Carta develops purpose-built software that transforms traditional accounting into a powerful growth engine.
Carta’s world-class fund administration platform supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, and represents nearly $130B in assets under management in venture capital and private equity.
Trusted by more than 40,000 companies, Carta also helps private businesses in over 160 countries manage their cap tables, valuations, taxes, equity programs, compensation, and more.
Together, Carta is setting a new standard as the end-to-end platform for private markets. Our best-in-class solution for fund management seamlessly integrates investor and portfolio company insights via a suite of tools designed ground-up to support the strategic impact of the fund CFO.
For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page.
At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow.
Carta is in search of an experienced Design Director to join an exceptional bench of Design Leaders responsible for creating and shipping innovative digital product experiences across the company. We are looking for a Director who is visionary in approach, passionate about leading complex, high impact projects, and influencing product strategy through design vision. This person will be dedicated to the Private Equity vertical where they will lead high impact design projects and a small team of designers focused on solving the complex needs of private equity. You'll be scaling the Carta platform to work for all the nuances of the most strategic and complex customers in private markets.
Our ideal candidate is savvy, curious, enjoys working cross-functionally, and can masterfully communicate vision to leadership. They can advocate for the nerdiness of design craft in addition to the business case of a given design direction. This person must be a self-starter who can work through ambiguity to define key initiatives, lead teams through projects from start to finish, and align the broader R&D organization around these initiatives. We are looking for someone who can inspire fellow designers and stakeholders, and lead with both user empathy and conviction.
As a Design Director, you will play a crucial role throughout the organization— influencing the future of Carta products. You’ll have the opportunity to design for a range of customer and user archetypes including: CFO’s, company founders, employees vesting equity, investors, law firms, tax experts, and our Carta service and delivery colleagues.
Additionally you will:
The ideal candidate is passionate about building intuitive solutions for complex problems that provide direct value to users and enjoys driving strategy, ideation, prioritization, problem solving, and product delivery. If that sounds like you, we would love to talk to you. In our search, we’re prioritizing:
We are hiring for multiple levels and locations, so final offers may vary from the amounts listed based on geography, experience and expertise, and other factors.
Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:
Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
Interested in data privacy? Check out our policies on Privacy and CA Candidate Privacy. Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com domain.
