What you'll do:
- Design Vision & Strategy: Shape and execute a unified design vision across products, aligning with Product Management and Engineering to create cohesive and impactful user experiences.
- Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 3-5 Product Designers, focusing on skill development and design quality, fostering a culture of ownership, helpfulness, and appreciation for quality.
- Process Optimization: Establish and refine design processes, methodologies, and best practices for efficient and high-quality product development, including design systems and frameworks for scalable design.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to ensure design aligns with go-to-market strategies and customer needs.
- Talent Management: Recruit and manage talent, driving hiring and professional development efforts within the design department, and championing inclusive practices.
- Strategic Alignment: Work with executive stakeholders to align design strategies with company objectives, balancing ambition with technical constraints to meet both business goals and user needs.
What you'll bring:
- Proven experience in building and leading design teams, ideally with a background in SaaS or metric-driven products.
- Expertise in shaping product strategy at an executive level and aligning stakeholders on design vision.
- Strong mentorship skills, with a track record of developing design leaders and creating clear growth paths for team members.
- Comprehensive understanding of design trends and a strong portfolio showcasing a broad range of design skills.
- Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and user-centered design methodologies, with experience conducting and applying user research insights.
- Proficient in Figma and other design tools, with excellent communication skills for presenting solutions and collaborating effectively.
- Bonus: Experience in Fintech.
- Located in the NYC metro area or able to relocate to the NYC metro area (relocation assistance may be provided to the right candidates).
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What We Do
By providing one unified platform where FI's can manage the end-to-end customer journey, Narmi securely drives primacy, customer growth, and efficiency. We unlock the very latest solutions in account opening and digital banking to allow our customers to reach their goals. Since our founding, Narmi has moved billions of dollars and opened hundreds of thousands of accounts for banks and credit unions across the US. As a result, our customers have seen meaningful increases in deposits, revenues, and satisfaction. In fact, one of the first financial institutions to leverage Narmi was recognized by Bankrate and NerdWallet for providing the #1 digital experience for a bank or credit union in the US.
Why Work With Us
We're solving problems that have gone on for decades by bringing institutional and consumer banking together. We believe that creating a better online banking experience comes from collaboration and teamwork, and we're having a lot of fun doing it.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Narmi values flexibility, letting employees work where they’re most productive. NYC-based teams have two monthly in-office days, fostering in-person collaboration and a stronger team dynamic while supporting a balanced, productive work environment.
