What We Do
Nitrogen has been revolutionizing how financial advisors and wealth management firms engage with their clients since the launch of Riskalyze in 2011. Today, Nitrogen offers an integrated client engagement software platform featuring risk tolerance, proposal generation, investment research, and financial planning tools designed to help firms and financial advisors deliver personalized advice. We invented the Risk Number®, built on top of a Nobel Prize-winning academic framework, and is the champion of the Fearless Investing Movement — tens of thousands of financial advisors committed to our mission of empowering the world to invest fearlessly.
What We Are All About
Nitrogen is defined by growth. We are a fast-paced, ever-evolving team that loves being at the forefront of technological innovation in the investing space. The work we do takes creative problem solving and a can-do attitude. Every member of our team is a critical player who takes accountability for their work and stewards it with excellence. As a company, we value each other by creating space for everyone to be heard and well supported. We achieve this goal through weekly team meetings, one-on-one managerial investment in each employee, and thorough feedback processes. We strive to create an atmosphere that is based on respect and communication, while also fostering an engaging and lively work environment. From all-staff meetings, to team build events, to department-wide retreats, we give everyone a seat at the table to contribute their best work and have fun along the way. We are highly collaborative, thoroughly engaged, and completely committed to bringing our best day-in and day-out. From the customers we support, to the careers we foster, we infuse growth and advancement into everything we touch.
Nitrogen is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. We are committed to being fair and intentional in our hiring decisions by reviewing every application thoroughly.
THE ROLE/THE TEAM
As a Product Designer at Nitrogen, you'll join a small team of designers with diverse skills in visual design, interaction design, UX, and design engineering. We're looking for someone who can complement our team's strengths and bring a fresh perspective to the table. You'll have the opportunity to work on a range of projects, making a meaningful impact across the Nitrogen platform by designing product experiences that help financial advisors deliver personalized advice to their clients.
In this role, what you worked on last month is likely not what you're tackling today, and that kind of variety excites you. You approach each new challenge with a growth mindset, seeing it as an opportunity to learn. Solving complex problems motivates you to take ownership in driving our mission to empower the world to invest fearlessly. We're looking for candidates who are self-motivated, adaptable, and ready to thrive in a flexible and fast-paced setting.
We are a remote-first, highly collaborative team with members spanning Poland to California. You'll navigate teamwork across different time zones, balancing seamless collaboration with focus time for deep, independent design work. We'll count on you to be available during our Core Collaboration Hours, Monday to Friday, 10 AM - 2 PM EST, for real-time collaboration, communication, and meetings. Outside collaboration time, you'll have the flexibility to manage your focus time independently, organizing your tasks in a way that best suits your productivity. We expect you to handle your responsibilities with accountability, maintaining a strong commitment to delivering results.
What You'll Be Doing
- Work alongside a small team of designers to iteratively improve user experience, ensuring cohesive design solutions
- Daily collaboration with Designers, Engineers, and Product Managers to align on solutions, share progress, and ensure seamless execution
- Take new features from concept through to shipping and iteration based on feedback, refining them to align with user needs and business goals
- Design web experiences that are simple, intuitive, and tailored for the financial advisors we serve
- Participate in regular design reviews, actively seeking feedback on your designs and incorporating relevant suggestions to continuously improve
- Document design solutions and deliver detailed specs to developers, ensuring smooth hand-offs and ongoing support during implementation
- Contribute to the evolution of our design system, leveraging components for consistency and scalability while introducing new patterns as needed
Requirements
- 2-4 years of experience designing responsive web applications
- Expertise in Figma with a proven track record of working within a design system
- Proficiency in interactive prototyping tools to create dynamic prototypes that communicate workflows and design concepts clearly
- A portfolio that demonstrates high craft in visual and interaction design, showcasing your ability to deliver polished, high-quality work
- Proven track record of owning the design process end-to-end, with a bias towards action and the ability to juggle multiple projects efficiently
- Experience partnering with Product and Engineering to drive cross-functional alignment and successful project execution
- Ability to quickly produce multiple design concepts, adapting from low-fi sketches to high-fidelity prototypes based on project needs
- Skills in presenting design solutions with a compelling rationale that connects user needs and business objectives while managing trade-offs
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience designing for B2B SaaS in regulated industries like finance, healthcare, or compliance, working with specialized user types and designing for data-heavy products
- Experience embedded in a Triad model (Product, Engineering, and Design) within an iterative, agile environment
- A desire to deepen your understanding of UX design, usability principles, and user research methodologies to refine design decisions
- Comfortable conducting usability tests to validate designs and interpret both quantitative and qualitative data to enhance design decisions
- Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and related front-end technologies to foster smoother communication with engineers and ensure the feasibility of design concepts
The expected compensation range for this role is a $100k-$120k Salary plus Bonus Compensation.
Lesser experience may result in lower compensation and greater experience may result in greater compensation than the stated range.
Benefits
Financial Benefits & Perks
- 4% 401(k) Match. Our employees invest so much in our company and we love getting to invest in them. The company will match your contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to 4% of your total annual compensation
- Free Financial Planning Services. By working at a financial technology company, you get the benefit of fantastic financial advice. This is offered to all employees wanting expert guidance on how to handle their money
Health & Family
- Medical, Dental & Vision insurance plans. We want to help keep you (and your family) healthy! Comprehensive health insurance options for you & your family
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available depending on chosen medical plan. We know that investment risk isn't a one-size-fits all and neither are your health savings options!
- Generous maternity & paternity leave for either the birth or adoption of a child. Mom's & Dad's need time with their new family members!
- Discounted pet insurance available. Pets are family too!!
Time Away & Culture
- 3 weeks vacation & 1 week sick time per year.Take the time you need for fun or simply time to recover from not feeling well.
- 11 paid company holidays per year. Enjoy your time off; you deserve it!
- Remote & in-person team building activities help our employees stay connected and engaged. We absolutely love to hype our people up!
- Company wide meetings held by our CEO benefit all employees by keeping everyone in the loop. We are one team, and we tackle projects together
- Employee development is our priority. From leadership training, to mentorship, to industry resources, we care about progressing you in your career.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
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