Sr. Product Designer, Credit

At PitchBook, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company. 

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you. 

About the Role:

As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation.

We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other’s words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us! 

As a Senior Product Designer for Credit, you will be responsible for designing and delivering meaningful and impactful experiences for our customers and contributing to PitchBook's market success. You will be critical in creating exceptional products for private equity investment professionals, empowering them to synthesize financial data, research, and insights to inform their investment strategies and achieve better outcomes.

With your deep expertise in user-centered design, strong business acumen, and analytical skills, you will conduct research and analysis to understand customer needs and behaviors, develop design strategies and innovative product experiences, and leverage traditional and emerging technologies to bring them to life. In this role, you will partner strategically with product and engineering team members through the entire product development lifecycle and engage key stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment and drive understanding of your product experience strategies and solutions.

You will own and drive the user experience in your product domain and contribute to driving product direction, identifying and prioritizing the most significant opportunities to support our users and the business while maintaining a strong sense of product ownership and its resulting success. You will lead initiatives and product strategies delivered by multiple teams, sometimes leading other designers to deliver coordinated roadmaps and releases. You will also contribute to the growth and development of product design practice, mentoring team members and contributing to critical product design initiatives and programs.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

•    Collaborate with product and engineering partners to understand user needs and market dynamics, shape product strategies, define detailed requirements and designs, and support successful releases
•    Identify and frame high-impact user and business problems and define experience strategies and solutions that drive measurable outcomes
•    Create customer journey maps, flows, and conceptual designs to inform product strategy, influence priorities, and shape impactful solutions
•    Translate abstract ideas into simple, elegant, and innovative designs through sketches, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity design deliverables
•    Recognize interdependencies across features and product areas; collaborate cross-functionally to deliver cohesive, end-to-end experiences
•    Measure the effectiveness of design solutions and continuously identify opportunities for refinement and improvement
•    Champion continuous improvement in design processes, team collaboration, and product outcomes by exploring new methods and practices
•    Contribute to the evolution of design practices, tools, and systems that elevate the craft and maturity of the design team
•    Act as a culture carri