Mercury

Senior Product Designer - Accounting Systems

Mercury$189K — $236K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in leading product design initiatives
  • Expertise in fintech, AI, and data-heavy products
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous situations and shape design strategy
  • Strong understanding of systems and workflows
  • Proven ability to balance automation with user understanding
  • Fluency in prototyping and interaction design
  • High attention to quality, correctness, and usability in complex domains

Responsibilities

  • Shape AI capabilities within complex financial workflows
  • Translate technical features into user-friendly experiences
  • Design systems emphasizing automation and user control
  • Simplify complexity into understandable workflows
  • Anticipate operational risks and edge cases
  • Create scalable interaction patterns for AI assistance
  • Prototype new interaction models and design high-quality experiences
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, research, and data teams to deliver outcomes

Benefits

  • Equity options or RSUs
  • Competitive salary based on industry benchmarks
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Work in a fast-paced, innovative environment
  • Flexibility in location as remote work is supported
Full Job Description
Were hiring a Senior Product Designer to help define and design a next-generation AI-powered experience within Mercurys accounting ecosystem. This is a foundational role focused on turning sophisticated automation and domain logic into experiences that feel intuitive, reliable, and empowering.

What youll do
  • Shape how AI-powered capabilities show up across complex financial workflows
  • Translate emerging technical capabilities into intuitive, human-centered experiences
  • Design systems that balance automation, transparency, and user control
  • Simplify technical and regulatory complexity into understandable workflows
  • Anticipate edge cases, failure states, and operational risks in high-stakes domains
  • Create scalable interaction patterns and escalation models for AI-assisted experiences
  • Prototype new interaction models and design detailed, high-quality product experiences
  • Partner closely with engineering, product, research, and data teams to ship thoughtful outcomes

What were looking for
  • 6+ years of experience leading complex, end-to-end product design initiatives
  • Thrive in ambiguity and enjoy shaping strategy and direction, not just executing requirements
  • Think in systems and workflows, not just individual screens
  • Have experience designing fintech, AI-powered, data-heavy, or workflow-driven products
  • Balance automation with transparency, trust, and user understanding
  • Prototype fluidly to explore both interaction logic and product craft
  • Care deeply about quality, correctness, and usability in high-stakes domains
  • Bring strong product judgment, communication skills, and ownership to your work

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits. Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidates experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
  • US employees (any location): $189,000-236,200 USD
  • Canadian employees (any location): $178,600-223,200 CAD

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About Mercury

Mercury is a banking and financial services company that provides a range of products and services to individuals and businesses. Their offerings include checking and savings accounts, loans, credit cards, and investment services. The company was founded in 2000 and has since grown to become a leading player in the financial industry. Mercury's mission is to help people and businesses achieve their financial goals, and they are committed to providing excellent customer service and innovative solutions.
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