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# Head of Design at Narmi

- **Company:** Narmi
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/narmi/am9icG9zdDp2xef2OFDQQ4-TL8mx8kLl

## Job description

Head of Design: This Head of Design role is ideal for a dynamic leader who is both a player and a coach, capable of crafting a compelling design vision across various products while actively engaging in hands-on support. The Head of Design will foster a collaborative environment, mentor and grow a team of talented designers, and drive the strategic direction of the design function. This role requires a deep commitment to design excellence, team growth, and creating streamlined design processes to produce exceptional, user-centered products quickly.

What you'll do:

- Design Vision & Strategy: Shape and execute a unified design vision across products, aligning with Product Management and Engineering to create cohesive and impactful user experiences.
- Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 3-5 Product Designers, focusing on skill development and design quality, fostering a culture of ownership, helpfulness, and appreciation for quality.
- Process Optimization: Establish and refine design processes, methodologies, and best practices for efficient and high-quality product development, including design systems and frameworks for scalable design.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to ensure design aligns with go-to-market strategies and customer needs.
- Talent Management: Recruit and manage talent, driving hiring and professional development efforts within the design department, and championing inclusive practices.
- Strategic Alignment: Work with executive stakeholders to align design strategies with company objectives, balancing ambition with technical constraints to meet both business goals and user needs.

What you'll bring:

- Proven experience in building and leading design teams, ideally with a background in SaaS or metric-driven products.
- Expertise in shaping product strategy at an executive level and aligning stakeholders on design vision.
- Strong mentorship skills, with a track record of developing design leaders and creating clear growth paths for team members.
- Comprehensive understanding of design trends and a strong portfolio showcasing a broad range of design skills.
- Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and user-centered design methodologies, with experience conducting and applying user research insights.
- Proficient in Figma and other design tools, with excellent communication skills for presenting solutions and collaborating effectively.
- Bonus: Experience in Fintech.
- Located in the NYC metro area or able to relocate to the NYC metro area (relocation assistance may be provided to the right candidates).

This role's expected annual base salary is $210,000 - $250,000. Base salary is only part of your total compensation. In addition to base salary, you will receive an equity option grant, and are eligible for performance-based cash and equity bonuses. Compensation included in an offer will be commensurate with the candidate’s skills, experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for candidates located outside of New York City may differ. You will also receive a full benefits package.

## About Narmi

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Narmi provides a digital banking platform that enables community banks and credit unions to compete with mega banks and fintechs through modern account opening, payments, fraud prevention, and back-office tools.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, $55.6M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Nikhil Lakhanpal and Chris Griffin

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial Technology (Fintech) / Digital Banking
- **Target customers**: B2B; specifically community banks and credit unions (SMB to mid-market financial institutions)
- **Mission statement**: "Enable community financial institutions to win against Mega Banks and FinTechs."

## Products & Services
- **Narmi Grow**: Consumer and business digital account opening solution that can decision, fund, and open an account on the core in an average of 2 minutes and 13 seconds.
- **Narmi Banking**: Core platform including instant payments over the FedNow Service.
- **Narmi Guard**: Fraud prevention suite designed to stop fraud without compromising user experience.
- **Narmi Command**: Streamlined digital back-office administrative platform for staff efficiency.
- **Narmi Open**: Open API ecosystem and customizable integrations, allowing financial institutions to control their product roadmap.
- **Narmi AI**: Agentic AI capabilities to power the future of banking.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metrics**:
  - **Annual Revenue**: Approximately $11.3M (as of most recent fiscal year)
  - **Total Funding**: $55.6M across 6 rounds
- **Notable Investors**: Greycroft (led Series B), Picus Capital, New Enterprise Associates (led Series A)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 14.5% YoY to 126 employees; deployed at financial institutions with hundreds of billions of dollars in deposits; expanding product suite with AI capabilities and FedNow payments.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep integration with core banking systems**: Every product integrates with leading core systems, making adoption seamless for legacy institutions.
- **Speed-to-value**: Account opening in under 2.5 minutes is a clear differentiator in a market where legacy processes take days.
- **Founder-market fit**: Co-founders previously ran a financial institution (CEO and CTO) and later worked at large banks, giving them firsthand understanding of the customer's pain points.
- **Open platform strategy**: Unlike monolithic vendors, Narmi’s API-driven approach lets FIs customize and control their tech stack.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening AI capabilities (Narmi AI) to automate and enhance banking workflows.
- Expanding instant payment adoption via FedNow integration.
- Growing the customer base among community financial institutions while maintaining high product quality.
- Continuing to build out fraud prevention (Narmi Guard) as a critical layer.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture**: "Work from anywhere... whenever you want" with flexible remote roles available.
- **Home office stipend**: Up to $500 in reimbursements for home office equipment.
- **Student loan repayment**: Narmi matches student loan payments dollar-for-dollar up to $2,500 per year.
- **Standard benefits**: Competitive pay, 401k matching, medical/dental/vision insurance.
- **Unique perks**: Volunteering time off, fitness & extra-curricular credits.
- **Culture**: Monthly all-hands meetings for company-wide transparency; welcome lunches and happy hours to build connection.
- **Engineering leadership**: SVP of Engineering Nathan Gonzalez and other senior leaders drive the technical vision.
- **Open roles** (as of latest data): Applied AI Engineer, Director of Sales (West & East), VP of Finance & Accounting, Customer Success Associate, Director of Product Design, Lead Software Engineer - Payments, Senior Product Operations Associate, Fraud & Risk Solutions Lead.

## Sources
1. [narmi.com - Company Overview](https://www.narmi.com/company)
2. [narmi.com - Careers Page](https://www.narmi.com/careers)
3. [narmi.com - Product Page](https://www.narmi.com/)
4. [LinkedIn - Narmi Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/narmi)
5. [CB Insights - Narmi Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/narmi)

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