Staff Visual Designer - Design Systems @Mercury

Overview

Mercury is a financial technology company focused on rebuilding design in banking. They are seeking a Staff Visual Designer to enhance their design system and product experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Redefine and implement foundational improvements to Mercury's design language, including typography, color, and iconography.
• Collaborate with Brand and craft leaders to integrate expressive moments into the product.
• Establish the quality standards for the design organization by creating systems, guidelines, and references.
• Coach product designers, providing feedback to elevate the quality of individual work and the design system.
• Work with design systems designers and engineers to ensure visual decisions are effectively translated into scalable components.
• Represent design systems and visual craft in discussions with leadership across Brand, Engineering, and design.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in visual design, focusing on typography, color systems, and iconography.
• A portfolio demonstrating both foundational systems work and high-quality visual design.
• Strong ability to articulate successful design elements.
• Experience coaching or mentoring other designers in strong design principles.
• Systems thinking, balancing creative design with scalable design system needs.
• Effective stakeholder management and ability to advocate for design decisions.
• Strong communication skills and ability to align teams.
• Proficient in design tools and front-end prototyping with React; knowledge of AI-assisted prototyping is a plus.

Benefits

The total rewards package includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits. Competitive salary ranges are updated regularly within the SaaS and fintech industry.

Location

Remote work is available within Canada or the United States.

How to Apply

For more information or to apply, visit Mercury’s career page.

Deadline

No specific deadline mentioned.