Senior Product Designer

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

Sr. Product Designer | Acorns

Acorns is seeking a Sr. Product Designer to join our dynamic team. You’ll work closely with your team on every stage of the product development process; from ideation and concept to strategy, UX, and visual design. You’ll work with other design team members to help flush out new features as well as work directly with our CEO and other stakeholders to address design changes and improvements throughout our apps and products. Candidates should be comfortable with design software like Figma and have experience, and a passion for, working on consumer apps and digital products.

Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Expertise: Understand product goals and objectives, translate requirements into actionable design solutions, and address user pain points while contributing to the company’s key performance indicators (OKRs).

• Collaborative Execution: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers and engineers, to design and deliver user-centered features and functionality across multiple platforms.

• Solution Presentation:  Develop and present thoughtful, innovative, and user-focused design solutions that enhance the customer experience. Clearly articulate design rationale to stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding.

• Research-Driven Design: Advocate for and incorporate user research into the design process. Share findings to inform product development and refine solutions. Must be comfortable with running live A/B experiments and contribute to research strategy

• Team Collaboration: Actively participate in design reviews, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement within the team. Serve as a design advocate across the organization..

What you will bring to Acorns:

• Proven Experience: 5+ years of experience in Product Design, UX/UI Design, or a related role, with a demonstrated ability to deliver impactful user experiences

• Design Proficiency:  Strong understanding of design principles and best practices, including typography, desktop/mobile UI, color schemes, layout, and iconography. Skilled in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite

• Portfolio: A robust portfolio showcasing your ability to design and deliver impactful, user-centered solutions across digital products.

• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly and persuasively to team members and stakeholders.

• Design Systems: Experience working within and contributing to a design system to ensure consistency and scalability in your design outputs.

To excel at Acorns, you’ll also bring:

• Mission Alignment: A strong passion for Acorns’ mission in personal finance and a belief that your work contributes to meaningful societal change

• Proactive Mindset: A self-starter with the ability to take initiative, manage ambiguity, and drive projects forward with minimal supervision.

• Continuous Curiosity: A commitment to lifelong learning and a natural curiosity to explore how to make products better for users. Your openness to feedback and willingness to challenge assumptions will be invaluable to our collective success.

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