Staff Product Designer, Visual & Experience Design

Topstep is hiring a Staff Product Designer to lead complex product initiatives from discovery through launch and shape the visual and interaction experience of its products for traders. The role partners with Product, Engineering, Brand, Marketing, and executives to set creative direction, ship engaging experiences, build scalable design frameworks, and mentor designers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex product initiatives from discovery through delivery, proactively shaping roadmap priorities and driving meaningful outcomes
• Set a high bar for visual and experience design, establishing creative direction and elevating craft, consistency, and expression across our products
• Bridge Product Design, Brand, and Marketing, building alignment around a shared visual language and cohesive experiences across touchpoints
• Design engaging experiences and interactive storytelling that bring personality to the trader journey
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to influence decisions, navigate technical constraints, and ship high-quality experiences quickly
• Build scalable visual patterns, interaction principles, and design frameworks that empower the broader team to deliver at a higher standard
• Own strategic conversations with executive stakeholders, advocate for design direction, and mentor designers through hands-on leadership

Requirements:

• 8 + years of experience in product, visual, or interaction design, with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft and strong product thinking
• Proven ability to independently lead complex product initiatives from discovery through implementation, taking ownership without waiting for direction
• Deep expertise in typography, color, composition, visual storytelling, interaction design, and translating brand expression into digital products
• Proven experience designing engaging, interactive experiences that bring together product functionality, brand expression, motion, gamification, and visual storytelling
• Proven experience collaborating across Product Design, Brand, and Marketing to establish creative direction and deliver cohesive experiences across digital touchpoints
• Experience creating scalable visual systems, reusable interaction patterns, and frameworks that elevate design quality across teams
• Strong proficiency in Figma and high-fidelity prototyping
• Experience thriving in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments, balancing creative ambition with technical feasibility and speed of delivery
• Demonstrated ability to independently own executive-level conversations, influence product and creative direction, and align cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong collaboration with Product, Engineering, Brand, and Marketing, with the ability to move between strategic decisions and hands-on execution
• A passion for mentoring designers, raising visual standards, and taking accountability for shipped product outcomes
• This is an individual contributor role requiring hands-on design execution, cross-functional leadership, and mentorship without direct people management responsibilities
• motion design, animation, and gamification experience highly valued