Design Director

About the role We’re hiring a Design Director to lead Product Design across our Spending, Savings, and Investing experiences. You’ll shape how millions of members interact with their money every day—from the experiences they rely on most often to the ones that help them build toward what’s next. This role calls for a leader who pairs exceptional visual craft with strong product thinking. You’ll set a high bar for how our products look, feel, and work; build a clear design vision across a connected portfolio; and lead a talented team of designers in turning complex financial experiences into products that feel simple, intuitive, and distinctly Chime. You’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Content Design, Data, and Brand to make that vision real. The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $242,000 and up to $335,000. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience. In this role, you can expect to - Set the design vision and quality bar across our Spending, Savings, and Investing experiences, creating products that feel cohesive, intuitive, and unmistakably Chime. - Lead, coach, and develop a team of product designers, helping them strengthen their craft, expand their impact, and do the best work of their careers. - Bring a strong point of view on visual and interaction design, using your craft expertise to push the work from good to exceptional while empowering designers to own the solutions. - Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to shape strategy, identify the highest-impact opportunities, and translate ambitious ideas into compelling member experiences. - Think across individual features and journeys to create a connected product experience, balancing immediate member needs with a longer-term design vision. - Use research, customer insights, data, and experimentation to understand what matters to our members and guide design decisions.

- Champion design excellence across Chime, contributing to the evolution of our product language, design systems, critique culture, and broader design practice. To thrive in this role, you have - Experience leading and developing high-performing product design teams responsible for complex, consumer-facing digital products. - A portfolio or body of work that demonstrates exceptional visual and interaction design craft, alongside the ability to translate that standard into the work of a broader team. - A track record of creating and delivering compelling design visions across multiple products, journeys, or interconnected experiences. - Deep product design expertise and the judgment to move comfortably between high-level strategy and the details that make an experience exceptional. - Experience partnering with senior Product and Engineering leaders to influence product strategy and deliver meaningful customer and business outcomes. - Experience building strong design teams through coaching, feedback, critique, and talent development. - The ability to communicate a clear design point of view, bring people along with your thinking, and create clarity in complex or ambiguous spaces. #LI-TP1 #LI-Onsite A little about us At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*—on the premise that core banking services should be helpful, easy, and free. Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether it's starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we're proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential. We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members.