What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Designer position at Farther LLC?
Company Description
Farther is a rapidly growing RIA that combines expert advisors with cutting-edge technology - delivering a comprehensive, tailored wealth management experience.
Farther's founders are leaders and innovators from the private wealth industry who possess a unique blend of traditional wealth management, fintech, and technology production expertise. We're backed by top-tier venture capital firms, fintech investors, and industry leaders.
Joining Farther means joining a collaborative team of entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping their clients and our teammates achieve more. If you're the type who breaks through walls to get things done the right way, we want to build the future of wealth management with you.
The Role
As a Senior Product Designer at Farther, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of our innovative wealth advisor platform. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams of product managers, engineers, and other designers to create intuitive, impactful, and accessible designs that help wealth advisors manage and grow their clients' portfolios. We're looking for a passionate and creative problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment.Your ImpactLead the end-to-end design process, from discovery to prototyping, ensuring alignment with the needs of wealth advisors, their clients, and internal teamsCollaborate with product and engineering to define user-focused features and drive impactful design solutionsConduct user research and usability testing to iterate and improve design conceptsCreate wireframes, interactive prototypes, and visual designs to bring ideas to lifeMaintain and evolve the design system for consistency across all touch pointsFoster a culture of design excellence and provide feedback to elevate team skillsChampion a design-first mindset, balancing user needs with business objectivesThe Ideal Match5 years of experience as a product designer, with a portfolio demonstrating work on web and mobile platformsExperience designing for fintech, wealth management, or financial servicesProven experience leading the design of complex, data-driven products with a focus on user experienceStrong proficiency in Figma and other design toolsExpertise in user research, usability testing, and iterative designExcellent communication and collaboration skills, able to present design concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersBonus PointsFamiliarity with front-end development and effective collaboration with scrum teams.Experience with design systems and understanding the value of consistency in design.Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.Experience mentoring and leading designers in a fast-paced startup environment.Why Join UsEverything you need to build the perfect dev station from hardware to softwareLearn & grow through book clubs, seminars, and peer learning sessionsFull health benefits 401(k) matching & Roth IRA optionsUnlimited PTOAn amazing collaborative atmosphere between product, design, and engineering to solve hard problems togetherWe don't use Jira!
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