Staff Product Designer

The role

You will design complex, data-rich trading workflows and intelligent experiences for investment management software. You will partner with product managers, engineers, and customers to modernize order management and electronic trading systems.

What you will do

• Reimagine workflows across order management and electronic trading
• Design intuitive workflows for traders to manage decisions and exceptions
• Extend existing patterns and frameworks into trading workspaces
• Build intelligent trading experiences with automated and AI-assisted workflows
• Prototype and iterate using tools like Claude, Cursor, and Claude Code
• Translate concepts into production-ready experiences in Figma
• Collaborate with engineering to ensure designs are feasible and scalable
• Contribute to design systems, interaction patterns, and AI design practices
• Conduct customer conversations, research, and usability testing
• Mentor designers through feedback and design critique

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of experience designing and shipping digital product experiences
• Strong interaction design, systems thinking, visual design, and prototyping skills
• Experience designing complex workflows, data-intensive applications, or enterprise software platforms
• Active AI-native workflow experience using tools like Claude, Cursor, or Claude Code
• Ability to simplify technically complex systems into intuitive user experiences
• Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams
• Strong storytelling, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to mentor and coach other designers
• Experience gathering customer insights and translating findings into product improvements
• Ability to manage ambiguity and prioritize effectively
• Strong problem-solving skills and product ownership
• A shareable portfolio

Nice to have

• Experience in financial services, investment management, trading platforms, or other complex financial products
• Experience conducting user research and usability testing
• Proficiency with modern front-end technologies including React, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS
• Experience contributing to design systems and design-to-code workflows
• Experience designing AI-native product experiences including agentic behavior, transparency patterns, confidence cues, and user controls

Benefits

• Company Stock Plan
• Unlimited vacation
• Educational and wellness reimbursements
• $0 cost employee insurance plans

Before you apply

• Must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship

About the company

Ridgeline is the first front-to-back system of record for investment managers. Founded by Dave Duffield, the company modernizes the industry using a single, real-time data set and embedded AI.