Remote Lead Web Experience Designer Needed at Upstart Upstart

Digitaltidewave; United States; Remote; USD 131,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Web Experience Designer to redefine their digital presence. This role combines strategic thinking with design excellence, focusing on creating a high-performing, conversion-optimized website. You'll lead the design process, ensuring the site engages users and communicates the brand story effectively. Collaborating with various teams, you'll push creative boundaries and leverage data to enhance user experience and drive business impact. If you're passionate about innovative web design and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of design experience with a focus on digital experiences.
• Expert in Figma and modern web design best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and structure of the website for high performance and conversion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive impactful initiatives.

Skills

Web Design

User Experience (UX)

SEO

Figma

Webflow

A/B Testing

Data-informed Decisions

Interaction Design

Tools

Figma

Webflow

Lottie

GSAP

Framer Motion

Job description

Job role: Lead Web Experience Designer

Company name: Upstart

Location: Remote, USA

Salary: $131,000 – $181,000 Annually

About the Job: Upstart is the leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. By leveraging Upstart’s AI marketplace, Upstart-powered banks and credit unions can have higher approval rates and lower loss rates across races, ages, and genders, while simultaneously delivering the exceptional digital-first lending experience their customers demand.

As the Lead Web & Experience Designer, you will co-own and define how Upstart’s website engages users, converts visitors, and communicates our brand story. You’ll combine design excellence with strategic thinking, ensuring our site is not just aesthetically engaging but also structured for SEO, content clarity, and performance-driven conversion.

You’ll be hands-on with designing, prototyping, and optimizing the site, but also play a critical strategic role in how we scale and evolve our web experience.

Your Responsibilities

• Own & Evolve Upstart’s Website – Lead the design, structure, and experience of our website, ensuring it is high-performing, conversion-optimized, and aligned with our brand.
• Blend Strategy & Execution – Shape the site architecture, content hierarchy, and UX flows, balancing design excellence with SEO and performance marketing needs.
• Be Hands-On with Design – Execute high-quality web design, UI, and interaction design, bringing our brand to life through compelling layouts, motion, and storytelling.
• Optimize for Conversion & Growth – Use data, testing, and UX best practices to ensure every page serves a purpose and drives business impact.
• Navigate Ambiguity & Identify Opportunities – Work autonomously to uncover gaps and opportunities within our web experience, proposing and executing solutions proactively.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally – Partner closely with Product, Marketing, SEO / Content, and Engineering teams to execute initiatives that drive meaningful impact.
• Push Creative Boundaries – Think beyond traditional web experiences, exploring new ways to use interaction, motion, and emerging web technologies to elevate our storytelling.

Key Qualifications/Requirements

• Minimum qualifications:
  • 8+ years of experience in Design, preferably in-house.
  • 5+ years focused specifically on digital experiences (marketing sites, brand sites, or conversion-driven experiences).
  • Expert in Figma, Webflow (or equivalent CMS), and modern web design best practices.
  • Strong understanding of SEO, content strategy, page hierarchy, and UX flows.
  • Experience optimizing sites for conversion (A/B testing, CRO, data-informed decisions).
  • Ability to work independently in ambiguous environments, identifying opportunities and executing against them without needing explicit direction.
• Preferred qualifications:
  • Background in designing for both brand and performance marketing needs.
  • Experience working closely with growth marketing teams on conversion-driven pages.
  • Strong motion/interaction design skills (using tools like Lottie, GSAP, or Framer Motion).
  • Familiarity with front-end development principles and how design translates into code.
  • Experience with user research, analytics, and behavioral data to inform design.