Lead Product Designer (Contract)

Responsibilities

• Lead design across multiple Acorns Early and Early Invest initiatives, setting direction from problem framing through high-fidelity design and handoff.
• Partner with product and engineering leads to shape scope, prioritize, and make tradeoffs that keep delivery on track.
• Translate business goals and customer insight into clear product concepts and experience strategy.
• Design experiences that serve parents and kids together, with clarity and trust at the center.
• Prototype and test ideas quickly to validate direction before engineering investment.
• Guide and give feedback to other designers on the Family team, raising craft and consistency.
• Present work and rationale to senior stakeholders and build alignment across teams.
• Contribute to the Acorns design system and support engineering through build and QA.

Preferred

• Experience in fintech, investing, or family products is a plus.

and requiring

• 40 hours of work per week.
• Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA.

What you will bring to Acorns

• 8+ years of product design experience, with a portfolio of shipped consumer mobile work and clear examples of leading projects end to end.
• Proven ability to set design direction and drive alignment across product, engineering, and leadership.
• Strong strategic and conceptual thinking, paired with excellent interaction and visual craft.
• Ability to ramp up quickly on existing projects and make sound decisions with limited context.
• Experience guiding other designers through feedback and critique.
• Clear, confident communication and storytelling with senior stakeholders.
• Fluency in Figma and modern prototyping tools.
• Hunger to deliver game-changing products.
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery.
• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission.
• Optimistic about the potential of societal change.
• You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.

What We Offer

Competitive hourly rates

• Talented and motivated team who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers
• The rare opportunity to create a new world, solving big societal challenges through meaningful work

About Acorns

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Compensation Information

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $120/hour and $140/hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Company reserves the right to modify the hourly rate at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Work Authorization

Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov