Senior Product Designer

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.; Fairfield (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

Life Insurance

Long-term Disability Insurance

401K retirement plan with company-mand

Vacation and Sick Time

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Cambridge is seeking a Senior Product Designer to shape the future of our digital products by designing intuitive, scalable experiences for complex enterprise workflows. You will partner with Product Managers, Engineers, and business stakeholders to translate customer needs into thoughtful, user-centered solutions.

This role covers end-to-end product design, design systems, and AI-experience design, influencing architecture, usability, and the overall experience across a growing ecosystem of

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Product Design or UX Design.
• Strong portfolio with complex product/workflow design.
• Experience contributing to an enterprise-level design system.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable UI/UX across multiple products and platforms.
• Partner with PMs and Engineers to define vision and delivery.
• Lead evolution of design system, components, patterns, and docs.
• Translate user needs and requirements into user-centered solutions.
• Create wireframes, flows, journeys, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, analytics to inform decisions.
• Design AI-powered experiences and data-driven features.
• Advocate for accessibility and inclusive design.
• Mentor teammates and share best practices.

Skills

Product Design

UX Design

Design Systems

AI Design

Accessibility

Communication

Tools

Figma

React

Job description

Key Deliverables and Responsibilities

As a Senior Product Designer, you'll help shape the future of our digital products by designing intuitive, scalable experiences for complex enterprise workflows. You'll partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and business stakeholders to transform customer needs and technical requirements into thoughtful, user-centered solutions.

Job Summary

As a Senior Product Designer, you'll help shape the future of our digital products by designing intuitive, scalable experiences for complex enterprise workflows. You'll partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and business stakeholders to transform customer needs and technical requirements into thoughtful, user-centered solutions.

This role combines end-to-end product design, design systems expertise, and a curiosity for emerging AI experience design. You'll play a key role in defining product strategy, solving complex UX challenges, and ensuring consistency across a growing ecosystem of products and platforms. From concept exploration and user research to high-fidelity design and optimization, you'll influence the architecture, usability, and overall experience of products used by thousands of users.

Key Responsibilities And Deliverables

• Design and deliver intuitive, scalable, and accessible UI and UX solutions across multiple products and platforms.
• Partner with Product Managers and Engineers to define product vision, prioritize opportunities, and deliver cohesive end-to-end experiences.
• Lead the evolution and adoption of our design system, including components, patterns, and documentation.
• Translate user needs, business objectives, research insights, and technical requirements into intuitive, user-centered solutions.
• Create wireframes, user flows, journey maps, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs to communicate ideas and validate concepts.
• Conduct and synthesize user research, usability testing, analytics, and other data sources to inform design decisions and continuous improvement.
• Design and evaluate AI-powered experiences, automation workflows, and data-driven features that deliver meaningful value to users.
• Advocate for accessibility, inclusive design, and usability best practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Mentor teammates and share design frameworks, best practices, and processes that elevate design quality and team effectiveness.

What We Are Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in Product Design, UX Design, or a related discipline.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating complex product and workflow design.
• Experience building, scaling, or contributing to an enterprise-level design system.
• Strong foundation in interaction design, information architecture, and visual design.
• Experience leading projects from discovery through delivery and iteration.
• Advanced proficiency with modern design tools such as Figma.
• Experience with AI-driven features or workflows, with the ability to translate AI capabilities into usable, ethical, and intuitive experiences.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of accessibility, inclusive design, and WCAG-compliant best practices.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and React is a plus.

Why Cambridge?

Cambridge has competitive benefits and promotes a work/life balance to encourage individual success.

• Premium benefit package including medical, vision, dental, life and long-term disability insurance
• Vacation/sick time
• 401K retirement plan with company matching program
• Eleven paid holidays

You can find more details about our comprehensive benefits packagehere.

Cambridge Overview

Cambridge is a financial solutions firm that provides business support services to thousands of independent financial advisors. These advisors offer personalized investment services including wealth management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals and families across the country. Cambridge provides significant compliance, technology, and transaction processing support to these financial advisors and their offices.