Staff Product Designer

Job Description

Valon is seeking a Staff Product Designer to lead key design efforts across the Product Infrastructure team. The designer will define the design vision and execute strategies that influence user experience at a systems level, guiding the evolution of Valon’s platform. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop design solutions that support multi-tenant systems and highly configurable tools that scale to meet diverse client needs. As a Staff Designer, they will also elevate the design team’s capabilities, ensuring attention to detail and driving design excellence across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Design in Ambiguity: Lead the creation of 0-to-1 user experiences for upcoming infrastructure projects.
• Think in Modularity: Lead the design of highly configurable system-level functionalities.
• Consider Diverse User Roles: Advocate for the needs of user roles from IT professionals to Client Experience agents.
• Evolve Design System: Contribute to and refine Valon’s design system.
• Create Customizable Systems: Build flexible, user-friendly interfaces that empower subservicers to customize workflows.
• Simplify Complex Information: Design information architecture that simplifies complex loan data sets.
• Drive User Journeys & Prototyping: Develop and iterate on user flows, wireframes, and prototypes.
• Champion Cross-Functional and Cross-Team Collaboration: Work with product, engineering, and business teams.
• Provide Design Mentorship: Collaborate with other Product Designers, providing constructive and motivating feedback.

Requirements:

• 6+ years (Senior) or 10+ years (Staff) experience in user-centered product design
• Experience with large-scale platform products and collaboration tools.
• Experience in designing B2B SaaS product
• Ability to balance methodological rigor with scrappiness and creativity in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Valon offers:

• Competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401k plan
• Comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits
• Pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses
• Learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360 degree feedback
• Quarterly budgets for team and company outings
• Flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays
• 12 weeks off for both birthing and non-birthing parents - fully paid