Product Designer

CAIS is the pioneer in democratizing access to and education about alternative investments for independent financial advisors, empowering them to engage and transact with leading asset managers on a massive scale through a wide variety of alternative investment products and technology solutions. CAIS provides financial advisors with a broad selection of alternative investment strategies, including hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, digital assets, and structured notes. CAIS also delivers industry-leading technology, operational efficiency, and world-class client service throughout the pre-trade, trade, and post-trade experience. CAIS supports over 32,000 advisors who oversee more than $4 trillion in network assets.    

We are looking for a Product Designer to join our growing team. This is an individual contributor role on the Product Design team reporting to the Head of Product Design. The Product Designer will work closely with stakeholders across multiple teams, including Product Management, Engineering, Client Service and Operations, and Marketing. The ideal candidate is passionate about using creativity to solve complex problems within the wealth management industry for user groups including independent financial advisors and asset managers.  

In addition to sitting on focused product teams or ‘squads’ as a design lead, this role joins a team of designers ranging in background and experience. While we each ‘own’ product areas and often work end to end, we collaborate on an in-house design system (Equity), plan as a team, and work towards a shared strategic experience vision. That said, if you have a particular strength or interest area such as user research or visual design, please note it! 

Responsibilities: 

• Create intuitive, elegant product experiences that solve the problems raised by our users and business stakeholders.
• Lead the end-to-end design process of new features, from concept to production.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and other stakeholders to plan and execute on experiences.
• Create design artifacts such as journey maps, flows, wireframes, and prototypes to help the team develop a shared understanding of the product vision.
• Participate in user research, usability studies, and other UX research methods to gain insights on our user’s needs and behaviors.
• Deliver high-fidelity designs that clearly communicate requirements to Engineering.
• Present rationale for design decisions to leadership and other stakeholders.
• Regularly give and receive feedback on designs and strategic product decisions.
• Utilize and contribute to our growing design system. 

Qualifications: 

• 4+ years of design experience.
• Ability to translate business goals and complex flows into simple experiences.
• A portfolio of work that showcases interaction and visual design skills.
• Solid understanding of industry standards, design best practices & trends.
• Fluency in design software such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite and prototyping tools (Invision, Principle, Framer, etc.).
• Resourceful self-starter with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Collaborative team player with high EQ and sense of empathy.
• Ability to produce polished deliverables at a standard of craft.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience working on financial, learning, marketplace and/or enterprise applications a plus. 

CAIS is consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work, and our culture is at the heart of our success. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where employees can be their most authentic selves and feel inspired and supported to bring their voice forward to drive community, growth, and innovation. We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.  Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at https://www.caisgroup.com/our-company/careers.