Senior Product Designer
Job Description:
Lower, LLC - a Columbus, Ohio based National Mortgage Lender is looking for a Sr. Product Designer. The Sr. Product Designer will contribute to the digital mortgage roadmap, working with Product & Engineering to develop front-end, borrower facing experiences focused on turning users with fledgling, initial interest into a satisfied borrower excited to accept an offer that they love.
What you’ll do:
Design clear, user-centric experiences that break down complex mortgage-related concepts into intuitive, digestible tasks, guiding users through their mortgage journey with clarity and confidence.
Lead and participate in design sprints, rapidly ideating, prototyping, and testing solutions that drive innovation while balancing the long-term vision with delivering minimum viable products.
Creating product specifications that detail the functionality and design of features, ensuring alignment with business goals, user needs, and technical constraints.
Produce wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity visual designs across multiple resolution formats, ensuring consistency and excellence throughout the user journey, from concept to final implementation.
Utilize user research and data analytics to identify user experience gaps, delivering thoughtful, data-driven design solutions to enhance engagement, create moments of delight, and resolve friction points.
Managing and evolving the component library, ensuring design consistency, accessibility, and scalability across different features and platforms while collaborating with development teams for smooth implementation.
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Collaborating with Product and UX teams to align designs with user needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility, fostering a cohesive approach to product development.
Who you are:
3+ years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing design systems, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes.
Proven expertise in UX/UI design, with a deep understanding of user-centered design principles and how to create intuitive and delightful user experiences.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and marketing, to translate complex product requirements into elegant and scalable designs.
Strong understanding of user research methodologies, including conducting user interviews, usability testing, and synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data to inform design decisions.
Ability to lead design projects end-to-end, from concept through execution, managing multiple priorities, and delivering within deadlines.
Excellent communication skills, able to articulate design rationale and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
Nice to have: Experience designing for fintech or financial services products, with an understanding of compliance and regulatory constraints.
Why you’ll love working at Lower:
You’ll be surrounded by talented, dedicated people who believe in the company’s mission.
You’ll be able to shape the future of Lower’s user experience.
You’ll join a locally and nationally recognized best place to work that values promotion from within.
Plus:
Competitive compensation plan
Extended benefit offerings including: Medical/dental/vision
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Parental leave
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
401K with company match
Discount on home mortgage refinances or purchase
