About the role:

We’re hiring a Senior Product Designer to lead end-to-end design for complex, high-stakes products at the intersection of Web3, financial infrastructure, and user trust.

In this role, you’ll independently own large problem spaces — from defining the right problems to shipping high-quality, production-ready solutions. You’ll act as a thought partner to product, engineering, and founders, using design thinking and first-principles reasoning to shape product direction.

This role is ideal for someone who wants both hands-on craft and strategic impact in a fast-moving Web3 environment.

Responsibilities:

Design Leadership & First-Principles Thinking 📍Break down ambiguous, complex product challenges into core user needs and system constraints 📍Challenge assumptions and legacy UX patterns common in financial, exchange, and crypto products 📍Apply structured design thinking to drive clarity, alignment, and momentum across teams 📍Set a high bar for quality, usability, and user trust across the product 📍Mentor and support more junior designers as the team grows End-to-End Product Ownership 📍Lead design for major product areas from discovery through launch and iteration 📍Navigate multiple product contexts simultaneously, balancing priorities and maintaining design consistency across the Nexus ecosystem 📍Translate complex Web3 concepts — trading flows, wallets, transactions, permissions, and security — into intuitive, user-centered experiences 📍Balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints in decision-making UX & Interaction Design 📍Design scalable interaction patterns and user flows for high-complexity, high-stakes systems 📍Identify and mitigate usability, trust, and edge-case risks early in the design process 📍Advocate for clarity, accessibility, and consistency across the product surface Visual & UI Craft 📍Produce polished, production-ready UI with strong attention to detail 📍Own and evolve key parts of the design system to support scale and development speed 📍Partner closely with engineers to ensure thoughtful, high-quality execution Research & Insight 📍Lead and conduct user research, from exploratory interviews to usability testing 📍Synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into clear design and product recommendations 📍Use research to inform both tactical decisions and broader product strategy Collaboration & Influence 📍Work as a close partner to product managers, engineers, and founders 📍Clearly communicate design rationale, tradeoffs, and decisions to diverse stakeholders

Requirements:

📍6–10+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or related roles 📍Strong portfolio demonstrating senior-level ownership, first-principles thinking, and end-to-end impact 📍Proven experience designing complex, systems-driven, or trust-critical products (e.g., fintech, crypto, platforms, exchanges) 📍High level of proficiency with modern design tools such as Figma 📍Deeply user-centered, analytical, and curious 📍Operates as a self-starter, independently identifying, owning, and driving product enhancements end to end 📍Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving clarity independently 📍Able to move fluidly between strategy and detailed execution 📍Strong communicator who builds trust across disciplines 📍Comfortable giving and receiving candid, constructive feedback 📍Effective working in a remote-first, cross-functional environment 📍Experience designing crypto, DeFi, or financial exchange products 📍Hands-on experience with Web3 products, wallets, or on-chain UX 📍Background in fintech, payments, trading, or security-sensitive systems 📍Early-stage startup experience 📍Familiarity with front-end development or design engineering

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