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Collective · 6 hours ago

Design Lead

Collective is a design-driven company seeking a full-stack IC Product Design Lead to join their Design team. The role involves evolving the design process, owning projects, and contributing to a collaborative team that focuses on user experience and impactful product design.

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

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
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

Qualification

Product DesignUX DesignVisual DesignSystems DesignCustomer InsightsCross-functional CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

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
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

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model: Based in San Francisco with a balance of in-office and remote flexibility (Open to remote for the right candidate)
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

Company

Collective

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Collective offers financial solutions designed for self-employed business owners such as company formation, tax, accounting, & bookkeeping.

H1B Sponsorship

Collective has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (4)
2024 (2)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$149.64M
Key Investors
General Catalyst
2025-06-13Undisclosed· $70.99M
2023-07-11Convertible Note· $50M
2021-05-12Series A· $20M

Leadership Team

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Hooman Radfar
Co-Founder & CEO
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Bugra Akcay
Co-Founder, Member of Board of Directors
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