Who We Are:
Alpaca is a US California headquartered brokerage infrastructure technology company and self-clearing broker-dealer, delivering execution and custody solutions for Stocks, ETFs, Options, Cryptocurrencies, and more, and has raised over $170 million in funding. Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company in multiple countries, and we serve hundreds of financial institutions globally such as broker-dealers, investment advisors, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges.
Alpaca’s globally distributed team members bring in diverse experiences such as engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals to achieve our Mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We are also deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community. We will continue to enhance and improve our award-winning developer-friendly API and the infrastructure behind it.
Our Team Members:
We’re a team of 150+ globally distributed members who love working from our favorite places worldwide. Our team spans the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and more!
We’re looking for candidates eager to join Alpaca’s growing organization, who are excited about our Mission of “Open financial services to everyone on the planet and share our Values of “Stay Curious,” “Have Empathy,” and “Be Accountable.”
We're looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Product Designer to join our growing team. In this role, you'll play a key part in shaping the future of our direct-to-consumer trading products, broker partner products and developer experiences. You'll tackle exciting challenges, collaborate with talented colleagues, and make a real impact on our user experience.
What you'll do:
- Own the design process: Lead the end-to-end design for complex web and mobile applications, from user research and discovery to pixel-perfect execution.
- Champion user needs: Deeply understand our diverse user base (traders, developers, broker partners) and advocate for their needs throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Shape our design system: Lead efforts to create and maintain a cohesive design system that scales across our B2C and trading platform, B2B broker partner platform, and mobile experiences.
- Collaborate effectively: Work closely with product managers, engineers, and fellow designers to bring innovative solutions to life.
- Drive impactful results: Balance multiple projects and feature launches while consistently raising the bar for design excellence.
Who you are:
- Experienced: You have 7+ years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of launching successful design systems and products in a fast-paced environment.
- User-centric: You're passionate about understanding and translating user needs into intuitive and engaging experiences.
- Collaborative: You thrive in a cooperative, remote environment and excel at communicating design decisions effectively.
- Jack-of-all-trades, master of design: You're a true design generalist, comfortable navigating the worlds of B2C, B2B, and developer experiences. You embrace variety and enjoy taking on new challenges.
- Technical proficiency: You have a solid understanding of how designs are implemented and make use of tools to streamline development handoff.
Bonus points:
- Experience working with globally distributed teams.
- Prior experience in SaaS, fintech, health tech, or other complex B2B2C/B2C products.
- A knack for crafting delightful micro-interactions.
- Competitive Salary & Stock Options
- Benefits: Health benefits start on day 1. In the US this includes Medical, Dental, Vision. In Canada, this includes supplemental health care. In Japan, you are offered local benefits. Internationally, this includes a stipend value to offset medical costs.
- New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
- Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
- Work with awesome hard working people, super smart and cool clients and innovative partners from around the world
Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
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