Staff Product Designer — AI Fintech, End-to-End Impact

Kraken; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a senior Product Designer to lead end-to-end design work for AI-driven products. You’ll own the full lifecycle from discovery to launch, shaping external B2C AI tools and internal platforms.

You’ll thrive in ambiguity, craft visually rich experiences, and partner closely with product, engineering and leadership to steer strategy and roadmap. You will prototype rapidly, conduct user research, and translate insights into high-quality designs that deliver impact across the Payward

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Lead or sole designer for end-to-end product design.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and make design decisions with partial information.
• Experience designing for AI-powered or probabilistic products.
• Strong UX and visual design craft and clarity.

Responsibilities

• Own design end-to-end: discovery, concept, prototyping, delivery and launch.
• Take products from zero to one, turning ideas into usable solutions.
• Build AI products for external users and internal Payward AI tools.
• Define problems, set direction, and make calls in ambiguity.
• Design for non-deterministic experiences where outcomes vary.
• Create visually rich, forward-thinking work setting new benchmarks.
• Partner with product, engineering and leadership; influence roadmap.
• Prototype quickly to validate ideas and iterate.
• Use user insights, data and experimentation to inform what to build.
• Maintain high craft and user experience standards.

Skills

End-to-end design

AI product design

UX design

Visual design

Prototyping

Cross-functional collaboration

Systems thinking

Product strategy influence

Job description

Kraken is seeking a senior Product Designer to lead end-to-end design work for AI-driven products. You’ll own the full lifecycle from discovery to launch, shaping external B2C AI tools and internal platforms.

You’ll thrive in ambiguity, craft visually rich experiences, and partner closely with product, engineering and leadership to steer strategy and roadmap. You will prototype rapidly, conduct user research, and translate insights into high-quality designs that deliver impact across the Payward