Staff+ Product Designer

As a Staff Product Designer at Arc, your main responsibilities include leading the design and user experience for important segments of our product. This involves defining product requirements, designing features in line with our roadmap, crafting high-fidelity visuals and prototypes, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure quality implementation. You'll also participate in regular design reviews, advocating for your design solutions and contributing to an enriching design culture.

To be considered for the Staff Product Designer position at Arc, you should have at least 7 years of experience in designing and shipping software products across multiple platforms. A solid design aesthetic, a deep understanding of user experience principles, and the ability to articulate and defend design choices are essential. Familiarity with designing for fintech is a plus, but not mandatory.

Arc offers an attractive benefits package for the Staff Product Designer position, including unlimited PTO, paid medical, dental, and vision insurance. You'll be part of a collaborative, energetic team led by experts from top companies, and you have the flexibility of hybrid work. Additionally, you'll directly contribute to a startup that’s innovating the financial landscape for startups.

While the exact tools may vary, familiarity with prototyping and design tools such as Framer or Principle is advantageous for the Staff Product Designer role at Arc. Additionally, experience in building design systems will help you make a significant impact on the product and team dynamics as you create cohesive and effective design solutions.

Collaboration is key at Arc, especially for a Staff Product Designer. You will work closely with the founding team, engineering, and leadership to define product features, enhancing communication and teamwork. Your design contributions will be integral to meetings and design reviews, ensuring that design perspectives are represented throughout the product development cycle.

In your response, explain your approach beginning from user research and ideation to wireframing, prototyping, and final delivery. Highlight how you incorporate user feedback at multiple stages to ensure the feature meets user needs effectively.

Discuss how you utilize frameworks like the Eisenhower Matrix or MoSCoW method to determine the urgency and importance of tasks, ensuring you focus on critical aspects that align with the project's goals and timelines.

Express the importance of feedback in your design work and explain how you welcome constructive criticism as a method for growth. Provide examples of how a critique has positively influenced your design decisions in the past.

Detail your approach to designing responsive interfaces and user flows that maintain consistency in functionality and aesthetics across devices. Emphasize any testing methods you use to gather insights on user experiences.

Mention a variety of tools you’re proficient in, such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe Creative Suite, and explain how they facilitate your workflow. Providing examples of specific projects where these tools helped enhance the design will showcase your practical knowledge.

Discuss your methods for collecting and analyzing user feedback, such as through surveys or usability testing sessions, and how this informs revising and iterating your designs to better meet user needs.

This is a chance to demonstrate your problem-solving skills. Describe the project, the specific challenges faced, and the strategies you employed to navigate these hurdles successfully while still delivering a high-quality design.

Reflect on your understanding of current design trends relevant to fintech, such as minimalistic design, dark themes, or personalized user experiences, and how you believe these could shape future projects at Arc.

Talk about your approach to ensuring that your innovative ideas enhance user experience without compromising on functionality. Use examples from your portfolio where you found this balance effectively.

Articulate your passion for the startup ecosystem and interest in fintech, tying it to Arc's mission of reinventing startup finance through smart design. Highlight how your values align with the company culture and your desire to contribute to innovative financial solutions.