As a Senior Product Designer at NerdWallet, you will focus on design ideation and the delivery of high-quality user experiences within our app. Responsibilities include crafting end-to-end user journeys, collaborating closely with various internal teams, experimenting with design concepts based on user needs, and iterating on design processes to enhance overall efficiency and quality—all while aligning with our company goals.

To be considered for the Senior Product Designer role at NerdWallet, you should ideally have over 5 years of professional experience in product design, especially for complex B2C native mobile applications. Proficiency with design tools, particularly Figma, as well as experience in utilizing data and research to inform design decisions are crucial. A strong ability to navigate both strategic and tactical design elements will also benefit you greatly in this role.

In the Senior Product Designer role at NerdWallet, you will work on a variety of design projects focused on enhancing user engagement within our app. This involves delivering new features, improving existing functionalities, and ensuring a seamless user experience through well-crafted interfaces. Additionally, you might engage in A/B testing and exploration of innovative design concepts to meet our users' needs.

At NerdWallet, collaboration is at the heart of the Senior Product Designer role. You’ll work hand in hand with engineering, product management, quality assurance, and UX research teams. This cross-functional collaboration ensures that every design decision is informed, integrated, and optimized, allowing you to influence product roadmaps and create impactful solutions that align with user needs and business objectives.

NerdWallet is a remote-first company, and for the Senior Product Designer position, we offer a variety of remote benefits to support your overall well-being. This includes monthly stipends for healthcare, wellness, WiFi, and cell phone expenses. Additionally, you’ll receive vacation time, paid mental health days, and access to a financial planner, all aimed at helping you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

When discussing your design process, consider framing it around key steps such as research, ideation, prototyping, and user testing. Share specific methods you've used to gather insights and how you transform that data into actionable design solutions. Highlight your collaboration with teams and how you iterate based on feedback.

In your response, emphasize the importance of balancing user-centered design and business goals. Share examples where you've successfully aligned both elements—perhaps by utilizing user feedback, analytics, and stakeholder input to create designs that drive engagement and also support revenue goals.

When asked about a challenging design project, be prepared to discuss the problem, your approach to finding a solution, and the outcome. Describe any obstacles you faced, how you engaged with your team, and what you learned from the experience, highlighting your problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Discuss the design tools you are comfortable with, such as Figma, and explain why they suit your workflow. Talk about how these tools facilitate collaboration and iterations with team members, and provide examples of how you’ve effectively used them in previous projects.

Consider explaining various methods used for user research, such as interviews, surveys, or usability testing. Share a specific example where user feedback significantly influenced your design changes, which demonstrates your commitment to a user-centered design approach.

In your answer, emphasize your organizational skills and ability to work under pressure. Discuss using frameworks, such as prioritizing tasks based on impact and urgency, while also taking team input into account. Provide an example where you successfully met a deadline without sacrificing quality.

Discuss your familiarity with A/B testing, including how you've utilized it in past projects to validate design decisions. Provide an example of a specific test, the results you analyzed, and how those results shaped your final design choices.

Accessibility is a critical aspect of design, so explain your strategies for ensuring that your designs are inclusive. Share guidelines or tools you follow and any past experiences where you implemented accessibility features, emphasizing their importance in reaching a wider audience.

In your response, discuss key design principles such as balance, contrast, and alignment. Highlight how these elements contribute to usability and overall user satisfaction. Share your personal philosophy on visual design and why you believe aesthetics matter in user experience.

Talk about your openness to feedback and your process for incorporating constructive criticism into your work. Provide an example where you received feedback, how you approached revisions, and the positive outcomes that resulted from that collaboration.