Staff Product Designer - Banking Experience

In the 1950s, breaking away from his day-to-day job designing furniture and accessories, George Nelson designed the Kirkpatrick House. With a wood and steel-frame structure, freestanding fireplace, brick walls, and large windows, it's as usable and beautiful today, as it was when it was first built. An early letter shared between Nelson and his client reveals the principle at the heart of this long-lasting piece: “We are not so much concerned about the appearance of the outside,” he writes, “as we are about the livability of the inside.”

Half a century later, we at Mercury are on a mission to build a product that people love on the inside, as much as on the outside. We’re a financial technology company that helps startups spend less time banking* and more time building. We believe that the key to our success revolves around thoughtful design and we’re looking to hire the first staff product designer for our Banking Experience product. As a staff designer, you’ll play a critical role in defining & designing best-in-class banking foundation products. 

Our design team consists of 40+ people who love to solve complex problems through design, but are equally passionate about cultivating, guiding, and inspiring each other.

*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.

As our Staff Product Designer for Banking Experiences, you’ll:

• Architect the future of our core banking products, designing experiences that become industry benchmarks
• Drive product strategy alongside executives and cross-functional partners to craft long-term vision
• Design adaptive systems that elegantly scale from solo founders to established companies with complex needs
• Excel across the full design spectrum – from initial concept and workflows to interactions and pixel-perfect visuals
• Transform banking by imbuing everyday financial tasks with moments of delight and wonder
• Champion user needs across the organization, ensuring our product decisions always serve our customers

You bring:

• 10+ years of exceptional design experience with a portfolio that showcases excellence in craft
• A talent for turning complex requirements into elegantly simple solutions 
• The strategic mind of a product leader combined with the execution skills of a craftsperson
• Experience thriving in ambiguity and orchestrating complex projects with multiple stakeholders
• A research-informed approach to design, balancing quantitative metrics with qualitative insights
• The wisdom to know when subtraction creates more value than addition
• A collaborative spirit that elevates the work of everyone around you
• Kindness and humility in all your interactions

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options), and benefits. Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

• US employees (any location): $219,800 – $274,700 USD
• Canadian employees (any location): CAD 207,700 – 259,600

Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

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