Senior Product Designer

Senior Product Designer

Current is a leading consumer fintech platform transforming financial access for everyday Americans with over 6 million members. We provide access to financial solutions that seamlessly work together to solve the needs of our members and enable all Americans to build better financial futures. Based in NYC, our results-driven environment drives us to build better products, grow faster and empower everyone on our team to have an impact on our business and mission to improve financial outcomes.

About the Role

We're looking for a UX Design System Lead to curate and scale the design language that powers our product experience. You'll own the system from foundational tokens and components to documentation and adoption across teams. You will also be responsible for owning the user experience for at least one other primary product area in our customer banking UI (new user onboarding, payments, liquidity features, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and evolve our component library and design tokens (color, typography, spacing)
• Partner with engineering to ensure components are built to spec and stay in sync across Figma and in-app implementation 
• Establish and document usage guidelines, accessibility standards, and contribution processes so other teams can adopt and extend the system confidently
• Audit existing product surfaces for inconsistencies and lead consolidation efforts with clear prioritization
• Own end-to-end UX for one of our primary banking workflows, from discovery through shipped iteration
• Partner with product managers to ensure product features align with both user needs and strategic business initiatives
• Collaborate with product designers to give regular feedback on in-app design iteration

Requirements

• 6+ years in product design, with 2+ years focused on design systems
• Strong proficiency in Figma (variables, component architecture, auto-layout)
• Experience with design token pipelines and tooling (Style Dictionary, Token Studio)
• Familiarity with native mobile design fundamentals for iOS and Android (Swift UI / Jetpack Compose patterns)
• Knowledge of AI best practices in design system maintenance
• Experience with accessibility standards (WCAG)
• Excellent cross-functional communication and documentation skills

Nice to Have

• Experience using AI-assisted design workflows day to day (AI prototyping tools, refining designs with LLM-based assistants, or AI design audits)
• Familiarity with design-to-code workflows and tooling such as Figma Code Connect, MCP-based integrations, or agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, etc)
• Responsive web design
• UI / visual design
• Fintech product work

 

This role has a base salary range of $135,000 - $172,000. Compensation is determined based on experience, skill level, and qualifications, which are assessed during the interview process. Current offers a competitive total rewards package which includes base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

 

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary 
• Meaningful equity in the form of stock options 
• 401(k) plan
• Discretionary performance bonus program 
• Biannual performance reviews
• Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100% for you and your dependents 
• Flexible time off and paid holidays 
• Generous parental leave policy
• Commuter benefits 
• Fitness benefits
• Healthcare and Dependent care FSA benefit 
• Employee Assistance Programs focused on mental health 
• Healthcare advocacy program for all employees 
• Access to mental health apps 
• Team building activities
• Our modern NYC office with open floor plan, stocked kitchen, and catered lunches