What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Designer position at Alderson Loop?
We are seeking a Senior Product Designer to support the delivery of high-impact, responsive web experiences for individual investors within a Fortune 500 investment firm. This role requires strong end-to-end product design expertise, the ability to operate independently, and experience working in a compliance-driven environment.
The ideal candidate brings a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, with a strong ability to advocate for design decisions while collaborating effectively across product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Product Design
- Lead and contribute across the full product design lifecycle: discovery, definition, ideation, prototyping, delivery, and iteration
- Translate complex requirements into intuitive, user-centered solutions
- Design for a variety of experiences including onboarding, transactional flows, dashboards, and multi-step user journeys
Responsive Web Design
- Design seamless experiences across desktop, tablet, and mobile web
- Apply strong understanding of grid systems, layout behavior, and component responsiveness
- Design with context in mind—ensuring mobile experiences are purpose-built, not scaled-down versions of desktop
Data-Informed Decision Making
- Leverage qualitative and quantitative insights to inform design decisions
- Participate in usability testing and synthesize findings into actionable improvements
- Continuously incorporate analytics and research throughout the design process
Stakeholder Collaboration & Design Advocacy
- Clearly communicate design rationale to cross-functional stakeholders
- Partner closely with product owners and engineers to align on solutions
- Proactively identify risks, challenge assumptions, and advocate for user-centered outcomes
- Document decisions and maintain transparency across the team
Design Systems & Execution Excellence
- Work within established design systems, applying components, patterns, and tokens consistently
- Identify gaps and collaborate on system enhancements when needed
- Maintain clean, organized Figma files ready for development handoff
Autonomy & Ownership
- Operate effectively in ambiguous environments, helping shape requirements as needed
- Manage workload independently and communicate progress, risks, and blockers proactively
- Balance speed and quality, knowing when to move forward and when to seek alignment
Qualifications
- 6–10 years of product design experience
- Proven ability to deliver end-to-end design solutions from concept through launch
- Experience designing and shipping responsive web applications
- Strong proficiency in Figma and design documentation best practices
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in regulated industries such as financial services or healthcare
- Background in designing data-heavy interfaces and complex workflows
- Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices
- Experience contributing to visual QA and ensuring design fidelity in production
- Exposure to AI-assisted design workflows to improve efficiency and iteration
- Strong attention to interaction detail, including micro-interactions and transitions