Remote - USA (East Coast or SF preferred)
About Halliday
Halliday is the commerce automation network for modular chains. We are a young, venture-backed fintech startup helping to bring Web3 to users and enterprises around the world.
With Halliday, developers can accept payments from any blockchain token, with settlements in the token of their choice. Developers no longer need to keep up with the countless chains and VMs launched, saving thousands of hours of research and integration. Commerce automation provides instant access to any onchain currency, streamlining payments across dapps and ecosystems.
Backed by a16z and #Hashed, our team comes from Stanford, Harvard, and Carnegie Mellon, and has years of experience at leading technology companies and Web3 protocols, including Meta, Netflix, Compound and more.
About this role
We’re seeking a talented and versatile Lead Designer to join Halliday as our first dedicated design hire. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, creative, and motivated generalist to build an end-to-end design function from scratch. You will be responsible for shaping our product’s UI/UX and our brand identity. You will work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to refine design standards, craft intuitive user experiences, and create a cohesive brand presence across all touchpoints.
What you will do
- Maintain and evolve our brand identity and brand guide
- Manage the end-to-end UI/UX design of our product suite and website, ensuring a cohesive and intuitive user experience
- Create and iterate on wireframes, prototypes and new web pages
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Sales and Marketing to translate complex technical requirements into user-friendly products and marketing materials
- Conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions and continuously improve our user experience
- Design imagery for our external-facing channels, such as blogs and social media
What we offer:
- A role with significant autonomy to build out the next generation infrastructure of the blockchain space.
- Competitive compensation package, with unlimited PTO and a friendly work environment.
- For international candidates - we offer visa sponsorship!
Who we’re looking for
- We want an experienced Generalist who can easily switch between UI/UX and branding/marketing work
- All else equal, we will prioritize UI/UX over branding/marketing here.
- 5+ years of experience in Design (bonus points if you have experience as the first designer at a company)
- Strong understanding of and interest in blockchain technology (with either professional or personal experience)
- Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Framer and Canva
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design decisions to cross-functional partners.
- An ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup environment, managing multiple projects and shifting priorities)