Staff Product Designer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote (Anywhere within the United States) / Oakland, CA Office
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified (Compensation calibrated to working location)
• Job Title: Staff Product Designer
• Company: Marqeta
• Description: Marqeta's Product Design team is small and collaborative, focusing on designing embedded finance solutions for business customers and cardholders. This role involves owning a major product area, defining future visions, and driving design execution end-to-end. The team values craft, execution, and continuous improvement. This role is focused on design and execution, not management.

Requirements

• Experience: 8+ years of relevant design experience at a tech, product-driven company, or design agency.
• Portfolio: A diverse portfolio showcasing engaging and thoughtful examples of product and user experiences.
• Design Expertise: Deep expertise in Product/UX design, strong visual design proficiency, and taste.
• Leadership: Experience leading design projects end-to-end.
• Platform Experience: Experience designing consumer-facing products on mobile native platforms (iOS and/or Android).
• Communication: Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills. Comfort working with distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Craft embedded finance solutions for customers and cardholders.
• Own a major product area and lead design execution end-to-end.
• Define future visions for key products and drive cross-functional alignment to make them happen.
• Provide strong design direction and assume responsibility for design quality in areas they oversee.
• Seek ways to continuously elevate the team’s craft and operations.
• Communicate and collaborate regularly with Design and cross-functional leaders.
• Proactively identify and remove friction or uncertainty.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners and key stakeholders on all aspects of product strategy, design, and development.
• Advocate for user needs and balance them with business needs to make informed decisions.

Nice-To-Haves

• Experience in Payments or Fintech.
• Familiarity with designing white-labeled and/or highly customizable products.
• Additional expertise in one or more of the following: accessibility, motion design, content design, front-end engineering, product management.

Application Instructions

1. Application Submission: Submit your application.
2. Recruiter Phone Call: A recruiter will contact you for a phone call.
3. Hiring Manager Video Call: A video call with the hiring manager.
4. Portfolio Presentation: Present your portfolio.
5. Virtual “Onsite”: Two interviews and a Design Challenge.
6. Offer: Receive an offer!

Company Information

• Company Culture: Marqeta is a "Flex First" company, allowing employees to choose their preferred working environment (remote or office).
• Team Culture: Collaborative, supportive, and focused on team rituals (weekly critique, bi-weekly warmup, and retrospective).
• Location: Remote (anywhere in the US) or Oakland, CA office.