Senior Product Designer
Check 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will own the end-to-end design of major product enhancements within Check Console, translating complex payroll systems into intuitive user experiences by shaping interaction models and product architecture. This involves partnering closely with engineering and product leaders to simplify complex payroll operations and identifying opportunities to improve existing product patterns.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end design of major product enhancements within Check Console, from problem framing through shipped experience
- Translate complex payroll systems into intuitive user experiences, shaping everything from interaction models to product architecture
- Partner closely with engineering and product leaders to design surfaces and workflows that simplify the complex realities of payroll operations
- Identify opportunities to rethink existing product patterns and drive improvements that make Console significantly more intuitive and efficient for operators
- Conduct user research — including direct conversations with payroll operators and platform partners — to uncover insights and validate design decisions
- Elevate the visual and interaction design of existing product surfaces to create a more cohesive, intuitive, and delightful experience
- Prototype and iterate quickly on new ideas, incorporating feedback from users and cross-functional teams
- Contribute to the evolution of Check’s product design standards and help raise the overall bar for design across the company
- Collaborate with marketing and creative teams to socialize platform enhancements to existing partners and future prospects
Requirements
- 6–10+ years of experience in product design, UX/UI design, or a similar role designing complex software products
- Strong UX instincts and the ability to simplify complex systems, workflows, and data-heavy interfaces
- Experience designing workflow-driven products or operational software (fintech, developer tools, enterprise platforms, or similar)
- A portfolio demonstrating both systems thinking and strong visual design craft
- Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams and designing within technical constraints
- Ability to independently drive ambiguous design problems from discovery through shipped product
- Experience conducting or leading user research and translating insights into product improvements
- Experience designing for multi-step workflows and complex user journeys
- Comfort working in fast-moving environments where designers often own broad problem spaces
- Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate design decisions and tradeoffs
Benefits
- Stock options
- Flexible PTO and sick leave
- Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for new parents
- Flexible return-to-work
- 9 annual holidays
- A 401k retirement plan
- A $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses
- High-quality medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, and basic life insurance coverage, effective on your first day of work
Key Skills
About Check
Check is a payroll-as-a-service API that lets you embed payroll directly in your vertical SaaS, HR, or time-tracking platform.
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