Clear Street

Senior Product Designer - Trading

Clear Street • $120K — $145K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in product design specifically for retail trading products
  • Proficient in understanding and applying trading mechanics across various asset classes
  • Demonstrated ability to design user-friendly interfaces with strong visual appeal
  • Experience with mobile-first design; desktop-only skills are insufficient
  • Ability to prototype within a real codebase using advanced AI tools while familiar with design software like Figma
  • Proven track record of working autonomously and steering projects without ego
  • Collaborative mindset to thrive in a small team environment

Responsibilities

  • Own the product design from the initial flow decisions to detailed micro-interactions during trades
  • Prototype directly in the codebase, enhancing functionality with AI tooling
  • Contribute to the evolution of the design system, identifying areas for improvement
  • Participate actively in product decision-making processes, providing informed insights
  • Collaborate closely with engineers and product managers to ensure design aligns with technical feasibility and user needs

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a small, impactful team that prioritizes collaboration
  • Direct influence over product direction and user experience design
  • Access to cutting-edge AI tools for prototyping
  • Build a design system from the ground up, shaping the future of the product
Full Job Description
Clear Street Active is a new retail trading product. Equities, options, futures, crypto, prediction markets. We're building it with a small team, and we need a product designer who knows trading well, not just the UX conventions but what traders actually care about and where existing tools fall short.

This role owns the core trading surfaces: research, order entry, position management, portfolio. You'll work directly with engineers and PMs, prototype in the real codebase, and be in the room when product decisions get made.

What you'll do
  • Own product design across the trading surfaces, from flow-level decisions down to the micro-interactions that matter when someone is mid-trade
  • Prototype in the real codebase using AI tooling. Figma alone isn't enough here.
  • Work within the design system as it gets built, and flag where it needs to grow
  • Be in the room when product decisions happen and have real opinions about them

What we're looking for
  • Has shipped retail trading products with real users: equities, options, futures, crypto, some meaningful combination. If you haven't designed for people making real trades with real money, this probably isn't the right fit.
  • Understands trading mechanics well enough to have strong opinions about where current products get it wrong
  • Strong craft and taste. The work should look considered.
  • Mobile is expected, not optional. This isn't a desktop-only product.
  • Can prototype in the real codebase using AI tooling. Not expected to write production code, but Figma alone isn't enough.
  • High autonomy. You'll set your own direction and course-correct when you're wrong.
  • No ego

Nice to have
  • Background at a consumer fintech with a strong design culture
  • Options or derivatives UX specifically
  • Has worked on or contributed to a design system

This is a small team. Everyone is building, giving feedback, and in the work together, not siloed by function.

About Clear Street

Clear Street is a financial technology company that provides banking services to businesses. Clear Street offers a variety of financial products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, and debit cards. Clear Street's platform allows businesses to manage their finances online, with features such as real-time payments and automated accounting. Clear Street was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York City.
Learn more about Clear Street
Size
50 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$1 million
Founded
2018
Revenue
$10 million

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