Staff Product Designer, Investing

About the role Wealthfront is looking for a Staff Product Designer to join our Investing design team. Reporting directly to the Senior Design Director for the Investing area, you will be joining a tight-knit team of individuals who are passionate about our mission to build a financial system that favors people, not institutions. As a Staff Product Designer, you will work closely with your cross-functional team on projects that strengthen and expand our suite of investing products. You will be responsible for guiding your projects through the complete product development lifecycle, from initial concept and exploration to final delivery and ongoing iteration. You will collaborate with other designers to improve our craft and uphold our high bar for quality. Success in this role will require critical thinking, strong communication skills, and a collaborative mindset. We’re looking for a versatile and high-output designer who is excited to jump into a variety of complex problem spaces, leveraging rapid iteration and prototyping to move projects forward. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the next generation of innovation in financial products. If this gets you excited, we want to hear from you! Design at Wealthfront Designers at Wealthfront transform complex financial technology into simple and delightful experiences. Our commitment to our clients and high bar for craft set us apart from traditional financial institutions, fostering trust with our clients and empowering them to build lasting wealth on their own terms. We pride ourselves on our meticulous attention to detail, consistently striving for excellence in all areas of our craft. We place just as much emphasis on the words we use to communicate with our clients as we do the interactive elements of our experiences. This shows up in our team structures–we have nearly a 1:1 ratio of content designers to product designers. We understand how design plays an important role in the success of our business and we are active participants in various leadership forums. Collaboration is at the core of our approach. We work closely with our counterparts in engineering, product management, research, data science, legal, and compliance to define opportunities and explore solutions. We are equal partners in making strategic decisions and defining impactful roadmaps. We embrace a culture of continuous learning, prioritizing the magnitude of our successes over the percentage of times we are successful. Most importantly, we love what we do! We are passionate about our mission, the financial technology space, and our clients. We’re a remote friendly team and open to candidates in the US.

About You

• You have 8+ years of product design experience in a consumer software company.
• You have a portfolio of high-quality work that demonstrates your high bar for visual and interaction craft.
• You are able to articulate the impact your work has on your team and the business.
• You have experience collaborating with product managers, researchers, and content designers in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
• You can demonstrate strong organizational skills with the ability to communicate and present ideas clearly.
• You’re a reliable self-starter who can steer their work with minimal oversight.
• You love designing for the entire product process from strategy to pixel—and can demonstrate a range of skills from high-level flows to detailed interactions.
• You’re an exceptional product thinker who takes a deep interest in understanding business and customer needs.
• You’re deeply curious and interested in fintech.

Mindsets that excel at Wealthfront

• Someone who embraces complexity, loves engaging in intellectually rigorous discussions, and critically evaluates trade-offs from a customer and business perspective.
• Someone who transforms ambiguity into clarity and navigates the organization to drive alignment.
• Someone who consistently thinks about the company and team first and has the resilience to work tough situations, steps up and leads the team.
• Someone who goes above and beyond to make others around them successful.
• Someone who is enterprising and demonstrates high agency. You don’t wait for change—you come to the table with proposals on how to improve.
• Someone who deeply cares about learning and growing with the company.

Compensation Estimated annual salary: ~$210,000 plus equity and a discretionary bonus. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more. About Wealthfront Here at Wealthfront, our mission is to create a financial system that favors people, not institutions. We do this by leveraging technology to build powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use financial products that help modern investors grow and manage their money. We started with the ambition to transform the investment advisory business. By automating strategies typically reserved for the wealthy, we unlocked access to high quality investment advice for a digitally-native generation that was underserved by traditional institutions. Since then, we've expanded to a full suite of products designed to help our clients turn their savings into long-term wealth, including: - A Cash Account that, through our partner banks, offers one of the highest annual percentage yields on uninvested cash in the industry, while providing instant and secure access to your money with no account fees and a full suite of checking features. - A zero-commission Stock Investing Account with 50+ handpicked collections that help DIY investors discover new companies and make smarter investing decisions. - Multiple automated investing portfolios designed to unlock tax savings through sophisticated strategies like fixed income, tax-loss harvesting, and direct indexing—which we offer at industry-leading low costs and accessible minimums. Our award-winning products have attracted over 1 million clients who trust us with more than $80 billion of their hard earned savings—and we're far from done. If you’re inspired to help us reshape the financial industry as we create our next chapter, let’s talk! For more information please visit www.wealthfront.com. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Please review our candidate privacy notice. Disclosures: All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Tax-Loss Harvesting benefits vary depending on the client's entire tax and investment profile. Wealthfront doesn’t provide tax advice. The Cash Account is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC (“Wealthfront Brokerage”), Member of FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. We convey funds to partner banks who accept and maintain deposits, provide the variable interest rate, and provide access to FDIC pass-through insurance. Investment management and advisory services–which are not FDIC insured–are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC (“Wealthfront Advisers”), an SEC-registered investment adviser. The checking features offered in the Wealthfront Cash Account are provided by Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC. Fees and Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features, please see the Deposit Account Agreement for details. By “award-winning products”, please refer to www.wealthfront.com/reviews for more information. Wealthfront Corporation oversees Total Client Assets and Trusted Clients through Wealthfront Advisers and Wealthfront Brokerage. Wealthfront Advisers and Wealthfront Brokerage are wholly owned subsidiaries of Wealthfront Corporation.