Member of Product Design, Direct Custody

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Anchorage Digital is dedicated to creating the most advanced digital asset platform worldwide for institutions looking to engage in the realm of crypto. Established in 2017, Anchorage Digital operates as a regulated crypto platform, offering a blend of financial services and infrastructure solutions to institutions. The company takes pride in being the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US.

We are seeking individuals to join our team who embody traits of humility, creativity, and a strong desire for continual learning. Although we operate globally with a remote-friendly approach, we provide the opportunity for in-office work in different locations such as New York City, Sioux Falls, Porto, Lisbon, and Singapore. Additionally, we promote face-to-face collaboration through quarterly in-person meeting days for our dispersed team members.

At Anchorage Digital, Product Designers play a pivotal role in delving deep into the products we develop and the challenges we tackle, aiming to introduce innovative patterns that harmonize traditional financial processes with the crypto sphere.

Product Designers tackle unprecedented queries for institutional users, such as ensuring both secure fund transfers and high efficiency, balancing individual privacy needs with the transparent blockchain environment, and facilitating client engagement in on-chain proposals involving new digital assets.

Joining a team of designers characterized by intentionality, collaboration, and unyielding curiosity, you will play a fundamental role in shaping design practices within our rapidly expanding company. This role presents a unique opportunity to influence the future of finance by redefining how institutions worldwide interact with digital assets.

We have outlined the Factors of Growth & Impact to aid team members in measuring their impact and capturing their learning experiences while enhancing their capabilities as Product Design members in the Direct Custody domain:

Technical Skills:

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to conduct research and engage with customers, exploring a broad array of solutions, concepts, and detailed designs, culminating in selecting the ideal solution with a strong rationale.
• Demonstrate the ability to predict gaps and opportunities in customer comprehension that can have tangible business implications and think strategically about long-term decisions.
• Proficient in sketching, flow diagrams, interface design tools, and prototyping tools, utilizing them regularly in their day-to-day work.
• Design interconnected, comprehensive, and modular systems to facilitate rapid progress in the future.

Complexity and Impact of Work:

• Spearhead large, strategic, and intricate projects or processes, or tackle open-ended and ambiguous issues identified by peers, technical leads, and managers to be significantly challenging or having a clear impact on Anchorage's success. Apply conceptual thinking to decipher problems and their repercussions.
• Break down complex projects into manageable initiatives and processes that can be effectively constructed and maintained by the team. Establish work priorities within the team or project, aiding others in recognizing the value of their contributions.
• Recognize the interdependent nature of their product with other products and departments, fostering alignment with the wider Product, Design, and Engineering team.
• Influence business direction through the development and design of groundbreaking services or products.

Organizational Knowledge:

• Collaborate with various stakeholders to translate team strategies into a product vision.
• Foster a shared understanding of Anchorage's needs and strategic direction to rally teams. Formulate and execute programs, projects, and processes that align with Anchorage's strategic direction.

Communication and Influence:

• Clearly and credibly convey complex issues across a diverse audience and partner with senior members to reiterate the vision, mission, and strategy, along with showcasing the positive outcomes for clients and our roadmap.
• Possess highly effective communication skills, writing and presenting concisely and clearly, utilizing storytelling to communicate work effectively.

Requirements for the Role:

• Possess 5+ years of experience in designing top-tier complex enterprise products.
• Previous experience in developing financial or crypto products.
• Ability to strategize, solve intricate challenges across iOS and Web platforms to simplify complex situations.
• Take ownership of the design process, think holistically, and articulate design decisions that yield user and business value.
• In-depth knowledge of crafting usable, accessible modular designs with scalability in mind.
• Excellent communication skills and a proven track record of leadership within cross-functional environments.
• Experience collaborating with product managers and engineers to devise product feature strategies.
• Capable of providing and receiving feedback constructively, while guiding other designers in their work.
• Essential traits include being creative, humble, detail-oriented, self-aware, curious, thoughtful, and persistent.
• A strong portfolio showcasing high-quality design work that communicates a narrative emphasizing a design thinking approach.

Optional Qualifications:

• A bonus if updated with blockchain and crypto trends.
• Appreciation for the soundtrack of Hamilton, the musical chronicling the establishment of a new financial system.

Compensation at Anchorage Digital:

Compensation at Anchorage Digital is competitive and data-driven. Full-time employees receive a leading salary, substantial equity stakes, and a comprehensive perks and benefits package tailored to individual needs.

• Compensation Range: €63,800+ (range dependent on regional locations and job grades, finalized during the interview process based on skills and experience).
• Benefits: Anchorage Digital takes pride in offering top-tier benefits and perks globally, including 100% coverage for health, dental, and vision for employees and their dependents.

About Anchorage Digital: Who We Are

The Anchorage Village is a collaborative hub comprising experts in platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology. Our goal is to provide the foundational elements necessary for institutions to securely engage in the evolving digital asset landscape. We boast a diverse team exceeding 300 members, united in the common objective of reshaping the future of finance by enabling secure value transfers within the new global economy.

At Anchorage Digital, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive workplace where all individuals feel respected, supported, and connected, irrespective of their backgrounds. Embracing and appreciating our differences allows us to produce exceptional work collectively.

Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to impartial employment practices regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. Consideration is extended to qualified applicants regardless of prior criminal histories, in adherence to legal mandates.