Senior Product Designer – Student Loans

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About the role

  • Senior Product Designer at NerdWallet transforming complex financial products into intuitive user journeys. Driving engagement and conversion for student loan and refinance experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end design for private student loan and refinance experiences—from discovery to launch—creating user journeys that increase engagement, conversion, and long-term trust.
  • Drive experimentation across high-intent marketing funnels (SEM/SEO landing pages, comparison tools, application flows) to uncover new growth opportunities and optimize performance.
  • Define and execute research strategies that uncover insights, validate concepts, and inform product decisions at scale.
  • Partner with Product to translate strategy and OKRs into clear design problems, hypotheses, and success metrics.
  • Design clear, compliant financial workflows (applications, disclosures, prequalification tools) that balance regulation with usability.
  • Identify and shape 0→1 opportunities in ambiguous spaces, bringing structure, direction, and creativity to early-stage initiatives.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Content, and SEO to deliver experiences that are technically feasible, accessible, performant, and search-optimized.
  • Influence product and design decisions by articulating strong rationale, using data and research to drive alignment and outcomes.
  • Contribute to and evolve shared design systems and patterns across multiple properties.

Requirements

  • 5+ years designing consumer-facing digital products, with a strong portfolio demonstrating measurable business impact
  • Experience designing fintech or regulated product experiences (loans, credit, refinancing, or financial comparison tools)
  • Proven ability to independently lead research, experimentation, and end-to-end design
  • Expertise in Figma and modern prototyping tools
  • Strong understanding of UX for high-intent acquisition funnels and conversion optimization
  • Experience designing complex, multi-step workflows with disclosures or compliance requirements
  • Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into clear recommendations
  • Strong communication skills and comfort partnering across Product, Engineering, and Growth teams

Benefits

  • Monthly Healthcare Stipend
  • Rejuvenation Policy – Vacation Time Off + You will receive the official public holidays in your province
  • Paid sabbatical for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge and pursue their interests
  • Monthly Wellness Stipend, Wifi Stipend, and Cell Phone Stipend
  • Work from home equipment stipend

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$112,000 - CA$189,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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