Principal Product Designer

Figure

. Lead product design for complex initiatives across Figure Markets and contribute to shared experiences across Figure Lending and other products .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $158,400 - $237,600 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive product design expertise with a focus on complex financial products, strong interaction and visual design skills, and the ability to drive projects from problem definition to implementation. Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams while prioritizing user experience and adhering to security protocols.

Highest-signal resume keywords

8+ Years Of Product Design ExperienceStrong Interaction Design SkillsVisual Design FundamentalsSystems ThinkingCustomer-First Approach

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Hard Skills

Product DesignInteraction DesignVisual DesignPrototypingWorkflow DesignData-Dense InterfacesComplex Problem SolvingDesign Systems ContributionFinancial Concepts UnderstandingTechnical Systems Knowledge

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCollaborative MindsetMentorshipStorytelling SkillsAbility To Give And Receive Critique

Tools & Technologies

Prototyping ToolsEmerging AI ToolsFront-End TechnologiesModern Product Development Workflows

Certifications & Qualifications

Mandatory Security Awareness Training

Industry Keywords

FintechTradingInvestingLendingCryptoCapital MarketsPaymentsRegulated IndustriesInstitutional Financial WorkflowsComplex Account Structures

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead product design for complex initiatives across Figure Markets and contribute to shared experiences across Figure Lending and other products
Turn ambiguous or incomplete product requirements into coherent end-to-end experiences
Identify missing logic, dependencies, edge cases, and opportunities
Develop understanding of financial concepts, customer workflows, business models, and technical constraints
Partner with Product and Engineering from problem definition through implementation
Explore approaches to difficult problems, communicate tradeoffs, and support product decisions
Design sophisticated workflows, data-dense interfaces, account and transaction experiences, permissions, states, and interaction models
Anticipate error states, lifecycle changes, permissions, regulatory constraints, system behavior, and downstream consequences
Create prototypes and high-fidelity designs
Contribute to Figure’s evolving design system and establish reusable patterns
Partner with Engineering during implementation to preserve design intent and resolve constraints
Use research, customer feedback, product data, domain expertise, and cross-functional input
Present work to partners and senior leadership
Provide critique and mentorship to other designers
Identify patterns and opportunities across Markets, Lending, and future product areas
Bring clarity to difficult problems, improve team decisions, and make sophisticated financial capabilities understandable and usable

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of product design experience, including significant experience owning complex products or major product areas
Portfolio demonstrating strong product thinking, interaction design, and visual craft across real, shipped experiences
Track record of solving complicated problems where requirements, customer needs, or the underlying product model were not fully defined at the outset
Strong systems thinking and ability to understand how decisions affect workflows, states, users, and systems elsewhere
Excellent interaction design skills for sophisticated workflows, data-heavy products, and multi-step experiences
Strong visual design fundamentals, including typography, hierarchy, layout, information density, interaction detail, and product polish
Ability to independently drive work from early problem framing through detailed design and implementation
Comfort working closely with engineers and understanding technical systems sufficiently to make pragmatic design decisions
Strong communication and storytelling skills for technical and non-technical audiences
Experience influencing Product and Engineering partners and constructively challenging requirements
Collaborative mindset and ability to give and receive direct, thoughtful critique
Customer-first approach prioritizing clarity, trust, and usability
Adhere to all company security policies and data handling procedures
Complete mandatory security awareness training within required timeframes
Promptly report suspected security incidents or suspicious activity to the Security team
Figure will not sponsor work visas; hired persons must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States
Nice to have: experience designing fintech, trading, investing, lending, crypto, capital markets, payments, or other financial products
Nice to have: experience in regulated industries
Nice to have: familiarity with institutional or professional financial workflows
Nice to have: experience with complex account structures, transaction lifecycles, roles and permissions, or financial data
Nice to have: experience contributing to design systems
Nice to have: familiarity with front-end technologies and modern product development workflows
Nice to have: experience using prototyping and emerging AI tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

25% annual bonus target, paid quarterly
Company equity in the form of RSUs
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employees and their dependents on select plans
Company HSA, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, 401(k), and commuter benefits
Employer-paid life and disability insurance
11 observed holidays and PTO plan
Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave
Continuing education reimbursement