Sydecar · 1 day ago
Product Design Manager
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $180K/yr
7+ years expSydecar is on a mission to transform the world of private markets, making them more accessible and transparent. They are seeking a Manager of Product Design to redefine their product experience, manage a team of Product Designers, and shape product strategy through user research and design judgment.
FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Lead the evolution of the entire user experience for deal leads, investors, and internal operations teams
Personally drive design on high-impact initiatives, from discovery through delivery
Simplify complex, regulated workflows into clear, intuitive, and experiences that create trust for our customers
Set and maintain a high bar for design quality while operating with startup speed
Lead user research as a first-class input to product strategy and design decisions
Partner closely with Product Managers to define problems, test assumptions, and validate solutions
Act as a strong voice of the customer in roadmap and prioritization discussions as well as on specific initiatives
Synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into clear, actionable direction
Lead the adoption and evolution of design systems, shared UI components, and design libraries
Partner with Engineering and Product to ensure consistent implementation across the product
Define standards, guidelines, and best practices that enable speed without sacrificing quality
Balance systemization with flexibility as the product evolves
Work with SMEs to balance regulatory, compliance, and operational requirements with excellent UX
Design systems and flows that support trust, accuracy, and clarity for investors and deal organizers
Make confident tradeoffs when constrained, and communicate them clearly
Use data to inform decisions and optimize for outcomes such as conversion, activation, and retention
Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Product Designers
Provide direct feedback and clear direction to keep work moving forward
Foster a culture of trust, collaboration, speed, accountability, and continuous improvement
Help designers grow both their craft and product thinking
Qualification
Required
7+ years of product design experience, including at least 2 years experience leading or managing designers
Strong demonstration in building design teams and scalable design processes
Exceptionally strong hands-on design skills, with a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX ownership and redesigns
Deep experience leading and applying user research to drive strategy and execution
Strong experience designing complex workflows, multi-step processes, or systems-heavy products
Strong experience in design systems and UI libraries
Ability to balance compliance and regulatory needs with delivering a best-in-class customer experience
Data-informed, outcome-oriented designer with a bias toward execution
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and energized by early-stage environments
Preferred
Strong preference for experience working in regulated markets, especially fintech, capital markets, or private venture
Experience with consumer and/or SMB products strongly preferred
Company
Sydecar
Sydecar simplifies SPV and fund formation for venture managers with automated banking, compliance, contracts, and reporting.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$27.38MKey Investors
Deciens CapitalTechU Ventures
2024-11-20Series A· $11M
2023-01-12Series Unknown· $8.08M
2022-10-22Seed
Leadership Team
David Meister
Co-Founder
Recent News
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