Staff Product Designer
About the role
The Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) team at Affirm is seeking a Staff Product Designer to shape the future of consumer finance. This role involves owning and driving design initiatives for Affirm’s App and Card experiences, ensuring they align with business objectives and provide seamless, intuitive user interactions.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive design initiatives for Affirm’s App and Card experience, delivering high-impact, customer-centric solutions that align with business objectives.
- 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.
Qualifications
- Proactive & Adaptable: Thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments and take initiative to drive progress.
- Strong Product Sense: Deeply understand user needs, business goals, and technical constraints, balancing them effectively in design decisions.
- Data-Informed & Risk-Taking: Use data to guide thinking but challenge assumptions and explore bold ideas.
- Collaborative & Humble: 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: Have a keen eye for detail, design systems, and interaction patterns that elevate user experiences.
- Passion for Innovation: Excited about improving people’s lives through innovative financial products and pushing the industry forward.
What We’re Looking For
Proactive & Adaptable: Thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments and take initiative to drive progress. Strong Product Sense: Deeply understand user needs, business goals, and technical constraints, balancing them effectively in design decisions. Data-Informed & Risk-Taking: Use data to guide thinking but challenge assumptions and explore bold ideas. Collaborative & Humble: 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: Have a keen eye for detail, design systems, and interaction patterns that elevate user experiences. Passion for Innovation: Excited about improving people’s lives through innovative financial products and pushing the industry forward.
Pay
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $195,000 - $255,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $173,000 - $233,000
Schedule
Remote-first company. The majority of roles are remote, with occasional office visits required for proximal roles. A limited number of roles remain office-based.
Benefits
- 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.