Product Designer
About Kikoff
We are growing our design discipline and looking for amazing designers to drive the future of Kikoff. Our team is everything. Together, we can impact millions of Americans that are struggling with their credit and finances. If you’re excited by our mission, we’d love to meet you.
To help as many underserved Americans, Kikoff is looking for a Product Designer. As a Product Designer at Kikoff, you will own critical design projects end-to-end. You will be involved at every step of product development, from brainstorming broad ideas and contributing to product strategy to designing end-to-end features and ensuring design quality through launch.
What You’ll Do
Collaborate daily with Product, Engineering, Data, and Marketing to define products and user journeys and bring them to life.
Design highly polished, visually compelling interfaces—from wireframes to pixel-perfect mockups, prototypes, and final assets.
Create and refine experiences across mobile and web, ensuring consistency and aethetics across platforms.
Push our design system forward by building scalable, cohesive UI components and patterns.
Contribute to and participate in design critiques, both giving and receiving thoughtful feedback to raise the visual bar.
Ensure the details are never lost—every interaction, layout, and visual decision contributes to a cohesive experience.
What we’re looking for
4-8 years of experience in Product Design, with a strong portfolio showcasing exceptional visual and interaction design work.
Proven ability to deliver pixel-perfect interfaces with a keen eye for typography, color, layout, visual hierarchy, and motion.
Experience designing consumer-facing products for mobile and responsive web.
Highly proficient in Figma, prototyping tools.
Experience with building and maintaining design systems.
Strong visual and interaction design skills, with motivation to continuously master your craft in both interaction and visual design.
Excellent communication skills—you can articulate design decisions clearly and persuasively.
A highly collaborative, low-ego teammate who thrives in a fast-moving startup environment.
Kikoff: A FinTech Unicorn Powering Financial Progress with AI
At Kikoff, our mission is to provide radically affordable financial tools to help consumers achieve financial security. We're a profitable, high growth FinTech unicorn serving millions of people, many of whom are building credit or navigating life paycheck to paycheck. With innovative technology and AI, we simplify credit building, reduce debt, and expand access to financial opportunities to those who need them the most. Founded in 2019, Kikoff is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by top-tier VC investors and NBA star Stephen Curry.
Why Kikoff:
This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact.
🏥 Medical, dental, and vision coverage - Kikoff covers the full cost of health insurance for the employee!
📈 Meaningful equity in the form of RSU's
🏝️ 20 days of paid time off per year — we encourage taking real time away to recharge and do your best work
💵 401(k) plan with a generous employer match to help you invest in your future
💰 Competitive pay based on experience consisting of base + equity + benefits
Location: Hybrid, 3 days onsite in San Francisco, CA.
Visa sponsorship available: Kikoff is willing to provide sponsorship for H1-B visas and U.S. green cards for exceptional talent.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Kikoff Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.
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