Staff Product Designer, Mercury
Banking Experience
$212.5-250k
+Stock Options. Salary shown based on US applicants. For candidates based in Canada, the salary is CAD 193,400–227,500
Banking services for startups
Open for applications
Banking services for startups
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$212.5-250k
+Stock Options. Salary shown based on US applicants. For candidates based in Canada, the salary is CAD 193,400–227,500
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make scaling tech companies simpler with a personalized banking stack for startups, and power the next generation of companies that will shape the American industry.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in the design industry
- Worked in fintech, banking or other heavily regulated industries
- Enjoyed leading high-complexity projects with a lot of stakeholders
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners to define product strategy
- Comfortability running different types of quantitative & qualitative research and can use it to inform product decisions
- A strong understanding of when and how to use metrics to inform design and measure success
- The ability to design whole systems, not just interface elements or static pages
- Experience and interest in the entire design stack, including UI/UX, visual design, and interaction design
- Understanding when no design is the best design
- Kindness and humility in everyday interactions
- Worked with fellow designers of all levels
What the job involves
- 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
- Help define and shape our core banking products and work on improving the customer experience of managing deposits
- Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and banking operations partners to craft a long-term vision and roadmap for your product area
- Work across product teams and with execs to make sure we’re building one system and are achieving our goals
- Design banking experiences that scale seamlessly - from solo founders just starting out to established companies managing complex operations
- Work across the entire design stack, including speccing projects, designing workflows, detailed interactions, and high-fidelity visuals, and ensuring quality implementation
- Find elegant solutions to customers’ problems and think critically from the customer’s perspective
- Imbue mundane tasks and flows with a feeling of wonder
Our take
Frustrated by the archaic, fee-laden banking services offered to entrepreneurs, the founders of Mercury set out to create a better solution. They envisioned a platform that was dynamic, tech-driven, and free from unnecessary fees.
Mercury delivers on this vision by automating business payment processes, offering FDIC-insured accounts, and providing full API access, empowering entrepreneurs with greater control and efficiency. This approach stands in stark contrast to traditional startup banking, which often burdens young businesses with high fees and limited functionality.
By prioritizing user experience and offering a free service tier, Mercury has attracted over 100,000 businesses and achieved a $1B valuation in 2021. As a rising unicorn in the stagnant world of startup banking, mercury is poised for continued growth, constantly adding new features and expanding its team to further disrupt the industry.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
50% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2021
$120m
SERIES B
Sep 2019
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $150.9m
Company benefits
- Health, dental, & vision
- 12+ weeks of paid parental leave
- $600 USD custom WFH equipment setup
- Unlimited vacation policy (with a mandatory minimum)
- Retirement matching up to 4% of base salary (401k/RRSP)
- Paid 6-week sabbatical after the 5-year mark
- Annual $1K USD learning & development budget
- Unlimited book budget
- Weekly $100 USD food budget
- Monthly $100 USD wellness budget
- Monthly $50 USD cellphone reimbursement
- Pet-friendly offices with free tea & lunch
Company values
- Think actively: Question processes. Give thoughtful feedback. Find the best way to do something instead of going by how it’s always been done
- Be super helpful: Practice intentionality and accountability. Go above and beyond to solve problems, and do it as a team
- Act with humility: Treat everyone with respect. Leave egos at the door
- Appreciate quality: Work with the best equipment. Avoid cutting corners. Take pride in crafting a lasting product
- Maximize efficiency: Minimize unnecessary meetings and bureaucracy. Work together to get the job done right
- Focus on product: Ask yourself how the product can be better today than it was yesterday
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Jason Zhang
(COO)Studied Biology at Stanford before spending over 4 years at Heyzap in Business Development.
Immad Akhund
(CEO)Graduated from the University of Cambridge, then worked as a Software Developer at Aquila and Bloomberg. Also founded Clickpass and Heyzap, and was a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator.
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