Lead Product Designer, Acorns

4-month Contract

Salary not provided

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $120/hour and $140/hour

Figma

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

Saving & investing app

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Saving & investing app

501-1000 employees

FintechB2CBankingPersonal financeInvestingFinancial Services

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $120/hour and $140/hour

Figma

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

501-1000 employees

FintechB2CBankingPersonal financeInvestingFinancial Services

Company mission

To look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

8+ years of product design experience, with a portfolio of shipped consumer mobile work and clear examples of leading projects end to end
Proven ability to set design direction and drive alignment across product, engineering, and leadership
Strong strategic and conceptual thinking, paired with excellent interaction and visual craft
Ability to ramp up quickly on existing projects and make sound decisions with limited context
Experience guiding other designers through feedback and critique
Clear, confident communication and storytelling with senior stakeholders
Fluency in Figma and modern prototyping tools
Experience in fintech, investing, or family products is a plus
Hunger to deliver game-changing products
Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission
Optimistic about the potential of societal change
You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply

What the job involves

Acorns is seeking a Lead Product Designer to join the Family design team on a 4-month contract (November 2026 through end of February 2027), covering a teammate's leave and driving committed Acorns Early and Early Invest roadmap work
You'll step into active projects with established product and engineering partners, lead design direction across multiple initiatives, and raise the quality bar from day one
This role is being offered on a contract basis with an expected duration of 4 months and requiring 40 hours of work per week
Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA
Lead design across multiple Acorns Early and Early Invest initiatives, setting direction from problem framing through high-fidelity design and handoff
Partner with product and engineering leads to shape scope, prioritize, and make tradeoffs that keep delivery on track
Translate business goals and customer insight into clear product concepts and experience strategy
Design experiences that serve parents and kids together, with clarity and trust at the center
Prototype and test ideas quickly to validate direction before engineering investment
Guide and give feedback to other designers on the Family team, raising craft and consistency
Present work and rationale to senior stakeholders and build alignment across teams
Contribute to the Acorns design system and support engineering through build and QA

Our take

Acorns is an investment app for individuals and families, focusing on smaller scale investments, savings and retirement planning. The app allows you to set up accounts for yourself and your family members and, with money saving advice built in, its aim is to encourage saving.

Currently used by more than 8 million people, it uses bank-level security and offers a VISA credit card with the option to automatically save the ‘change’ from purchases. While there are certainly plenty of other financial wellness apps out there, Acorn sets itself apart with investment and savings products aimed at financially educating children. It's enhanced its services through smart acquisitions, such as student loan debt management company Pillar, AI-based debt reduction startup Harvest, and retirement account company Vault.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

2% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.6)

Trustpilot (4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Mar 2022

$300m

SERIES F

Jan 2019

$105m

SERIES E

Total funding: $504m

Company benefits

Healthcare - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and more
401k
Equity
Flexible Paid Time Off
Unlimited Udemy classes
Monthly wellness hour and virtual yoga classes
Flexible Work Hours
Quarterly Team Outings
Personal Development Plans
Annual Compensation Reviews
Recognition - Using a tool called Reflektive, we like to give shout-outs to teammates who raise the bar
Bi-Weekly 1:1s
MacBooks
Commuter Benefits
Flexible Work Options

Company HQ

Irvine Business Complex, Irvine, CA

Leadership

Noah Kerner

(CEO & Chairman)

Also Co-Founder at Give Kids Art. Previously Board Member at Save The Music and was the Co-Founder at Say.

Jeffrey Cruttenden

(Co-Founder)

They were a Partner at Cruttenden Partners, before co-founding Acorns with Walter in February 2012. In April 2017, they also co-founded Say.

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