Sr. Product Designer (SF)

📋 Description

• • Saris AI is at the forefront of revolutionizing the banking and credit union sector by developing sophisticated AI-powered workflow agents. These agents are designed to automate and enhance critical back-office operations, operating within highly regulated and high-stakes environments where precision, reliability, and transparency are paramount. Our mission is to create solutions that are not only fast but also instill deep trust and offer clear explainability, catering to the intricate demands of complex systems, seasoned operators, and long-term strategic impact, rather than fleeting visual appeal.
• • As a Senior Product Designer at Saris AI, you will be instrumental in shaping the user experience of our core product offerings. This role is for an individual who excels in navigating and simplifying complexity. You will take the lead in designing intuitive interfaces and seamless workflows for our AI agents, transforming challenging operational processes, entrenched legacy systems, and stringent regulatory frameworks into clear, user-friendly, and trustworthy digital experiences. This is a deeply hands-on position offering significant autonomy and a direct influence on the strategic direction of our product.
• • You will collaborate closely with our co-founders, product managers, and engineering teams to redefine how financial institutions interact with advanced AI workflow agents. A key aspect of this role involves designing for users who may not be technically proficient but possess deep domain expertise in banking and operations. Your ability to empathize with these users and translate their complex needs into elegant design solutions will be critical to our success.
• • Your responsibilities will encompass the entire design lifecycle for major product areas. This includes conducting thorough user research and discovery, mapping out intricate user flows, defining robust interaction models, and developing cohesive visual systems that align with our brand and product goals. You will be tasked with designing sophisticated interfaces tailored for enterprise software, focusing on complex, multi-step workflows that are common in the financial industry.
• • A significant part of your role will involve translating the nuanced requirements of banking and operations into user experiences that are not only intuitive but also highly efficient. You will partner with Product Managers to meticulously define user problems, scope potential solutions, and skillfully navigate trade-offs between user needs, technical feasibility, and business objectives. Close collaboration with the engineering team will be essential to ensure that the designs are implemented with the highest degree of quality and fidelity.
• • A core focus of your design efforts will be on building trust, ensuring transparency, and providing users with a sense of control within our AI-driven systems. This requires a thoughtful approach to how information is presented, how decisions are explained, and how users can interact with and manage AI outputs. As the product evolves and scales, you will play a vital role in creating and maintaining comprehensive design systems, establishing reusable patterns, and documenting design standards to ensure consistency and efficiency across the platform.
• • You will actively participate in user research initiatives, conduct usability testing sessions, and engage in iterative refinement processes based on direct feedback from our real customers. This continuous feedback loop is crucial for ensuring our products meet the evolving needs of the banking industry and deliver tangible value. By joining Saris AI, you will be contributing to the future of work in the trillion-dollar banking industry, leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to solve complex, ambiguous challenges with no easy answers.