About the role
About Taekus
Taekus is a premium financial services company built for the affluent traveler. We offer core banking products (checking accounts, debit and credit cards) alongside a proprietary award travel booking engine that automates the search and booking of award flights with partner airlines using Taekus points.
We've been operating for 6 years as a lean, profitable team of 25. We process $4B+ in yearly transactions, generate $120M+ in annual revenue, and are growing 2-3x yearly. We're ready to scale, and design is at the center of that.
The Role
We're looking for a Product Designer with 5+ years of experience as part of our design team, reporting directly to design leadership. High-ownership, high-impact: you'll shape the visual and interaction experience across our web and mobile products, covering both banking and travel booking flows.
UX matters, but visual quality is non-negotiable here. Our customers expect a premium experience, and the bar for design polish is high.
What You'll Work On
- Designing web and mobile experiences across banking features (accounts, cards, transactions) and travel features (award search, booking, itineraries)
- Driving designs from early concepts to polished, production-ready UI
- Extending and evolving our design system, raising consistency and quality as the product scales
- Translating Taekus brand identity into UI so the premium feel comes through in the product
- Light brand and marketing support: you'll occasionally pitch in on brand assets or visual direction, without it taking over your time
- Collaborating closely with engineering (React/TypeScript) and product to ship high-quality work
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years in design, including 3+ years in product design, ideally in fintech, travel, or consumer apps
- Has shipped at least one real product, not just concept work
- Experience contributing to a design system or UI library
- A strong portfolio with exceptional visual design sensibility; we want to see polished, beautiful work
- Experience designing for both web and mobile (iOS/Android)
- Proficiency in Figma
- Comfortable in a fast-moving, lean startup with high autonomy
- Bonus: personal interest in travel hacking, points, and miles. Our team travels and we take that seriously
Why Taekus
- Real ownership over the product, not just execution
- Profitable and growing with no runway anxiety
- Remote-first; hubs in Chicago and the Bay Area
- A team of travelers who actually use the product
- Company offsites twice a year
- Competitive compensation + benefits