Mercury · 9 hours ago
Principal Product Designer - Experiences
Mercury is a financial technology company that helps startups spend less time banking and more time building. They are seeking a Principal Product Designer for their Experiences group to define and design best-in-class interactions and product experiences.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Take ownership of larger, horizontal opportunities that shape the core of Mercury’s product. Through this work, you’ll drive exceptional quality & craft, setting the bar for the design team and inspiring better work across the discipline
Partner with other designers on high-priority & complex projects to help get things across the finish line while upleveling the work
Drive design excellence and craft across Mercury. This includes visual design, interaction design / prototyping, and systems design
Work alongside our product teams and executive leadership to make sure we’re building things in a systematic fashion and with the utmost quality
Operate across the entire design stack, including speccing projects, designing workflows, detailed interactions & prototypes, high-fidelity visuals, and ensuring quality implementation
Contribute to Mercury’s Design System, ensuring it is both beautiful and practical
Think and act like a design architect – structuring navigation, information architecture, and how all Mercury products fit together cohesively
Translate high-craft design into scalable systems and patterns that integrate smoothly into product work
Mentor other designers on the team, leading by example to uplevel everyone’s skills
Qualification
Required
Take ownership of larger, horizontal opportunities that shape the core of Mercury's product. Through this work, you'll drive exceptional quality & craft, setting the bar for the design team and inspiring better work across the discipline
Partner with other designers on high-priority & complex projects to help get things across the finish line while upleveling the work
Drive design excellence and craft across Mercury. This includes visual design, interaction design / prototyping, and systems design
Work alongside our product teams and executive leadership to make sure we're building things in a systematic fashion and with the utmost quality
Operate across the entire design stack, including speccing projects, designing workflows, detailed interactions & prototypes, high-fidelity visuals, and ensuring quality implementation
Contribute to Mercury's Design System, ensuring it is both beautiful and practical
Think and act like a design architect – structuring navigation, information architecture, and how all Mercury products fit together cohesively
Translate high-craft design into scalable systems and patterns that integrate smoothly into product work
Mentor other designers on the team, leading by example to uplevel everyone's skills
Preferred
10+ years of experience in the design industry
Enjoy leading high-complexity projects with a broad set of stakeholders
Ability to successfully leverage the right types of artifacts (presentations, prototypes, etc) and communicate at the right altitude to influence company strategy
Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners to define product strategy
Ability to design whole systems, not just interface elements or static pages
Ability to rapidly prototype large scale concepts as well as smaller, more thoughtful individual interactions
Experience and interest in the entire design stack, including UI/UX, visual design, and interaction design
Kindness and humility in everyday interactions
Enjoying working with and mentoring fellow designers of all levels
Benefits
Equity (stock options)
Base salary
Benefits
Company
Mercury
Mercury provides online banking solutions for startups and technology-focused businesses.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$452.21MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalCoatueCRV
2025-12-25Series C
2025-03-26Series C· $300M
2025-03-26Secondary Market
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