the future of the Invest product, create and drive new initiatives, set a high standard for excellence and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary set of stakeholders. Additionally, it will be your responsibility to bring cohesion across our product ecosystem by dissolving product boundaries and considering a better way to support day-to-day financial interactions overall.

At this level, you’ll also have considerable responsibility to help grow and mature the design organization at large. This includes coordinating designers across product areas to align the larger SoFi ecosystem and acting as mentor to various designers in the organization.

SoFi has achieved significant growth by setting ambitious goals. As those ambitions continue to grow, it’s critical we continue to invest in great talent. And that starts with you.

Responsibilities:

• Design product features from start-to-finish, from the early sketching and concept phases to final pixel-perfect Sketch files that are ready to ship
• Work closely with the Design Manager, Research, Product Management, and Engineering partners and be able to quickly iterate based on feedback
• Develop user-centered design solutions based on research, member insights, and industry best-practices
• Proven track record in considering the end-to-end experience with considerations across Product, Marketing and Support
• Present design concepts and clearly communicate design intent through design specs and presentation documents
• Collaborate with other product designers working on other projects to drive alignment and consistency across the entire user experience
• Mentor and grow the team
  
  
  

Qualification and experience:

• 12+ yrs experience of experience working in product design/UX roles
• Strong design point of view, craft and aesthetics across all common platforms (Android, iOS, & Responsive Web)
• Track record for leadership -- delivering end to end solutions from initial concepts to measurable outcomes
• Strong collaboration & influence skills across cross-functional teams including research, product management, engineering and marketing
• Ability to leverage user research, user needs and product data to inform product definition and design solutions.
• Ability to navigate and manage senior leadership, representing design perspective and advocating for user needs in the context of business and technology drivers
• Strong expertise in common design tools (ie Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, InVision, etc)
• Experience working in an Agile development environment using tools like Jira and Confluence
• A portfolio URL or PDF to submit with application with examples of mobile and responsive web product design
  
  
  

Even better:

• Experience working on mobile-first financial products
• Deep interest in Investing and understanding of investment concepts
  
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.

To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!

SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.

The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights

SoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].

Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.

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