Remote Product Designer Needed at Thrivent Financial

Job role: Product Designer

Company name: Thrivent Financial

Location: Remote, USA

Salary: $89,000 – $120,000 Annually

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About the Job: We are seeking an experienced product designer to join our team as a key contributor in designing intuitive and engaging user experiences. As a Product Designer, you will work closely with product managers, developers, UX Writers, and UX Researchers to craft digital user experiences that enhance the usability and overall user satisfaction of our products. You will play a crucial role in creating effective and distinctive digital experiences that marry desirability, feasibility, and viability within our product model.      

Responsibilities in this Role

• Define new solutions using well-known tools such as Jira and Figma within a product model and agile-like processes.

• Integrate human-centered methods into design ensuring that user needs and perspectives are considered throughout the digital product development process.

• Address specific product capabilities that need to be solved, such as optimizing a process or improving user engagement, based on direction received from team leads or managers.

• Communicate decision-making rationale confidently to design team members in a clear way while considering business goals and technical constraints when making design decisions.

• Contribute actively to meetings and discussions, sharing insights and ideas to drive progress. Collaborate effectively with your immediate product team and other teams you’ve been assigned to.

• Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes. ​

• Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients.  Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.

This role will interact with the following:

• Fellow design team (collaboration)
• Product Managers, Design Managers, Engineering Managers (working sessions, presentations)

Required Qualifications/Experience

 Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Interaction Design, UI/UX Design, Web Product Design, Web Development or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

• 4+ years of experience in a related field, with 1-2 years of experience in user experience, interaction design, product innovation and research in a product development team required.

• Relevant experience contributing to the design and development of shipped digital experiences.

• Proficiency in standard design processes and best practices, with a focus on delivering solid solutions.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and rationale confidently.

• Understanding of human-centered design principles and their application in digital product development.

• Ability to work effectively within a team and collaborate with cross-functional peers.

• Recognition of business goals and technical constraints in design decision-making.

• Basic knowledge of how to leverage a design system.
• Relevant agile experience

Preferred Qualification

• Knowledge and experience working in diversified financial service.

• Familiarity with design systems and how they are leveraged across multiple products.
• An understanding of how human factors impact ROI and the product development lifecycle and familiarity with common design research methodologies and applications.

Compensations and Benefits

The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits.

Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.

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