Product Designer
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$ 124500 - 155500
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Job Description
About the Company
Valons mission is to empower every homeowner. We believe the journey of home ownership starts when you get your keys but lasts far beyond. Were creating a world where home ownership comes with ease security and financial knowhow. Our growing team of engineers operators product enthusiasts and experienced servicing professionals are leveraging technology to fundamentally improve the homeownership experience. Through mortgage servicingthe process of paying off ones mortgageValon is taking the first step in transforming the industry one homeowner and lender at a time.
Design at Valon
Were rebuilding trust in the mortgage industry by simplifying complexity empowering users to make confident decisions and delivering peace of mind. We create clarity for homeowners and provide efficient tools for servicers setting new usability and operational excellence standards.
Your application requires a portfolio for consideration.
About This Role
We are looking for Product Designers to join our growing design team and help shape how homeowners and servicing teams experience Valons platform.
You will be embedded into one of our product areas and work alongside senior designers product managers and engineers to design technically complex SaaS and internal tools that drive operational clarity and improve user experiences.
Youll contribute across all phases of the product development process from early exploration to polished and help ensure quality through design QA critiques and reviews. As one of our earlier design hires you will have an outsized opportunity to influence both the craft and culture of the Valon Design team.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with PM Eng CX and Ops partners to design highquality product experiences.
- Flex across squads as needed to deliver simple solutions to complex workflows.
- Design user flows wireframes interaction patterns and a polished UI that meet user and business needs.
- Contribute to system thinking by reusing and evolving components and patterns.
- Participate in regular design reviews shaping discussions and QA processes to ensure design quality through launch.
- Balance quick iteration with thoughtful design depending on the projects needs.
- Design with consideration for LLM/AI/automation workflows when relevant.
Qualities We Value on the Design Team
- User Empathy and Advocacy: Deep understanding of user needs and ability to represent those needs in every design decision.
- Strong Communication and Collaboration: Can articulate design decisions and collaborate effectively with crossfunctional teams.
- Critical Thinking and Thought Partnership: Provide thoughtful input on product and design strategy focusing on longterm impact.
- Humble and GrowthOriented Mindset: Continuously seeking ways to improve and contribute to team success.
- Balanced Approach: Cares about the big picture but executes with precision in design details.
- Startup Mindset: Excited to work in a fastpaced evolving startup environment.
Required Background
- 24 years of professional product design experience ideally within SaaS enterprise or internal tooling environments.
- Strong portfolio showcasing product thinking interaction design and shipped work in technically complex domains.
- Ability to work flexibly sometimes solo sometimes with a senior designer depending on project scale.
- Deep craft skills in visual and interaction design with attention to hierarchy usability and clarity.
- Comfortable contributing to systemized UI patterns and evolving design systems.
- Strong collaboration skills clear communicator seeks feedback and is teamoriented.
Bonus Points For
- Familiarity with LLM/Generative AI tools.
- Experience in fintech enterprise SaaS or platformlevel product design.
Benefits:
- Base salary band: $124500 to $155500
- Compensation: competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity and 401k plan
- Health & wellbeing: well invest in your physical and mental wellbeing with comprehensive medical dental & vision benefits
- Food & meals: inoffice snacks and drinks and a $400 monthly stipend towards your lunches or groceries
- Commuter benefits: We offer pretax deductions for public transportation rideshare services and parking expenses to make your commute more affordable and convenient.
- Grow together: Company wide orientation for you to successfully onboard and other learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360 degree feedback
- Play together: quarterly budgets for team and company outings. Use it for team swag cooking classes or team dinners!
- Generous time off: flexible paid time off sick days and 11 company holidays
- Baby bonding time!: 12 weeks off for both birthing and nonbirthing parents fully paid so you can focus your energy on your newest addition
New York Base Compensation Pay Range
$124500 $155500 USD
Employment Type
Full Time
