About Nexus
Nexus is building the foundation for verifiable finance, an economic system where every transaction, order, and settlement can be proven on-chain with cryptographic assurance. To do this we’re developing a DEX Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for the AI economy, powered by idle compute from millions of people around the world, and verified with zero-knowledge proofs. This is finance rebuilt for the future: verifiable, scalable, and open to all.
Nexus has raised $25M in Series A funding https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nexus-closes-25m-series-a-to-enable-verifiable-computation-via-zero-knowledge-cryptography-302168070.html?ref=blog.nexus.xyz from Lightspeed, Pantera, Dragonfly, SV Angel, and more.
Design is a core function at Nexus. We believe great products emerge from first-principles thinking, deep user understanding, and close collaboration across design, product, and engineering.
THE ROLE
We’re hiring a Senior Product Designer to lead end-to-end design for complex, high-stakes products at the intersection of Web3, financial infrastructure, and user trust.
In this role, you’ll independently own large problem spaces — from defining the right problems to shipping high-quality, production-ready solutions. You’ll act as a thought partner to product, engineering, and founders, using design thinking and first-principles reasoning to shape product direction.
This role is ideal for someone who wants both hands-on craft and strategic impact in a fast-moving Web3 environment.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
DESIGN LEADERSHIP & FIRST-PRINCIPLES THINKING
- Break down ambiguous, complex product challenges into core user needs and system constraints
- Challenge assumptions and legacy UX patterns common in financial, exchange, and crypto products
- Apply structured design thinking to drive clarity, alignment, and momentum across teams
- Set a high bar for quality, usability, and user trust across the product
- Mentor and support more junior designers as the team grows
END-TO-END PRODUCT OWNERSHIP
- Lead design for major product areas from discovery through launch and iteration
- Navigate multiple product contexts simultaneously, balancing priorities and maintaining design consistency across the Nexus ecosystem
- Translate complex Web3 concepts — trading flows, wallets, transactions, permissions, and security — into intuitive, user-centered experiences
- Balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints in decision-making
UX & INTERACTION DESIGN
- Design scalable interaction patterns and user flows for high-complexity, high-stakes systems
- Identify and mitigate usability, trust, and edge-case risks early in the design process
- Advocate for clarity, accessibility, and consistency across the product surface
VISUAL & UI CRAFT
- Produce polished, production-ready UI with strong attention to detail
- Own and evolve key parts of the design system to support scale and development speed
- Partner closely with engineers to ensure thoughtful, high-quality execution
RESEARCH & INSIGHT
- Lead and conduct user research, from exploratory interviews to usability testing
- Synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into clear design and product recommendations
- Use research to inform both tactical decisions and broader product strategy
COLLABORATION & INFLUENCE
- Work as a close partner to product managers, engineers, and founders
- Clearly communicate design rationale, tradeoffs, and decisions to diverse stakeholders
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
- Complex Web3 and exchange workflows that feel intuitive, trustworthy, and accessible
- Design systems and interaction patterns that scale with product and engineering velocity
- Strong cross-functional alignment driven by clear design thinking and communication
- Meaningful improvements in usability, clarity, and user confidence across Nexus products
- Design functioning as a key driver of both product strategy and execution
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
- 6–10+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or related roles
- Strong portfolio demonstrating senior-level ownership, first-principles thinking, and end-to-end impact
- Proven experience designing complex, systems-driven, or trust-critical products (e.g., fintech, crypto, platforms, exchanges)
- High level of proficiency with modern design tools such as Figma
MINDSET
- Deeply user-centered, analytical, and curious
- Operates as a self-starter, independently identifying, owning, and driving product enhancements end to end
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving clarity independently
- Able to move fluidly between strategy and detailed execution
COLLABORATION
- Strong communicator who builds trust across disciplines
- Comfortable giving and receiving candid, constructive feedback
- Effective working in a remote-first, cross-functional environment
BONUS POINTS
- Experience designing crypto, DeFi, or financial exchange products
- Hands-on experience with Web3 products, wallets, or on-chain UX
- Background in fintech, payments, trading, or security-sensitive systems
- Early-stage startup experience
- Familiarity with front-end development or design engineering
WHY JOIN NEXUS
- Be a foundational senior designer with significant influence over product and design direction
- Work on high-impact problems at the frontier of decentralized and verifiable finance
- Competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and token participation
- Opportunity to define design systems, processes, and culture from an early stage