Remote Work Level

Hybrid Remote

Location

Hybrid Remote in NY

Job Schedule

Full-Time

Salary

$115,000 – $145,000 Annually

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Savings
Disability
Paid Time Off

Categories

Marketing
,
Operations
,
Developer
,
Front End Developer
,
Full Stack Developer
,
Web Developer

Job Type, Career Level, Travel Required, Education Level
About the Role
Senior Web Designer

Betterment HQ – New York City

About Betterment
Betterment is a leading, technology-driven financial services company that offers investing and retirement solutions for retail investors and investment advisors as well as financial wellness solutions, including a 401(k) for small and medium-sized businesses. Our team is passionate about our mission: making people’s lives better. We’re headquartered in NYC and offer hybrid NY-based positions (Four days/ week in-office).

About the role
Notice how there aren’t many beautifully designed financial services websites out there? We did too—and we’re actively working on changing that. That’s where you come in. You are an experienced web designer who believes that usability, consistency, and moments of delight matter at every interaction. You’re excited to have a direct impact on growing and visually defining a brand that values the power of thoughtful, user-centered web design.

At Betterment, we hire designers with a deep foundation in communication and interaction design, people who are passionate about personal finance and excited to help our customers build wealth through long-term, trusted solutions. As a design team, we’re focused and always strive for excellence. As a company, we’re committed to being the only financial partner that you can be sure is continuously working to maximize your money. We live by the belief that what’s good for customers is good for business.

This role is based out of our NYC office. For jobs based out of our NYC HQ, we require in-office attendance Monday through Thursday, weekly. Below we’ve reflected the base salary range we would offer for this position. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Betterment’s total compensation package for employees.

New York City: $115,000–$145,000
We offer a competitive equity package, health, dental and vision benefits, life and AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, EAP, commuter and parking benefits FSA/HSA, and 401(k) with employer match as well as a flexible PTO policy. This job may also be eligible for variable compensation in the form of a company incentive bonus.

A day in the life
Design, build, and evolve Betterment’s web experience to reflect our growing brand and product offerings across three distinct business lines
Join the Brand Creative team to collaborate closely with brand designers, writers, and marketing and product design partners to create beautiful, high-performing digital experiences
Execute across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, partnering with front-end developers, Growth and Product teams to ensure designs are implemented accurately and optimized to meet strategic objectives
Distill financial products and features into easy-to-understand concepts, giving people confidence to build wealth with a trusted partner
Translate our brand principles and design systems into cohesive, responsive web layouts and interactive components
Collaborate with product marketing and web operations partners to improve site performance, accessibility, and user experience, using data and feedback to create informed designs for testing and iteration
Work among a talented team of designers, providing and receiving feedback to ensure a cohesive experience across all digital touchpoints

What we’re looking for
A portfolio of exceptional web and digital design work demonstrating strong visual and interaction design principles
5+ years experience designing responsive websites or web applications, ideally for a design agency or in-house marketing team
A strong grasp of UX best practices, accessibility, and web typography
Expertise in Figma and a working understanding of front-end development to inform your process (e.g., HTML, CSS, responsive frameworks)
Experience designing within a scalable design system or CMS environment
High attention to detail and a passion for crafting elegant, usable interfaces
A collaborative working style—you’ll partner with others to empower consistent brand expression across the web and welcome feedback to refine your work
Effective communication skills to clearly articulate design rationale and present work confidently to cross-functional teams and executives
An understanding of financial services and interest in personal finance storytelling.
Familiarity with motion design and microinteractions for the web
Comfort with performance optimization and accessibility testing tools
An eye for data visualization and simplifying complex information
*Link to portfolio required

What being at Betterment means for you
We change lives

Join a community of innovators working to transform financial outcomes for real people. Your work will make an impact, always laddering up to our mission: making people’s lives better.

We set audacious goals

We set them for the company, our customers, and ourselves—and we won’t stop until we reach them. We don’t just show up; we give our all, then celebrate our wins.

We value all perspectives

When we collaborate, we’re at our best. We believe diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes and strive to uphold our supportive and inclusive community.

We invest in you with:

A competitive suite of benefits, including: medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and AD&D insurance; STD and LTD benefits, including infertility support and World Professional Association for Transgender Health approved benefits; and generous parental leave.
Flexible paid time off (and encouragement to use it!)
Meaningful opportunity for community building through our 7 Employee Resource Groups
Empowerment to own and lead change and affect the business
Dedicated professional development opportunities
Lunch from our in-house chef at our NYC headquarters
What happens next
We’ll take a few weeks to review all applications. If we’d like to spend more time with you, we’ll reach out to arrange next steps, which will include 3-4 sets of meetings with your future colleagues.

In the interview process, we’ll look to learn more about your skills, experiences, capabilities, and motivators. Many of our questions will be aimed at understanding how you might operate here at Betterment. Depending on the role, we may ask you to complete a case study exercise or technical assessments, as we want to collect a robust set of data points to better inform our decisions.

On average, it takes us around 3-5 weeks to make a hiring decision, depending on your availability and sense of urgency. As a best practice, we aim to interview at least 2-3 final round candidates before making a hiring decision. Please note that, as we usually receive an overwhelming number of applications for open positions, we’re unable to offer individual feedback during the interview process.

We recognize that interviewing for a new role is a big deal. We appreciate you considering Betterment as the next step in your career, and our Recruiting Team is here to support and advocate for you through the interview process!

Betterment is dedicated to providing accommodations to candidates upon request. If you need accommodations at any point throughout the interview process, please reach out to your recruiter.

Please note that in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information