San Francisco Hybrid USD 185,000 – 215,000 / year

Collective is hiring a Product Design Lead

Responsibilities

  • Evolve our design process, own entire projects, and contribute to the development of a diverse team that champions our users’ voices and ships incredible experiences every day.
  • 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.
  • Pioneer the integration of AI tools and generative design techniques into our core design workflows to accelerate ideation, increase output efficiency, and unlock entirely new product experiences.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Proven ability to leverage AI/ML tools (e.g., generative AI, automated testing) to enhance the speed and quality of the design process.
  • 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

  • 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.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Structure: hyper-collaborative design team

About company
Collective

The all-in-one financial solution for self-employed entrepreneurs. Collective helps solopreneurs save an average of $10,000 a year on business taxes by simplifying complex financial tasks like accounting, tax filing, payroll, and business formation.

Members gain access to expert-backed services powered by AI, including S Corp tax election support, bookkeeping, invoicing, and dedicated financial guidance — all in one platform.

Designed specifically for self-employed individuals, Collective removes the burden of back-office work so members can focus on growing their businesses with confidence.

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Job Details
Department Product
Category design
Posted 2 months ago