Senior Product Designer

Job description

## About Yendo Hi there, we're Yendo, and our vision is to empower everyday people to build a stronger financial future. In less than 2 years, we’ve saved customers over $100 million in unnecessary interest and fees. We are using AI to unlock the $1.1 Trillion in vehicle equity trapped within cars owned by Americans in the form of a high limit, standard rate credit card for those traditionally excluded from mainstream financial offerings. Yendo Credit Cards have similar APRs to those issued for prime borrowers with no hidden fees or overdraft charges and help build their customers' credit score. Yendo's credit limits are 4x higher than cards typically available for non-prime borrowers. ## Role Overview We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer who has experience about crafting intuitive, scalable, and thoughtful user experiences on our Growth Team. You’ll work closely with product managers, engineers, data scientists, and other product designers to shape the future of our application process and consumer app. We are looking for product designers who are well-rounded and have a strong foundation in interaction design and information architecture. Additionally, this team is in the process of incorporating AI supports into our workflows and will continue to scale up our processes and artifact creation with AI, so previous experience implementing AI into the product development cycle is a bonus. As a senior designer, you will be a bar raiser and help the small but mighty design team establish design excellence and standards of working through close collaboration with your triad and communication with our leadership team. You’ll partner closely with Product, Growth, Engineering, and Credit to launch ground-breaking products that inspire trust, solve real customer problems, and drive measurable impact across the business. You’ll conduct user research and and turn product data into actionable insights, and guide your team through rapid experimentation, tight feedback loops, and high-velocity execution. As a design lead, you’ll maintain a lean, efficient team that delivers outsize impact. Our design team is tight knit and supports each other through critiques and check-ins, and keeps each other informed through frequent communication. We work in a supportive and fast-paced, high-growth environment where customer obsession, creativity, and speed matter. You’ll challenge assumptions, advocate for the user, and ship meaningful work that drives both business results and long-term impact. You bring a continuous learning mindset and a drive to elevate both your craft and the team around you. ## Responsibilities - Lead end-to-end design work across the product development lifecycle, from concept to execution. - Create low-fidelity flows, high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, and workflows that communicate user needs, technical constraints, and a North Star vision. - Collaborate cross-functionally with PMs, engineers, data scientists, and growth to meet both customer and business goals. - Contribute to and evolve our design system to be fully accessible and scalable across our native mobile and responsive web experience. - Learn, socialize, and implement best practices in AI-supported product development and design research. - Lead research efforts, use insights to inform design choices and communicate with both the triad and leadership considerations for future features. - Contribute to and uphold a culture of design craft, feedback, and continuous improvement. - Mentor junior designers’ craft, ensuring we stay current on latest trends and capabilities in design practice and software to set a high standard in craft. - Contribute to design team processes and rituals. - Develop a deep understanding of the finance industry including internal and external forces that will continually shape our business. ## What You’ll Need - 7+ years of experience designing digital products end-to-end. Direct experience directly in Growth, particularly application funnels, is preferred. - Portfolio that demonstrates your strengths in interaction design, product design, and systems thinking (please include pw in your CV): - Great to include in your portfolio: - Mobile experience - Designing to meet a11y standards and corresponding annotations - Experience with complex applications - Incorporation of research findings and data into design decisions - A growth mindset: we are a supportive team that consistently wants to learn new tooling, ways of working, and research methods. - Deep understanding of design systems and how they scale across teams and surfaces. (Please include some examples of your previous contributes) - Experience in conducting and planning user interviews, moderated and unmoderated usability testing, and concept testing. - Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate the "why" behind your design decisions — and backing it up with analytical data, design research, and design best practices. - Previous experience influencing stakeholders across disciplines. - High proficiency in Figma and modern design and prototyping tools, including Claude Code, Cursor, etc. - Bonus: Experience working in or designing for fintech, payments, or financial services products. ## **Why join us** 🤝 You can make a real impact to the lives of our customers. 💳 100 million Americans lack access to sustainable credit and are forced to use predatory loans. Think 500%+ APR alternative financing options such as Auto Title, Payday, Pawn, and Personal Loans. Each year almost 25% of adults are excluded from the mainstream credit system, severely inhibiting their chances of accessing affordable borrowing, getting a mortgage, or even an auto loan. 👨‍💼 Our executive team has multiple exits under their belts, having founded $100M+ revenue companies. Additionally, many executives have held leadership roles at public comapny and unicorn startups alike. 🧠 We are backed by leading VCs, accomplished entrepreneurs, respected philanthropists, and founders from across the U.S. Our backers are the minds and investors behind the success of the Apple Card, Brex, Dave, Scribd, Parse, Canva, Robinhood, Flexport, Gusto, Reddit, Notion, LinkedIn, among others. Yendo is based in Dallas, Texas with a nationwide team. This role is remote or in our office in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas. 💰 Competitive Compensation 📈 Equity 🍎 Insurance 📊 401K 🏝 Unlimited PTO **Our core values** 1. **Our customers are our compass** - We prioritize our customers' needs in every decision, guiding our work to solve real problems and create meaningful solutions. We make a positive impact by enhancing their experiences and addressing what truly matters to them. 2. **Trust is earned, not assumed -** We communicate openly, honestly, and with humility, earning trust through integrity and clarity in all interactions. By prioritizing straightforward communication and actions, we build strong relationships and ensure our intentions are always understood. 3. **Diverse perspectives, stronger outcomes -** We serve diverse customers and believe that different perspectives make us stronger. Committed to equity, we value each team member, ensuring all voices are heard and respected. By fostering an inclusive culture, we empower fair and meaningful contributions to drive our success. 4. **Embrace Growth Together -** We are drivers, we move with urgency, and we strive for excellence in everything we do. Our customers deserve the best, so we hold ourselves accountable to high standards. Through proactive ownership, thoughtful execution, and a commitment to bettering ourselves and our work every day, we deliver results that make a lasting impact. 5. **Own every outcome -** Rooted in expertise and creativity, innovation is at our core. We challenge norms, push past limitations, and seek to redefine boundaries. Yesterday’s plan may be outdated given today’s information and by questioning assumptions and challenging one another, we stay agile and open-minded, turning every situation into an opportunity to delight our customers. 6. **Courage to challenge -** Low ego, coaching, and mutual respect are the foundation of our teamwork. We empower each other and solve problems collaboratively without blame, creating a space for everyone to thrive and contribute to our collective success.