Staff Product Designer

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Staff Product Designer to join us at a critical juncture as we evolve how our users interact with Affirm through agentic solutions. You will lead the effort to help establish when, where and how we utilize AI to consistently help the consumer in the moment, providing them with proactive experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive design AI and agentic initiatives for Affirm’s Consumer experience, delivering high-impact, customer-centric solutions that align with business objectives.
• Design intuitive, conversational, and agentic patterns that feel proactive and helpful, moving beyond reactive commerce to anticipation.
• Define the design language for Affirm’s future AI-driven interactions, prioritizing trust, clarity, and predictable outcomes for our users.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, data science, marketing, and research to drive innovation and deliver seamless, intuitive experiences.
• Embrace agility—iterating quickly, adapting to change, and making data-driven decisions while maintaining a strong vision for the future.
• Balance near-term execution with long-term strategic thinking, ensuring scalability and coherence across the Affirm ecosystem.
• Push the envelope—challenge the status quo, think outside the box, and take calculated risks to drive meaningful innovation in financial products.
• Bring exceptional visual and interaction design skills to craft delightful, polished experiences that build trust and confidence.
• Champion a test-and-learn mindset, leveraging experimentation, research, and analytics to continuously refine and optimize user experiences.

Requirements

• AI Product Design & Strategic Vision AI/Agentic Design Experience: Proven track record of designing AI-driven, agentic, or conversational user interfaces that deliver real user value.
• Advanced Prototyping: Proficiency in prototyping non-linear, multi-modal user flows to test and validate complex AI interactions.
• Human-Centered AI Principles: Strong understanding of HCAI principles, focusing on user trust, transparency, system feedback, and explainability.
• High-Stakes Design: Ability to navigate and design for complex, high-stakes consumer financial products where trust is paramount.

Leadership & Strategy Experience at Scale

• 8+ years of product design experience with significant time dedicated to problem solving complex experiences and shipping new products.
• Proactive & Adaptable: You thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments and take initiative to drive progress.
• Strong Product Sense: You deeply understand user needs, business goals, and technical constraints—and can balance them effectively in your design decisions.
• Data-Informed & Risk-Taking: You use data to guide your thinking but aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions and explore bold ideas.
• Collaborative & Humble: You value diverse perspectives, work well with cross-functional partners, and are open to feedback to make the best decisions for our users.
• Exceptional Craft & Visual Skills: You have a keen eye for detail, design systems, and interaction patterns that elevate user experiences.
• Passion for Innovation: You’re excited about the challenge of designing financial products that improve people’s lives and want to push the industry forward.

Qualifications

• Experience in product design, preferably in a financial technology or consumer-facing context.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies.
• Experience with user research methods such as interviews, surveys, and usability testing.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, or similar.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.

Skills

• Expertise in AI and conversational design.
• Experience with natural language processing (NLP).
• Strong understanding of machine learning and its applications in design.
• Ability to work with large datasets and perform data analysis.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.

Benefits

We are proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge.
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.