Lead Product Designer

Current; New York (NY); On-site; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Discretionary bonus

Medical, Dental and Vision premiums ̵

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Fitness benefits

FSA benefits

Employee Assistance Programs

Job summary

Current is seeking a Lead Product Designer in New York, NY to shape a cohesive design language for our customer banking experiences. You’ll own end-to-end UX for a primary banking workflow, scale the component library, and define design tokens to keep teams aligned across projects.

You’ll collaborate with product managers and engineers, ensure accessibility and documentation quality, and drive adoption of the design system across squads. This role is onsite in NYC.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in product design, including 2+ years focused on design systems.
• Proficiency in Figma (variables, component architecture, auto-layout).
• Familiarity with native mobile design fundamentals for iOS and Android (Swift UI / Jetpack Compose).
• Experience with accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Excellent cross-functional communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end UX for one primary banking workflow, from discovery through shipped iteration.
• Partner with product managers to align features with user needs and business initiatives.
• Collaborate with product designers and provide regular feedback on in-app design iteration.
• Design, maintain, and evolve the component library and design tokens (color, typography, spacing).
• Work with engineering to ensure components match specifications and stay synchronized between Figma and in-app implementation.
• Establish and document usage guidelines, accessibility standards, and contribution processes so other teams can adopt and extend the system.
• Audit existing product surfaces for inconsistencies and lead consolidation efforts with clear prioritization.

Skills

End-to-end UX

Cross-functional communication

Documentation

Design systems

Tools

Figma

Swift UI

Jetpack Compose

Figma Code Connect

Job description

As a Lead Product Designer at Current, you’ll help shape a cohesive design language for customer banking experiences. This role is built for designers who enjoy scaling systems, refining UX through iteration, and partnering closely with product and engineering to drive adoption across the UI.

You’ll take end-to-end ownership of UX for a primary banking workflow within the customer banking interface, while also helping maintain and evolve the component library and design tokens that keep teams aligned. If you care about accessibility, documentation, and design quality that translates into production, you’ll fit right in.

What you’ll do

• Own end-to-end UX for one primary banking workflow, from discovery through shipped iteration
• Partner with product managers to align features with both user needs and business initiatives
• Collaborate with product designers and provide regular feedback on in-app design iteration
• Design, maintain, and evolve the component library and design tokens (color, typography, spacing)
• Work with engineering to ensure components match specifications and stay synchronized between Figma and in-app implementation
• Establish and document usage guidelines, accessibility standards, and contribution processes so other teams can adopt and extend the system
• Audit existing product surfaces for inconsistencies and lead consolidation efforts with clear prioritization

What you bring

• 8+ years in product design, including 2+ years focused on design systems
• Strong proficiency in Figma (variables, component architecture, auto-layout)
• Familiarity with native mobile design fundamentals for iOS and Android (Swift UI / Jetpack Compose patterns)
• Experience using AI-assisted design workflows day to day (AI prototyping tools, refining designs with LLM-based assistants, or AI design audits)
• Experience with accessibility standards (WCAG)
• Excellent cross-functional communication and documentation skills

Tools you’ll use

Figma, Swift UI, Jetpack Compose, WCAG, AI prototyping tools, LLM-based assistants, AI design audits, Figma Code Connect

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive salary: USD 165,000 - 195,000 per year
• Meaningful equity in the form of stock options
• 401(k) plan
• Discretionary performance bonus program
• Biannual performance reviews
• Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100% for you and your dependents
• Flexible time off and paid holidays
• Generous parental leave policy
• Commuter benefits
• Fitness benefits
• Healthcare and Dependent care FSA benefit
• Employee Assistance Programs focused on mental health
• Healthcare advocacy program for all employees
• Access to mental health apps
• Team building activities

Location: New York, NY (onsite). Work in a modern NYC office with an open floor plan, stocked kitchen, and catered lunches.

Additional ownership

In this role, you will curate and scale the design language that powers the product experience. Beyond workflow UX, additional ownership may include curation of design system tokens and components, along with supporting documentation and adoption across teams.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with design-to-code workflows and tooling such as Figma Code Connect, MCP-based integrations, or agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, etc)
• Responsive web design
• Fintech product work