Senior Product Designer

Quicken Inc.; Menlo Park (CA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 5% employer match

Health insurance

Free in-office lunches and snacks

Fitness subsidy

Autonomous work environment

Job summary

Quicken Inc in Menlo Park is seeking a Senior Product Designer to craft exceptional user experiences for our Mac desktop application. You’ll own projects from ideation to implementation, collaborating with product managers, engineers, QA, and other stakeholders.

This contract‑to‑hire role features 2 in‑office days per week, a base pay range of $155,000–$172,500, and a culture that values technical excellence, innovation, and personal finance impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product design with desktop, web and native apps.
• Portfolio showcasing interaction and visual design and your role in the product design process.
• Experience contributing to or managing design libraries or systems for product teams.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate design decisions and gather feedback.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools like Figma.
• Experience conducting usability tests.
• Familiarity with Apple’s design guidelines (macOS or iOS).
• Detail‑oriented with strong analytical thinking and problem‑solving.
• Passion for personal finance and creating meaningful user solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design intuitive financial tools and experiences tailored to our desktop customers.
• Understand users by conducting original research and analyzing feedback, metrics, and trends.
• Advocate for user‑centered design principles across the organization.
• Use AI tools to accelerate research, ideation, prototyping, and iteration with solid design judgment.
• Express design decisions clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Maintain macOS design alignment with brand guidelines.
• Create and communicate ideas through flows, wireframes, prototypes, and mockups.
• Enhance design systems with pattern libraries and reusable components.
• Collaborate with product manager, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver user‑needs aligned solutions.
• Iterate through reviews and feedback from customers and team members.

Skills

Product design

Figma

Usability testing

MacOS design

Communication

Analytical thinking

FinTech

Job description

Quicken is the leading solution for personal finance management software and is committed to helping people lead healthy financial lives. For over 40 years, more than 20 million customers have relied on Quicken to help them take control of their finances.

We continue to focus on delighting customers and making Quicken products the most used, most loved, and most effective personal finance software. Our goal is to ensure that our customers can access and manage their financial lives, anywhere, anytime, and on any device.

This is an opportunity to work at a customer-driven company with a collaborative team that values technical excellence, innovation, and creativity while working together and having fun!

Job Summary:

Quicken is seeking a Senior Product Designer with a passion for creating exceptional user experiences and the expertise to bring them to life. As part of our small, dynamic team, you’ll tackle a variety of customer challenges for our Mac desktop application, shaping how users engage with and benefit from our product.

We’re looking for a self-driven designer who is deeply rooted in design thinking, excels at solving complex problems, and communicates ideas with clarity and impact. In this role, you’ll take ownership of projects from start to finish and lead efforts from initial ideation to final implementation. You thrive in collaborative environments where open, articulate communication is key, working closely with the product manager, engineers, QA, and other stakeholders to help shape and deliver seamless, intuitive experiences. This role involves close collaboration with teammates, with 2 in-office days per week at our Menlo Park location.

Note – this is a contract to hire role ranging $75 - $83/hour. Upon conversion after four months, this position's expected base pay range is $155,000 - $172,500.

To be successful in this role, you will:

Design intuitive financial tools and experiences tailored to our desktop customers.

Understand users by conducting original research and analyzing feedback, metrics, and industry design trends to inform your decisions.

Advocate for user-centered design principles, fostering a culture of excellence across the organization.

Use AI tools thoughtfully to accelerate research synthesis, ideation, prototyping, and iteration while applying strong design judgment.

Express design decisions clearly, articulating trade-offs and rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Maintain consistency by aligning brand guidelines with macOS patterns to meet customer expectations.

Create and communicate your ideas through process flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished mockups.

Enhance design systems by contributing to pattern libraries, visual standards, and reusable components.

Collaborate effectively with the product manager, engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver solutions that align user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.

Iterate and refine your work through internal reviews and feedback from customers and team members.

Balance time effectively, recognizing when to refine designs further and when to deliver solutions efficiently

What we ask for:

5+ years of experience in product design with experience working on desktop, web and native applications (preferably within the fintech space).

Must have a portfolio showcasing strong interaction and visual design, along with your role in the broader product design process.

Experience contributing to or managing design libraries or systems for product teams.

Excellent communication skills to articulate design decisions, brainstorm ideas, and gather feedback from cross-functional teams.

Proficiency in design and prototyping tools like Figma.

Experience conducting and analyzing usability tests.

Familiarity with Apple’s design guidelines (macOS or iOS).

A detail-oriented and problem-solving mindset.

Strong analytical skills and critical thinking, with a commitment to delivering high-quality results.

Passion for personal finance and a desire to create meaningful solutions that positively impact users’ financial well-being.

We’d love to see:

Proficient knowledge of the capabilities and constraints of shipping features that work seamlessly within native Apple applications.

Experience designing features that let people find insights in complex information.

Proficiency using or building for personal financial management applications.

Experience working with hybrid and remote colleagues.

Experience using AI tools thoughtfully to accelerate design workflows, improve productivity, and support high-quality outcomes.

What we offer

Competitive salary and performance bonus

401(k) with 5% employer match

Generous health insurance benefits with minimal out of pocket expenses

Fitness subsidy

Free in-office lunches and snacks

Autonomous work environment

Amazing customer-driven culture

Ability to build products that make a difference in people’s lives

Quicken is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The actual salary offered is determined by factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to years and depth of experience, relevant skills, and work location. This position's expected base pay range is $155,000 - $172,500.

Quicken is building a team of innovative and talented individuals passionate about helping people improve their financial lives. We care about our employees' well-being and pride ourselves on offering a wonderful range of benefits and perks. From comprehensive healthcare coverage, a 401(k) plan with a generous 5% match, fitness subsidies, education reimbursement, and onsite lunches, to name a few! At Quicken, we believe happy employees are successful employees, so we're committed to creating a fun and supportive work environment that encourages personal and professional growth, recognizing that a thriving workforce is essential to our collective success! (Benefits and perks may vary based on location.)

Quicken is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability.