Product Designer (contract to hire)
Bitgo
Estimated Salary: $98K-$162K
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from regulated cold storage. Since our founding in 2013, we have focused on enabling our clients to securely navigate the digital asset space. With a global presence and multiple Trust companies, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of retail investors worldwide. As the operational backbone of the digital economy, BitGo handles a significant portion of Bitcoin network transactions and is the largest independent digital asset custodian, and staking provider, in the world. For more information, visit
www.bitgo.com
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We’re looking for a full-time Product Designer to join BitGo’s growing Design team, reporting to a Lead Designer. You’ll help build the future of BitGo’s Financing and Trade products — designing next-generation experiences for institutional clients. As a Product Designer at BitGo, you'll work end-to-end — from early definition and vision through to execution and launch. You'll be a passionate advocate for users, balancing business goals with real user needs, and bringing bold ideas to life in a fast-paced environment. You'll have direct impact on shaping major product areas at BitGo during a key growth phase. We operate with the agility of a startup and the stability of an industry leader — offering a unique opportunity to work on complex, high-impact problems.
This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of finance and be part of a bold, collaborative team solving meaningful product challenges.
Responsibilities
Drive digital product design projects from research to conception to launch
Participate in all aspects of the design process, including research, ideation, prototyping, and testing
Translate user needs into personas, journey maps, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs
Lead and organize workshops, design critiques, and user research sessions
Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define and deliver user-centered solutions
Maintain and evolve toolkits, design systems, and visual guidelines
Advocate for design excellence and contribute to the culture and growth of the BitGo Design team
Qualifications
4+ years of experience designing for web-based and mobile products
Strong understanding of design thinking, UX methodologies, and product design best practices
Ability to build user empathy and translate business goals into intuitive, elegant experiences
Confident defending design decisions using data, user feedback, and strong design rationale
Skilled at visualizing complex systems, data flows, and processes through clean, understandable interfaces
Strong fundamentals in layout, typography, information architecture, and interaction design
A passion for continuously learning and exploring new tools, methods, and technologies
A portfolio showcasing case studies with a clear process and impact behind your design decision
Nice to have:
Experience working in and passion for digital assets and Web3 technologies
Participate in the greater design community through speaking, writing, hosting events, and showcasing work
Knowledge of front-end development languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, etc.
Experience building UI libraries and managing design systems
Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description 100%. BitGo values diverse experiences in all industries. We are consistently looking for people with different perspectives.
Why Join BitGo?
Disrupting an industry takes vision, innovation, passion, technical chops, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution. Join a team of great people who strive for excellence and personify our corporate values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication. We are looking for new colleagues who bring innovative ways of thinking and problem solving, and who want risks to be part of the team that changes the world’s financial markets.
This is a contract to full-time hire position with a turnaround of 3 months.
Here are some of the benefits* of working at BitGo:
Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
Up to 4% 401k company match
Paid parental leave, Paid vacation
Free commuter/parking pass; 5 min from Caltrain
Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment
*Benefits may vary based on location and are available for full time employees
Cryptocurrencies are the most disruptive change the financial services industry has seen in years. Join us and you’ll be able to look back and say you were part of the team that transformed investing.
Pay Transparency Notice for full-time:
Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $130,000 - $160,000 USD base salary. Equity, an annual performance bonus and the benefits outlined below are also a part of this role's package.