About this role
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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 Product Designer, it will be your responsibility to shape the future of personal finance by delivering new features, optimizing our existing products, holding a high standard for excellence and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary set of stakeholders. You’ll work on one or more efforts concurrently within a particular product area. Additionally, you’ll coordinate with designers and researchers within your product area and related areas to bring the best experiences to life for our members.
SoFi has achieved significant growth and has ambitious plans ahead, but to continue this growth we need great talent. And that starts with you.
Responsibilities:
- Conceptualize, define and design product features from start-to-finish across mobile and web platforms
- Collaborate closely with Research, Content Design, Product Management, and Engineering partners to iterate and drive solutions towards member & business outcomes
- Develop effective design solutions based on research, member insights, and industry best-practices (across finance and tech)
- Present design concepts and clearly communicate design intent through design specs and presentations
- Collaborate with other product designers working on other projects to drive alignment and cohesiveness across the entire user experience
- Share work early and often for wide visibility and alignment
Qualifications
- 3+ yrs experience of experience working in product design/UX roles
- Strong design point of view and aesthetic
- Strong expertise in common design tools (ie. Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc)
- Expertise in mobile and web UX best practices across iOS, Android and responsive web
- Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional teams including product management, engineering and marketing
- Ability to translate user research, user needs and product data to make informed design solutions
- Track record for delivering end to end solutions from initial concepts to measurable outcomes
- Experience presenting work and rationale to leaders and advocating for user needs in the context of business goals and technology requirements
- Experience working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, agile environment using tools like Jira and Confluence
- A portfolio URL or PDF to submit with the application with examples of mobile and responsive web product design
Even better
- Experience working on financial products
- Experience working on multi-phased, long-term initiatives
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.
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SoFi is committed to an inclusive culture. 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.
Other facts
About SoFi
SoFi is a values-driven company on a mission to help our members get their money right. We create modern financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better, so that they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions—from owning a home to saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, and more.
CFL #6054612; NMLS #1121636 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) Advisory services through SoFi LLC, a registered investment advisor. SoFi Checking and Savings is offered through SoFi Bank, N.A. Member FDIC. SoFi Money™ is offered through SoFi Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.
What you'll do
- As a Product Designer, you will be responsible for conceptualizing and designing product features across mobile and web platforms. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to optimize existing products and deliver new features.
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