Staff Product Designer, Product Infrastructure

Valon is seeking a Staff Product Designer to lead end-to-end design for the Product Infrastructure team, responsible for building the core foundations of a scalable, flexible SaaS product. The designer will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver elegant, user-centered solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design of foundational platform capabilities, reusable patterns, and our design system, enhancing usability and accelerating product development across the organization
• Contribute to product strategy, bringing a strong user-centered perspective and helping the team identify the most important initiatives to work on and why
• Drive deep user understanding through quantitative and qualitative research—serving the needs of mortgage servicing operators, deployment strategists, and technical teams alike
• Partner closely with cross-functional partners and other internal product teams to identify shared requirements and deliver generalized tools and systems that solve for broad use cases, reduce redundancy, and promote consistency
• Mentor designers and cross-functional partners, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuously raising the bar for product quality and craft

Requirements

• 3+ years of product design experience, preferably in a D2C fintech environment
• A portfolio showcasing strong design fundamentals, systems thinking, and a user-centered approach to solving complex problems
• Track record of shipping and iterating on end-to-end product experiences, from concept to launch and beyond
• Ability to navigate ambiguity with confidence, bringing clarity and structure to evolving product spaces
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with a collaborative mindset and attention to detail

Key Skills

• Strong design fundamentals
• Systems thinking
• User-centered approach to solving complex problems
• Familiarity with LLM/Generative AI tools (bonus point)
• Experience designing workflows, internal tools, or B2B SaaS products (bonus point)
• Familiarity with user research, usability testing, and data-driven design decisions (bonus point)

Benefits

• Base salary band: $174,250 to $235,750
• Competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401k plan
• Comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits
• Commuter benefits: pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses
• Generous time off: flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays
• Baby bonding time!: 12 weeks off for both birthing and non-birthing parents - fully paid