Job description
Who We Are:
Alpaca is a US California headquartered brokerage infrastructure technology company and self-clearing broker-dealer, delivering execution and custody solutions for Stocks, ETFs, Options, Cryptocurrencies, and more, and has raised over $170 million in funding. Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company in multiple countries, and we serve hundreds of financial institutions globally such as broker-dealers, investment advisors, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges.
Alpaca’s globally distributed team members bring in diverse experiences such as engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals to achieve our Mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We are also deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community. We will continue to enhance and improve our award-winning developer-friendly API and the infrastructure behind it.
Our Team Members:
We’re a team of 200+ globally distributed members who love working from our favorite places worldwide. Our team spans the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and more!
We’re looking for candidates eager to join Alpaca’s growing organization, who are excited about our Mission of “Open financial services to everyone on the planet and share our Values of “Stay Curious,” “Have Empathy,” and “Be Accountable.”
We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Product Designer to join our growing team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in shaping the future of our broker partner dashboard and internal operations tools. You’ll tackle exciting challenges, collaborate with talented colleagues, and improve the design quality of our products.
What you’ll do:
- Own the design process: Lead the end-to-end design for complex web and mobile applications, from user research and discovery to pixel-perfect execution.
- Champion user needs: Deeply understand our diverse user base (global broker partners, internal users) and advocate for their needs throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Shape our design system: Support efforts create and maintain a cohesive design system that scales across Alpaca’s product ecosystem.
- Collaborate effectively: Work closely with product managers, engineers, partner success teams, internal operations teams, and fellow designers to bring innovative solutions to life.
- Execute proactively: Balance multiple projects and feature launches while consistently raising design quality.
Who you are:
- Experienced: You have 7+ years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of launching complex operations management tools in a fast-paced environment.
- User-centric: You’re passionate about understanding user needs through user research and translating them into intuitive and engaging experiences.
- Collaborative & Communicative: You thrive in a collaborative, remote environment and excel at communicating design decisions effectively.
- Systems Level Thinking: You have experience designing intuitive operational tools and designing meaningful metrics and analytics that empower users to make informed decisions.
- Strong Analytical Skills: Evaluate processes, identify inefficiencies, and recommend data-driven solutions.
- Technical proficiency: You have a solid understanding of working with APIs, how designs are implemented by engineering, and make use of tools to streamline development handoff.
Bonus points:
- Experience working in a startup environment for operational tooling products.
- Industry experience in B2B fintech, medical/pharma, logistics, manufacturing, aerospace/automative.
How We Take Care of You:
- Competitive Salary & Stock Options
- Health Benefits
- New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
- Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
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