Product Design Lead

Full-Stack IC Lead Product Designer

Collective is on a mission to redefine the way businesses-of-one work. Our technology and team of trusted advisors help members achieve financial independence by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services, and access to a thriving community, all in one integrated platform. We believe in empowering self-employed people to enjoy the same tax savings that big companies get, so they can focus on their passion, not paperwork.

We're looking for a full-stack IC Lead Product Designer to join our Design team. A ground-floor opportunity in a design-driven company. Join a hyper-collaborative design team and get autonomy, ownership, and significant impact across the entire product. You will evolve our design process, own entire projects, and contribute to the development of a diverse team that champions our users' voices and ships incredible experiences every day.

What you'll do:

• Deeply understand our customers' needs, business objectives, and state of the industry to imagine & bring to life paradigm-changing experiences.
• Establish a high bar for visual polish and intuitive interaction patterns.
• Clearly define customer and business problems. Explore broad-to-narrow solutions with thoughtful designs.
• Pioneer the integration of AI tools and generative design techniques into our core design workflows to accelerate ideation, increase output efficiency, and unlock entirely new product experiences.
• Ideate, design, launch and improve products to help advance Collective's mission.
• Work with a cross functional product development team (product managers, engineers, designers, operations, sales & marketing) to ship innovative and well-crafted experiences, for scale
• Optimize for execution velocity while maintaining a high quality bar, making tradeoffs between design choices and resources available.
• Contribute to growing a robust & refined design system

What you'll bring:

• 6 - 8+ years of experience as a Product Designer
• Demonstrated impact on product strategy and customer experience in previous roles, preferably within Fintech or Consumer Tech.
• Outstanding UX capabilities and strong visual design competency, including visual, UI/UX, copy writing and systems-design.
• Experience with and a high bar for visual polish and intuitive, simple design patterns.
• Passion for turning complex problems into simple & engaging solutions.
• Proven ability to leverage AI/ML tools (e.g., generative AI, automated testing) to enhance the speed and quality of the design process.
• Innate understanding of the end-to-end design process - from identifying customer needs and pain points to delivering exceptional customer experiences.
• The ability to apply consumer insights and metrics to inform design decisions and influence the product roadmap
• Strong systems thinker with the ability to connect the dots across the entire customer journey.

What we offer:

• Hybrid Work Model: Based in San Francisco with a balance of in-office and remote flexibility.
• Fresh Lunch: Provided on in-office days.
• Commuter Support: $150 monthly reimbursement for transit expenses.
• Health & Wellness: $200 quarterly reimbursement to support your well-being.
• Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 14 company holidays.
• Comprehensive Coverage: 100% medical, dental, and vision for employees; 75% coverage for dependents.
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks fully paid.
• Retirement & Ownership: 401k plan plus an equity package.
• Team Connection: Quarterly virtual events and an annual in-person summit.