Senior Mobile Product Designer
New York City, NY
Senior · Full time
Posted 2 years ago
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Current is looking for a talented Senior Mobile Product Designer with great visual design and UX skills. You would be involved in the full product development cycle: from early research and product strategy, to design and developer hand-off.

SENIOR MOBILE PRODUCT DESIGNER, CONSUMER 

At Current, we’re on a mission to enable our members to create better financial outcomes for themselves. Headquartered in NYC, we’re a leading U.S. fintech and one of the fastest growing companies with over 3 million members. No matter your title, we’re a team that collaborates on building great products and making an impact together.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Current is looking for a talented Senior Mobile Product Designer with great visual design and UX skills. You would be involved in the full product development cycle: from early research and product strategy, to design and developer hand-off. You should have a strong understanding of mobile design patterns on both iOS and Android, strong visual and user experience sensibilities, and care deeply about the end-user experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Bring new ideas to life from sketching and wireframes, through to high-fidelity prototypes, beautiful visual designs, and asset production
  • Iterate on existing designs to consistently improve the user experiences and design
  • Work closely with product and engineering to formulate hypotheses, validate ideas and iterate
  • Execute in a fast-paced and fluid startup environment

ABOUT YOU:

  • You have worked with teams to build and ship mobile products that users love
  • You pride yourself on producing great visual designs and being able to simplify complex problems into great user experiences.
  • You love to learn and you are not shy about asking questions
  • You take pride in the outstanding quality of your designs but you can also aggressively prioritize, ship quickly, iterate and, most importantly, hear other people’s feedback
  • You have learned by experience that no design survives user testing untouched, and you thrive in iterating from user feedback
  • You are comfortable sketching on whiteboards, producing tons of wireframes and designing icons
  • You have experience in creating both iOS and Android designs, and aggressively stay on top of the latest mobile standards
  • You love working in teams and work great under pressure

REQUIREMENTS:

  • 5+ years of experience designing and shipping products across iOS and Android (we are willing to accommodate a wide range of experience levels)
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating pixel-perfect eye candy, interactive designs, and ability to solve complex problems
  • Ability to clearly articulate your reasoning behind design decisions
  • Experience working closely with engineers, including communication, understanding platform limitations, and asset production
  • Ability to empathize with a wide range of users, often different from yourself, to understand what they need..
  • Proficient in Sketch

BONUS:

  • User testing experience
  • Prototyping in Principal, or similar tools
  • Icon design and animation experience
  • Working within existing design libraries and patterns.
  • Asset hand-off with Zeplin

Learn more about how our design team solves problems: https://medium.com/current-design/unique-solutions-for-unique-lives-f112f35aaec1

BENEFITS:

  • Competitive salary 
  • Meaningful equity in the form of stock options 
  • 401(k) plan with company matching
  • Discretionary performance bonus program 
  • Biannual performance reviews
  • Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100% for you and your dependents 
  • Flexible time off and paid holidays 
  • Generous parental leave policy
  • Commuter benefits 
  • Healthcare and Dependent care FSA benefit 
  • Employee Assistance Programs focused on mental health 
  • Healthcare advocacy program for all employees 
  • Access to mental health apps 
  • Team building activities
  • Our modern Chelsea-based office with open floor plan, stocked kitchen, and catered lunches
Current
Current is a leading U.S. financial technology platform serving the needs of Americans who are working to create a better future.
Size:  101-250 employees
Funding Level:  Mid-stage Startup
Total Amount Raised:  $405.7 M
Year Founded:  2015
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz
Foundation Capital
Tiger Global Management
Sapphire Ventures
Wellington Management
QED Investors
Expa
Avenir Growth Capital
TQ Ventures
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