About Saris
Saris builds AI-powered workflow agents that automate and augment back-office operations for banks and credit unions. Our products live inside highly regulated, high-stakes environments where accuracy, trust, and explainability matter as much as speed. We design for complex systems, real operators, and long-term impact—not flashy demos.
The RoleWe’re looking for a Senior Product Designer who thrives in complexity. You’ll lead design across core product areas, turning messy workflows, legacy systems, and regulatory constraints into clear, usable, and trustworthy experiences. This is a hands-on role with real ownership and influence over product direction.
You’ll work closely with the co-founders, product managers, and engineers to shape how banks and credit unions interact with AI workflow agents, often for users who are not technical, but domain experts.
What You’ll DoOwn end-to-end design for major product surfaces: discovery, flows, interaction models, and visual systems
Design interfaces for enterprise software and complex, multi-step workflows
Translate banking and operations requirements into intuitive user experiences
Collaborate with PMs to define problems, scope solutions, and make trade-offs
Work closely with engineering to ensure high-quality execution
Design for trust, transparency, and control in AI-driven systems
Create and maintain design systems, patterns, and documentation as the product scales
Participate in user research, usability testing, and iterative refinement with real customers
6+ years of product design experience, with significant time in enterprise or B2B software
Proven experience designing complex systems (e.g. dashboards, workflows, admin tools, regulated products)
Ability to understand and synthesize user problems
Strong interaction design and information architecture skills
Experience working closely with engineering in fast-moving product teams
Ability to balance user needs, technical constraints, and business goals
Comfortable designing for ambiguity and evolving requirements
Strong portfolio demonstrating problem-solving depth, not just visual polish
Experience in fintech, banking, payments, or regulated industries
Experience designing AI-powered or automation products
Familiarity with data-heavy interfaces and operational tooling
Experience contributing to or leading a design system
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