Lead Product Designer

About Us: Fizz is the #1 money app for students. Whether you want to build credit, manage your money or have no idea where to start, Fizz is there to help you every step of the way. Students at over 300 universities including Michigan State, University of Florida, UCLA and Harvard chose Fizz for safe credit building with daily autopay, smart spend limits, and local campus deals. https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/06/kleiner-perkins-leads-14-4m-seed-round-into-fizz-a-credit-building-debit-card-aimed-at-gen-z-college-students/ is backed by Kleiner Perkins, SV Angel, Y Combinator, and the founders of eight Unicorns.

Job Description: We are seeking a driven and experienced Lead Product Designer to join our lean Design team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in product design, specifically in native mobile experiences, with a portfolio that demonstrates the ability to lead complex projects end-to-end. They have a strong design intuition, are able to execute at a high level on a multidisciplinary design/engineering team, and have a deep understanding of systems and strategy. Experience in the fintech industry is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience working directly with engineers to ship consumer-facing mobile products
• Strong portfolio that demonstrates ownership and care for your craft
• Proficiency in Figma, including auto layout, design systems, and prototyping
• Interest or experience working at a startup
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design and leadership to map out and develop elegant, world-class experiences
• Execute product initiatives end-to-end
• Collaborate directly with engineers on product releases, leading design reviews, handoffs, and QA processes
• Frequently present and communicate your work to facilitate feedback from designers, leadership, and engineers, knowing how to tailor and steer discussions towards decisions or outcomes
• Own your Figma documentation as a source of truth for product development and execution, including complex state management, information architecture, and user flows
• Conduct UX research, including but not limited to; competitive analyses, UX audits, data analyses, user surveys, usability testing, and A/B testing
• Optimize and iterate on complex user experiences, including key conversion and growth funnels in-app
• Advocate for user wellness, transparency, and delight
• Contribute to our growing design system on a regular basis, leveraging advanced Figma functionalities that allow us to maintain consistency and speed in product development cycles
• Discern when to apply pixel-perfect detail, and when to make sketches and prototypes to expand discussions
• Prioritize and self-manage tasks, communicating timelines effectively
  
  

How To Thrive In This Role

• Be a key facilitator in building a design-led culture through discussion, education, and collaboration with the Fizz team
• Convey the narrative of your designs to stakeholders and team members in compelling ways
• Express our brand beyond just the visual; through design systems, interaction design, copywriting, and innovative solutions
• Be a generative partner in product meetings, bringing ideas and insights from an informed perspective
• Regularly challenge and be challenged, growing through curiosity and collaboration
• Monitor events and data within key user experiences to orchestrate high-impact, data-driven initiatives
• Be excited about learning new tools and methods, and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in product design and fintech
  
  

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience designing mobile or web conversion funnels and onboarding experiences
• Interest or experience in interactive motion design (i.e. tools like Rive)
• Demonstrated experience building design systems in Figma, including experience with Token Studio and variables
• Experience with Framer and/or Webflow
  
  

If you don’t match 100% of these qualifications but have a demonstrated track record in crafting successful product experiences, please still apply!

Fizz Perks

• High potential for growth & complete ownership from the beginning 📈
• Work with colleagues who get it 🧠
• Rapid learning environment 🚀
• Competitive base salary 💸
• Generous equity in an early-stage startup 🤩
• 100% employer paid medical benefits 🩺
• New York City Office with remote option and flexible WFH policy 💼
• Unlimited vacation policy with 15 official company holidays 🏝
• 401K plan with 4% company match 💪🏻
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave including adoption and fostering