Joblaze summary

In the role of Senior Product Designer at Valon Labs, the individual will focus on crafting user experiences for homeowners facing financial difficulties, while also developing tools for servicing agents. Proficiency in user-centered design, along with a strong portfolio, is essential, as the position requires navigating complex scenarios and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This role is ideal for seasoned designers with a background in digital products, particularly those who thrive in fast-paced environments and can balance creativity with methodical rigor.

Joblaze insights

Listed about 2 months ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Valon Labs's careers page November 10, 2026.
Salary band is below the typical range for Design roles (median ~$172,000).
Starts above 39% of 119 comparable senior design roles we track (median $157,000 across 65 companies).

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Valon Labs lists $148,750–$201,250 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Product Designer, Servicing role.
What seniority level is this role?: Valon Labs targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Senior Product Designer, Servicing role at Valon Labs.

From the original posting

The Design Team at Valon

Valon’s Design team is a tight-knit and ambitious team; As a user-centered design team, we create meaningful and intuitive experiences that set the industry bar. Today, our core products include a mortgage servicing platform that empowers our servicing agents and a homeowner console to manage all things mortgage-related easily.

Our company is at the unique stage where you’ll have the opportunity to help shape the core experiences of the homeowners we serve. Sitting inside the product organization, you’ll work closely with our world-class cross-functional teams to make products that deliver value to homeowners, servicing agents, and mortgage lenders.

A portfolio is required for consideration.

About the Role

We seek a talented Senior Product Designer to join our Mortgage Delinquency Team (DQ). As a Senior Product Designer, you will be able to define the ideal user experience for homeowners facing financial hardships. In addition, you will create our servicing agents tool to help us better serve our homeowners as they navigate a stressful time in their financial lives.

The complicated delinquent states often come with various edge case considerations; you will need to be comfortable working in ambiguity and partner with internal stakeholders to distill such complexity into simple solutions. Finally, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that solve real user problems and meet business goals.

Responsibilities

Design large-scale zero-to-one product experience — using end-to-end design process from research, prototyping, testing, to delivery.
Build expertise in multiple DQ verticals and context switch efficiently in a fast and iterative environment.
Create user journeys, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs that communicate design solutions and align with business goals.
Collaborate with product managers, engineers, legal experts, and stakeholders to ensure designs are feasible, scalable, and comply with laws and regulations.
Champion user-centered design principles and advocate for user needs throughout the product development lifecycle.
Mentor and guide junior designers, sharing best practices and fostering a culture of design excellence.
Work within and help evolve our design system, ensuring a cohesive and consistent visual language and user experience across all products and platforms.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a cohesive user experience across multiple products and platforms.

Senior at Valon means

A track record of creating intuitive flows and elegant user experiences. Despite working with complex edge cases, compliance considerations, and technical constraints.
Plan and execute projects independently. You discover impactful problems to work on, prioritize or deprioritize work with little or no guidance, and determine when to cut scope if necessary.
Shape the vision for your product area. Using your domain expertise and understanding of how your product area’s efforts impact company objectives. You participate in developing your team’s roadmap, processes, and organizational plans.
Cross-team leadership. You’re proactive about driving impactful initiatives forward, coordinating with others to resolve cross-domain challenges, and investing in others’ growth through actionable feedback and coaching.
Think and design at a system level. Not just at a feature level. While solving a specific problem, you consider how it relates to similar issues in other areas and how to build consistent experience.

Qualities We Value On the Design Team

User empathy and advocacy.
Strong communication and collaboration.
Critical thinker and thought partners.
Humble and growth-oriented mindset.
Caring about the big picture as much as the pixel-perfect work.
Excitement about working in a startup environment.

Ideal Background

5+ years of experience with user-centered product design
A solid portfolio
Experience working within the context of digital products
Ability to balance methodological rigor with scrappiness and creativity
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience with the following is not required but is a big plus:

Startup experience
Familiarity with the mortgage landscape / financial systems
Experience with both consumer tech as well as enterprise software

Benefits

Compensation: competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401(k) plan. The base salary range reflects multiple levels. We assess level based on a combination of experience and interview performance.

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Senior Product Designer, Servicing