Design Director, Product — Hands-On Leader in FinTech

Candidate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

401k match

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Free lunches

Commuter benefit

Job summary

BitGo is seeking a design leader who still designs to mentor a senior team and own a comprehensive design system. The role sits with the Chief Product Officer, blending hands-on work with strategic leadership to evolve BitGo from a design-forward shift.

You will own surfaces, mentor designers, and contribute to product strategy, governance, and scalable experiences across seven product areas. The team is small, senior, and expects a player-coach who can critique craft and push for long-term

Qualifications

• Experience leading design in financial services or complex technical flows.
• Hands-on in Figma and craft-focused design leadership.
• Able to critique craft and raise team performance.

Responsibilities

• Own surfaces directly and ship them to a high quality standard.
• Grow and mentor designers, set expectations for the next level.
• Represent design in strategy, roadmap, and architecture discussions.
• Join product and engineering early in discovery and shape long-term roadmaps.
• Own the design system end-to-end: tokens, patterns, governance, and adoption.

Skills

Design leadership

Figma

Tools

Figma

Job description

BitGo is seeking a design leader who still designs to mentor a senior team and own a comprehensive design system. The role sits with the Chief Product Officer, blending hands-on work with strategic leadership to evolve BitGo from a design-forward shift.

You will own surfaces, mentor designers, and contribute to product strategy, governance, and scalable experiences across seven product areas. The team is small, senior, and expects a player-coach who can critique craft and push for long-term