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Carta, Inc. Senior Principal Product Designer
Experience: 12-years
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loacation San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY, United States Of America
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The Company You’ll Join Carta connects founders, investors, and limited partners through world-class software, purpose-built for everyone in venture capital, private equity and private credit. Trusted by 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence. Carta’s Fund Administration platform supports 9,000+ funds and SPVs, representing nearly $185B in assets under management, with tools designed to enhance the strategic impact of fund CFOs. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work, Carta is shaping the future of private market infrastructure. Together, Carta is creating the end-to-end ERP platform for private markets. Traditional ERP solutions don’t work for Private Funds. Private capital markets need a comprehensive software solution to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers. Carta’s software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that - it’s a new category of software to make private markets look more like public markets - a connected ERP for private capital.  For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page.The Problems You'll Solve At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As a Sr Principal Product Designer, you’ll work to:  Design for the most complex and strategic customers in private equity and private markets Elevate the future of Carta’s product experiences through design-led thinking Scale Carta’s platform to support AI native experiences, nuanced workflows, edge cases, and regulatory complexity Define system-level experiences that span products, teams, and customer archetypes Raise the bar of design at Carta You will design for a broad range of users, including CFOs, fund administrators, investors, founders, legal and tax partners, and Carta’s internal service teams. The Team You'll Work With You’ll be joining our Design organization to shape the following: 1. Product Strategy & Vision Shape and influence product strategy through design leadership, not just execution Partner closely with Product and Engineering leaders to define initiative-level and system-level direction Develop, pitch, and defend design direction with clarity and conviction to senior and executive audiences Translate ambiguous problem spaces into frameworks, models, and strategic recommendations Practice radical simplification of complexity with a bias to shipping fast to learn and iterate 2. Design Excellence & Craft Lead end-to-end design on complex initiatives—from discovery through execution Produce and guide high-quality flows, interaction models, prototypes, and polished UI Seamlessly navigate between strategic systems thinking and pixel perfect design Set and uphold a high bar for UX, interaction design, and visual craft Advocate for thoughtful design decisions that balance user needs, technical constraints, and business goals 3. Leadership & Influence Lead by doing—modeling strong design thinking, decision-making, and craft Mentor senior designers through critique, feedback, and design reviews Influence cross-functional teams to adopt bold, coherent design solutions Contribute to building a strong, human-centered design culture at Carta About You We’re looking for someone who is energized by complexity and motivated by impact. They bring curiosity, a compulsion to ‘make’ and masterful communication to all interactions. In our search, we’re prioritizing:  12+ years of product design experience, with at least 4 years focused on solving complex, enterprise SaaS challenges A portfolio demonstrating system-level thinking and strategic design impact Exceptional UI/UX craft, with strong opinions on interaction details and visual quality Demonstrated experience and proficiency with AI-powered design tools and an understanding of how to integrate emerging technologies into the design process for efficiency and innovation. Proven ability to influence product direction without formal authority Outstanding communication and storytelling skills Ability to work in a dynamic environment — balancing rigor and scrappiness. High comfort level with ambiguity; openness to critique from other disciplines and curiosity to learn from a spectrum of perspectives. Passion for mentoring designers and teaching about design craft and quality A love of getting hands dirty and leading from the front Nice-to-have: experience with finance, venture capital or private equity  Salary Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:  $235,600 - $294,500 in [Seattle, WA] $248,000 - $310,000 in [San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA; New York, NY]  Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.Disclosures: We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.  Carta uses E-Verify in the United States for employment authorization. See the E-Verify and Department of Justice websites for more details. For information on our data privacy policies, see Privacy, CA Candidate Privacy, and Brazil Transparency Report. Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com or @carta-external.com domain. Report any contact from unapproved domains to security@carta.com.

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