Staff Product Designer
Novo - New York, NY
Hiring: Staff Product Designer Company: Novo Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 19:59:56 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Android, Content Design, Design System, Figma, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Product Strategy, React, SwiftUI, WCAG, iOS About the job Experience: •10+ years of product design experience, with at least 3 operating at a staff or lead scope — owning cross-team, cross-platform problems as an IC Required Skills: •You'll know you're succeeding when Novo feels like one product instead of a collection of features, when a small business owner can move money, get paid, and access capital without ever having to think about how banking works underneath, and when other designers ship better work because of the foundations you built. •Lead design on Novo's most complex problems •Own end-to-end design for cross-surface initiatives — onboarding and account opening, money movement, lending and credit, invoicing and getting paid — from problem framing through shipped, measured outcomes •Turn ambiguous business goals and regulatory constraints into clear product strategy, information architecture, and interaction models •Work upstream with product and engineering leads to shape the roadmap, not just execute it •Set and raise the bar for craft •Define what "done well" means for interaction, visual, and content design at Novo, and hold the team (and yourself) to it •Run design critique that makes people better and work sharper Qualifications: •Direct experience designing lending, credit, payments, or business onboarding products •Comfort prototyping in code (React, SwiftUI, or similar) •Motion and brand sensibility that can bridge product and marketing design •Run for the bus. When you see something that needs fixing, you fix it. You don't wait for a ticket. •Hierarchy is not authority. The best idea wins regardless of who had it — including when it isn't yours. •Assume best intention. Hard weeks and mistakes happen. We give grace to each other and to ourselves. •Intellectual honesty. We own our mistakes, say so before doubling down, and lead by example. Compensation: •Medical, dental, and vision coverage Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!