Lead Product Designer - Fintech & Blockchain (Remote)

Circle; United States; Remote; USD 173,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle is seeking a Lead Product Designer to shape end-to-end experiences across our currency, treasury, and payments products. You will own design directions, partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Research to identify customer needs, define opportunities, and deliver scalable solutions through thoughtful, system-aware design.

The role includes mentoring other designers, evolving Circle’s design system, and advocating for user-centered decisions across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in product, UX, or interaction design, including ownership of complex end-to-end digital product experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product design for complex customer journeys across currency, treasury, and payments products.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Research, and stakeholders to define, scope, and prioritize high-impact problems.
• Use qualitative research, quantitative data, and product insights to shape design direction and influence decisions.
• Lead alignment on design problems, communicating rationale and trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Identify patterns across product areas to create cohesive, scalable experiences and strengthen the design system.
• Elevate design quality by mentoring designers and contributing to team practices.

Skills

UX design

Product collaboration

Systems thinking

Data-informed design

Design leadership

Job description

Circle is seeking a Lead Product Designer to shape end-to-end experiences across our currency, treasury, and payments products. You will own design directions, partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Research to identify customer needs, define opportunities, and deliver scalable solutions through thoughtful, system-aware design.

The role includes mentoring other designers, evolving Circle’s design system, and advocating for user-centered decisions across cross-functional teams.