Product Designer

ABOUT TAEKUS Taekus is a premium financial services company built for the affluent traveler. We offer core banking products (checking accounts, debit and credit cards) alongside a proprietary award travel booking engine that automates the search and booking of award flights with partner airlines using Taekus points. We've been operating for 6 years as a lean, profitable team of 25. We process $4B+ in yearly transactions, generate $120M+ in annual revenue, and are growing 2-3x yearly. We're ready to scale, and design is at the center of that. THE ROLE We're looking for a Product Designer with 5+ years of experience as part of our design team, reporting directly to design leadership. High-ownership, high-impact: you'll shape the visual and interaction experience across our web and mobile products, covering both banking and travel booking flows. UX matters, but visual quality is non-negotiable here. Our customers expect a premium experience, and the bar for design polish is high. WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON • Designing web and mobile experiences across banking features (accounts, cards, transactions) and travel features (award search, booking, itineraries) • Driving designs from early concepts to polished, production-ready UI • Extending and evolving our design system, raising consistency and quality as the product scales • Translating Taekus brand identity into UI so the premium feel comes through in the product • Light brand and marketing support: you'll occasionally pitch in on brand assets or visual direction, without it taking over your time • Collaborating closely with engineering (React/TypeScript) and product to ship high-quality work WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR • 5+ years in design, including 3+ years in product design, ideally in fintech, travel, or consumer apps • Has shipped at least one real product, not just concept work • Experience contributing to a design system or UI library • A strong portfolio with exceptional visual design sensibility; we want to see polished, beautiful work • Experience designing for both web and mobile (iOS/Android) • Proficiency in Figma • Comfortable in a fast-moving, lean startup with high autonomy • Bonus: personal interest in travel hacking, points, and miles. Our team travels and we take that seriously WHY TAEKUS • Real ownership over the product, not just execution • Profitable and growing with no runway anxiety • Remote-first; hubs in Chicago and the Bay Area • A team of travelers who actually use the product • Company offsites twice a year • Competitive compensation + benefits Compensation: $140K - $180K