Sr. Product Designer

About the Role:

As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation.

We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other's words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us!

As a Senior Product Designer for Research Experience, you will be responsible for designing and delivering meaningful and impactful research and content experiences for our customers and contributing to PitchBook's market success. You will play a critical role in creating an exceptional experience for private equity investment professionals to discover, synthesize, and use analyst research, company, and market financial documentation, and related data to inform their investment strategies and achieve better outcomes.

With your expertise in all aspects of user-centered design, you will be responsible for crafting holistic and intuitive products through deep insights, strong analytical skills, innovative information architecture, and comprehensive content strategy. You will leverage traditional and emerging technologies to empower users to discover the research, content, and data relevant to their investment objectives, and develop new insights to inform successful investment strategies. You will partner with product and engineering team members through the entire product lifecycle and engage key stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment and communicate your product experience strategies and solutions.

You will be expected to own and deliver the user experience for research across the PitchBook product portfolio while collaborating with other designers and product team members to ensure a cohesive overall research experience. You will contribute to the direction and planning our research and content product features, helping identify and prioritize the biggest opportunities to support users and our business, while maintaining a strong sense of product ownership and commitment to its success. You will be an active participant in our design culture, collaborating and supporting other designers, contributing to our evolving design system and standards, and leading or contributing to critical product design initiatives and programs.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Expertly utilize user-centered design and systems thinking skills in your day-to-day work to create solutions for complex data and user workflow challenges while maintaining a highly usable and scalable product experience
• Conduct user research and data analysis to understand user needs, behaviors, and motivators that lead to engagement and realization of customer value
• Develop robust information architectures, search and navigation systems, and content structures to optimize findability, navigation, efficient information consumption, and user decision-making
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering team members to understand customers and markets, identify high-impact customer and business problems, and define the product experience strategy and solutions to solve them
• Develop customer journey maps, task and user flows, and design concepts to inform product strategies, priorities, and solutions that deliver customer and business outcomes
• Translate abstract concepts into simple, elegant, and innovative designs expressed in sketches, diagrams, rapid prototypes, and final design executions
• Identify connections between product areas and features and collaborate to develop cross-team strategies and designs to deliver holistic solutions that create exceptional customer value
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of your design solutions and identify strategies for enhancement and improvement
• Drive continuous improvement in your work and with your product teams, seek new methods and practices that lead to greater impact and value
• Contribute to evolving design practices, tools, methods, and the design maturity of our organization
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Digital Design, Human Centered Design, Psychology, or equivalent
• 5+ years of professional experience in a Product Design/UX role, ideally in a large business or enterprise environment working on complex data and productivity solutions
• Expert-level knowledge of user-centered design practices and demonstrated experience applying them to deliver end-to-end projects and achieve business and market outcomes
• A portfolio of past work including concepts, ideation, flows, and completed designs that demonstrate expertise in information architecture, content strategy, and the ability to solve enterprise-level design challenges
• Strong demonstration of strategic thinking, business acumen, use of modern design best practices, and ability to create innovative and meaningful experiences that deliver user value and business results
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate and support design decisions and how they add value to the product
• Strong analytical skills, using qualitative and quantitative data to guide design decisions
• Experience balancing multiple projects, organizing priorities, and delivering with discipline
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Intellectual curiosity, structured thinking, and a collaboration-driven interaction style with the ability to build relationships, foster trust, and develop a shared understanding
• Passion and enthusiasm for your craft and aspiration to excellence
• Proficiency with Figma and collaboration and analysis tools (Miro, Lucid, Mixpanel, Fullstory)
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

Physical Health

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Additional medical wellness incentives
• STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance

Emotional Health

• Paid sabbatical program after four years
• Paid family and paternity leave
• Annual educational stipend
• Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement
• CFA exam stipend
• Robust training programs on industry and soft skills
• Employee assistance program
• Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days

Social Health

• Matching gifts program
• Employee resource groups
• Subsidized emergency childcare
• Dependent Care FSA
• Company-wide events
• Employee referral bonus program
• Quarterly team building events

Financial Health

• 401k match
• Shared ownership employee stock program
• Monthly transportation stipend

*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

Compensation

• Annual base salary: $146,000-$175,000
• Target annual bonus percentage: 12%

*Starting pay will be based on several factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. We also have a location-based compensation structure; there may be different ranges for candidates by location.

Working Conditions:

We believe our business and our culture are strongest when we work together in person. We also know that it's helpful to have some flexibility to work remotely. Most roles work in the office 3+ days/week, and some are expected to work in the office 4-5 days/week. The current expectation for this role is that you are working in the office 3+ days/week and that you are in the office full-time during the training period, for which the length varies by role. During an initial phone screen, the team will discuss expectations for this specific position.

The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

Life At PB:

We are consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and our culture is at the heart of our success. It's our fundamental belief that people do and create great things and that people are the cornerstone of prosperity. We believe that proactively seeking out different points of view, listening to others, learning, and reflecting on what we've heard creates a sense of belonging within PitchBook and strengthens the PitchBook community.

We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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