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Full-Time

Product Design Manager

Growth + Activations

Posted on 1/23/2024

Robinhood

Robinhood

1,001-5,000 employees

Commission-free trading platform for investments

Fintech
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$146.2k - $220kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity Grants

Senior, Expert

Menlo Park, CA, USA + 2 more

Category
Product & UX/UI Design
UI/UX & Design
Required Skills
UI/UX Design
Communications
iOS/Swift
Android Development
Requirements
  • Excellent portfolio that demonstrates love and care for their craft
  • Strong product sensibility
  • Ability to help set your team up for success through open communication, collaboration, and mentorship, creating a happy and healthy creative culture, building up your team by providing room to create and giving healthy feedback.
  • Big Picture thinking
  • A track record of leading design teams through successful product launches across iOS, Android, and mobile
  • Deep knowledge and applied experience in design (layout, typography, color) and a solid foundation in UX design heuristics
  • Experience recruiting, hiring, and retaining multi-disciplinary design teams
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Superb attention to detail
  • Ability to communicate on an ego-free, highly energetic, and cross-functional team
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment
Responsibilities
  • Leading, mentoring, and inspiring members of your team, providing direction and pushing the quality of the design work
  • Balance high-quality craft and crisp execution with agility and speed to learning.
  • Influencing product strategy and design execution across efforts.
  • Help to generate and test creative ideas quickly, and see big impact in the details
  • Leading and representing your team effectively - substantiating the work and the decisions behind them, advocating for user-centered design
  • Building cross-functional relationships and advocating for the needs of the Robinhood design team
  • Accelerating team efficiency by improving processes, organization structure, and workflows with the design team and cross functional teams

Robinhood offers a platform for trading stocks, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies, aiming to make investing accessible and affordable for everyone. Users can trade without paying traditional fees and can invest in fractional shares, allowing them to buy portions of expensive stocks. The company generates revenue through a premium subscription service, interest on uninvested cash, and rebates from trading venues. Robinhood's goal is to empower individuals to take control of their financial futures with a user-friendly trading experience.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$7.4B

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California

Founded

2013

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

6%

2 year growth

-8%
Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Robinhood's expansion into new markets like Hawaii and U.S. territories indicates strong growth potential and increased user base.
  • The acquisition of Pluto and integration of AI capabilities can provide users with advanced, personalized investment insights, enhancing user experience and retention.
  • Offering IPO access democratizes investment opportunities, allowing retail investors to participate in early-stage investments traditionally reserved for institutional investors.

What critics are saying

  • The highly competitive fintech market means Robinhood must continuously innovate to maintain its edge over rivals like E*TRADE and Charles Schwab.
  • Regulatory scrutiny and changes, such as those seen in Hawaii, can impact Robinhood's operations and expansion plans.

What makes Robinhood unique

  • Robinhood's commission-free trading model disrupts traditional brokerage firms by eliminating fees, making investing accessible to a broader audience.
  • The introduction of fractional shares allows users to invest in high-value stocks with minimal capital, a feature not commonly offered by traditional brokers.
  • Robinhood's recent acquisition of Pluto enhances its platform with AI-driven personalized investment strategies, setting it apart from competitors.

Benefits

Well-being - Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance

Family & home life - Parental leave, personal prosperity benefits

Comfort & care - Flexible work from home / office balance, health & wellness stipend

Office life - Catered meals and fully stocked kitchen, commuter benefits

Growth - Education and training, community events, career mentorships

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