At PitchBook, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.

About the Role:

As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation.

We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other’s words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us!

As a Senior Product Designer for Deal Sourcing, you will be responsible for designing and delivering meaningful and impactful experiences for our customers and contributing to PitchBook’s market success. You will play a critical role in creating exceptional products for private equity investment professionals, empowering them to synthesize financial data, research, and insights to inform their investment strategies and achieve better outcomes.

As the user experience leader in Deal Sourcing, you will be responsible for crafting holistic and intuitive product experiences for our customers to conduct market analysis, develop investment strategies, and leverage PitchBook’s deep data, research, and insights to identify and execute deal opportunities to fulfill their investment objectives. With your expertise in all aspects of user-centered design, you will conduct research and analysis to understand user deal sourcing needs and critical activities, develop innovative concepts and designs, and leverage traditional and emerging technologies to bring them to life. In this role, you will partner with product and engineering team members through the entire product lifecycle and engage key stakeholders across the organization to ensure successful product strategies and solutions.

You will be expected to own and deliver the Deal Sourcing user experience, optimizing deal sourcing touchpoints throughout the product portfolio, while collaborating with other designers and product team members to ensure a cohesive overall customer user experience. You will contribute to the direction and planning of the deal sourcing roadmap, helping identify and prioritize the biggest opportunities to support our users and the business, while maintaining a strong sense of product ownership and commitment to its success. You will be an active participant in our design culture, collaborating and supporting other designers, contributing to our evolving design system and standards, and leading or contributing to critical product design initiatives and programs.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

Expertly utilize user-centered design and systems thinking skills in your day-to-day work to create solutions for complex data and user workflow challenges while maintaining a highly usable and scalable product experience
Conduct user research and data analysis to understand user needs, behaviors, and motivators that lead to engagement and realization of customer value
Develop robust information architectures, search and navigation systems, and content structures to optimize findability, navigation, efficient information consumption, and user decision-making
Partner with Product Management and Engineering team members to understand customers and markets, identify high-impact customer and business problems, and define the product experience strategy and solutions to solve them
Develop customer journey maps, task and user flows, and design concepts to inform product strategies, priorities, and solutions that deliver customer and business outcomes
Translate abstract concepts into simple, elegant, and innovative designs expressed in sketches, diagrams, rapid prototypes, and final design executions
Identify connections between product areas and features and collaborate to develop cross-team strategies and designs to deliver holistic solutions that create exceptional customer value
Monitor and evaluate the performance of your design solutions and identify strategies for enhancement and improvement
Drive continuous improvement in your work and with your product teams, seek new methods and practices that lead to greater impact and value
Contribute to evolving design practices, tools, methods, and the design maturity of our organization
Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Digital Design, Human Centered Design, Psychology, or equivalent
5+ years of professional experience in a Product Design/UX role, ideally in a large business or enterprise environment working on complex data and productivity solutions
Expert-level knowledge of user-centered design practices and demonstrated experience applying them to deliver end-to-end projects and achieve business and market outcomes
A portfolio of past work including concepts, ideation, flows, and completed designs that demonstrate expertise in information architecture, content strategy, and the ability to solve enterprise-level design challenges
Strong demonstration of strategic thinking, business acumen, use of modern design best practices, and ability to create innovative and meaningful experiences that deliver user value and business results
Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate and support design decisions and how they add value to the product
Strong analytical skills, using qualitative and quantitative data to guide design decisions
Experience balancing multiple projects, organizing priorities, and delivering with discipline
Strong sense of ownership and accountability
Intellectual curiosity, structured thinking, and a collaboration-driven interaction style with the ability to build relationships, foster trust, and develop a shared understanding
Passion and enthusiasm for your craft and aspiration to excellence
Proficiency with Figma and collaboration and analysis tools (Miro, Lucid, Mixpanel, Fullstory)
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

Physical Health

Comprehensive health benefits
Additional medical wellness incentives
STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance

Emotional Health

Paid sabbatical program after four years
Paid family and paternity leave
Annual educational stipend
Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement
CFA exam stipend
Robust training programs on industry and soft skills
Employee assistance program
Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days

Social Health

Matching gifts program
Employee resource groups
Subsidized emergency childcare
Dependent Care FSA
Company-wide events
Employee referral bonus program
Quarterly team building events

Financial Health

401k match
Shared ownership employee stock program
Monthly transportation stipend

*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

Compensation

Annual base salary: $146,000-$175,000
Target annual bonus percentage: 12%

*Starting pay will be based on several factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. We also have a location-based compensation structure; there may be different ranges for candidates by location.

Working Conditions:

We believe our business and our culture are strongest when we work together in person. We also know that it’s helpful to have some flexibility to work remotely. Most roles work in the office 3+ days/week, and some are expected to work in the office 4-5 days/week. The current expectation for this role is that you are working in the office 3+ days/week and that you are in the office full-time during the training period, for which the length varies by role. During an initial phone screen, the team will discuss expectations for this specific position.

The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

Life At PB:

We are consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and our culture is at the heart of our success. It’s our fundamental belief that people do and create great things and that people are the cornerstone of prosperity. We believe that proactively seeking out different points of view, listening to others, learning, and reflecting on what we’ve heard creates a sense of belonging within PitchBook and strengthens the PitchBook community.

We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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