Sydecar
Senior/Staff Product Designer
San Francisco Office - Hybrid, Remote. Posted 4 months ago
The role
A Senior/Staff Product Designer will lead the evolution of the end-to-end user experience for deal leads, investors, and internal operations. The role involves driving design on high-impact initiatives, conducting user research, and managing design systems within a regulated environment.
What you will do
- Lead the evolution of the entire user experience for deal leads, investors, and internal operations teams
- Drive design on high-impact initiatives from discovery through delivery
- Simplify complex, regulated workflows into clear, intuitive experiences
- Lead user research to inform product strategy and design decisions
- Partner with Product Managers to define problems and validate solutions
- Lead the adoption and evolution of design systems and UI libraries
- Work with SMEs to balance regulatory and compliance requirements with UX
- Use data to inform decisions and optimize for outcomes
- Act as a mentor for more junior Product Designers
- Provide direct feedback and creative direction
Required qualifications
- 7+ years of product design experience
- At least 2 years of experience as a lead/senior designer
- Experience establishing or improving design processes on a team
- Strong hands-on design skills with a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX ownership and redesigns
- Deep experience leading and applying user research
- Strong experience designing complex workflows, multi-step processes, or system-heavy products
- Strong experience in design systems and UI libraries
- Ability to balance compliance and regulatory needs with customer experience
- Data-informed, outcome-oriented designer with a bias toward execution
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and early-stage environments
Nice to have
- Experience working in regulated markets, especially fintech, capital markets, or private venture
- Experience with consumer and/or SMB products
About the company
Sydecar is on a mission to transform the world of private markets by making them more accessible, transparent, and liquid. The company provides a platform that automates banking, compliance, contracts, taxes, and reporting for venture capital.