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title: 'Principal Product Designer | Bankrate at Red Ventures'
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# Principal Product Designer | Bankrate at Red Ventures

- **Company:** Red Ventures
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://www.redventures.com/careers/positions/open?gh_jid=8258979

## Job description

*This role is open to remote or hybrid candidates (East Coast preference), with hybrid being central to our New York, NY or Charlotte area offices. Must be able to work Eastern Standard Time hours.

For the Bankrate website [click here](https://www.bankrate.com/). Curious how Bankrate fits into Red Ventures? [Click here.](https://www.redventures.com/portfolio/bankrate)

You make high-level decisions on how brand and consumer experiences are strategically implemented, and you lead large-scale projects, on your own or with other designers. You report to the Head of Design and work closely with Product leaders and our Lead Consumer Researcher. You'll also help shape how Bankrate's UX advocates for the consumer. You're technical. You understand code and how engineering works, you're grounded in research and design fundamentals, and agentic tools are a normal part of your work. You prototype in code when that answers the question faster than a meeting would, and you know which work needs polish and which doesn't. You move work through engineering systems and across teams without waiting for hand-offs.

What You’ll Do: On top of strong end-to-end execution, technical fluency, and accountability for brand and experience standards, you'll own:

- Consumer Vision & Strategy: Form a view of where the consumer experience should go, including how it advocates for the consumer, and argue for it. Make it concrete with concepts, principles, and prototypes teams can build toward.
- Strategic Implementation: Make the high-level calls on how brand and consumer experiences are implemented, and lead large-scale projects solo or with other designers.
- Research Coordination & Generative Discovery: Work with the Lead Consumer Researcher to decide what we research next, including generative discovery that looks past the current roadmap. Frame the questions, and make sure the findings change what gets built.
- Agentic Systems Enablement: Build the systems that let designers and agents work well together. That includes the design system and UX copy system, plus everything around them: how they're structured, documented, connected to code, and exposed to agentic tools. Design ownership is shared, so your job is the systems thinking: deciding where rules help and where they slow people down.
- Cross-Functional Innovation: Drive consumer innovation and strategic initiatives that span functions. Find opportunities no single team owns, make the case, and work with product and engineering to get them started.
- Mentorship & Design Org Capability: Mentor designers at every level through direct feedback, critique, and working next to them on hard problems. Raise what the whole team can do with workflows, tooling, standards, and skills others can adopt. Turn what works for you into something the team uses.

What We’re Looking For:

- Org-level impact: Your portfolio shows design work that changed product strategy or how teams operate, across teams and not only within one.
- Consumer strategy: You've set a long-range consumer vision and can show what shipped because of it.
- Fintech, startup, or advocacy background: You've worked in fintech, at a startup, or on consumer advocacy, and can help move our UX further toward the consumer's side.
- Research fluency: You've run or directed generative discovery and worked well with dedicated researchers. You can separate a finding from an opinion.
- Technical fluency: You work in codebases, agentic tools, and component systems (shadCN, Tailwind, Next.js). You prototype in code, contribute in GitHub, and have a tested view on how agentic tooling changes what designers can build.
- Craft judgment: You know where polish matters and where a rough answer is enough, accessibility included, and you can explain the tradeoff to others.
- Systems experience: You've built or rebuilt a design system or similar shared system in production, and you've thought about how agents use it.
- Multiplier: People around you get better. You give direct feedback and earn trust with PMs, engineers, and designers who don't report to you

Compensation:

Total Cash Compensation Range: $120,000 – $180,000 per year

This role is eligible for a target bonus, which is included in the Total Cash Compensation Range above. This role is also eligible for Equity, which is offered separately from the Total Cash Compensation Range listed above. Actual compensation varies based on location, experience, and qualifications.

Additionally, the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures, subject to eligibility requirements.

- Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Holiday Pay
- 401(k) with match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential.  That’s why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy.  Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.

Who We Are:

Bankrate is where Americans go to get the best price on life's most important financial decisions. By combining proprietary data, advanced technology, and deep market coverage, Bankrate helps consumers compare options and make confident financial choices across mortgages, credit cards, savings, and more. As a rate provider to the Federal Reserve and the benchmark relied upon by major publishers and policymakers nationwide, Bankrate's rate data is the national standard. This commitment to precision is reflected across all its products. In mortgages, proprietary auction technology puts lenders in real-time competition on price alone, consistently delivering rates in the lowest 10% in the country. For deposits, the platform features exclusively top-tier rates in the top 10% nationally, while its credit card coverage encompasses more than 90% of the market by volume. Founded by a journalist, Bankrate remains dedicated to its founding mission of transparency, honest information, and real competition — helping to make the American dream more affordable for everyone.

Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This includes providing reasonable accommodation where appropriate. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to apply or participate in the job application or interview process, please contact accommodation@redventures.com.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked[here](https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redventures.com%2Flegal%2Fus-emp-privacy-notice&data=05%7C02%7Cacrowley%40redventures.com%7Cea997034b72842b377fa08dc57e4bb6b%7C4289d6102cfd46218c9644a1518ddb0a%7C0%7C0%7C638481887104427040%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PRPMbTtl0hah8XH0gW55ohdL4VLjIou2X7wbZAmhbac%3D&reserved=0).

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## About Red Ventures

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Red Ventures is a global portfolio of high-growth companies that builds, grows, and reimagines businesses across diverse industries — from personal finance and travel to home services and education — by leveraging data, technology, and marketing.
- **Entity Type**: Private (portfolio of companies; not publicly traded)
- **Headquarters**: Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA (with offices in New York City, Puerto Rico, and other locations)
- **Founded**: 2000
- **Founders**: Ric Elias and Dan Feldstein (Ric Elias currently serves as CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Digital marketing, media, financial services, travel, home services, education, mortgage lending
- **Target customers**: B2C (consumers via owned brands like Bankrate, The Points Guy, Lonely Planet) and B2B (enterprise clients in banking, home services, and other verticals)
- **Mission / purpose**: “We’re in the business of growing businesses.” The company also believes companies should be forces for good, investing in community impact through nonprofits like Road to Hire.

## Products & Services
Red Ventures operates a portfolio of distinct businesses, each with its own offering:

- **Bankrate**: A personal finance platform that helps over 100 million people annually compare real rates and make informed financial decisions (credit cards, mortgages, savings, etc.).
- **The Points Guy**: The leading consumer brand in the points and rewards space, helping travelers maximize loyalty programs and journey more meaningfully.
- **Lonely Planet**: An iconic travel brand that provides inspiration, insights, and utility for travelers worldwide.
- **Red Ventures Client Services (Banking)**: Helps some of the world’s largest banks solve growth challenges through digital marketing and technology.
- **Red Ventures Client Services (Home Services)**: Helps top brands in the home services industry solve digital growth challenges.
- **Mortgage Company (unnamed in search results)**: A fast-growing mortgage company revolutionizing the industry by making mortgage simple.
- **Mover Services Platform**: A one-of-a-kind platform enabling movers to seamlessly transfer or start internet, energy, and other moving-related services.
- **Education Advisory**: A trusted advisor helping prospective students make informed decisions about education and up-skilling for career advancement.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue not disclosed; employs thousands of people worldwide and reaches millions of consumers
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not publicly listed (private ownership); notable clients include Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Over 200 employees up-skilled in data & analytics through an in-house accelerator in 2024
  - 90% of RV leaders completed in-house management training
  - Recognized as a Forbes 2026 Best-In-State Employer
  - Earned a perfect 100 on the HRC Corporate Equality Index (third consecutive year)
  - Received a Platinum Badge on the 2026 Where You Work Matters list
  - Data from Harvard Business School and the Burning Glass Institute shows RVers see promotions and pay increases faster than 80% of the largest U.S. companies

## Competitive Advantages
- **Portfolio advantage**: Employees get the agility of a startup with the scale and resources of a global company — instant access to a network of peers, mentors, and industry experts.
- **Data & analytics expertise**: Deep understanding of consumer behavior drives digital experiences across multiple verticals.
- **In-house learning platform**: On-demand virtual courses and an internal accelerator for up-skilling in data, analytics, and AI.
- **Culture of adaptability**: Flat, small teams that move quickly; beliefs (not values) that evolve over time.
- **Proven track record**: Long-standing brands (Lonely Planet, Bankrate) and partnerships with Fortune 100/500 clients.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI transformation**: Leading AI initiatives across the portfolio to improve consumer experiences and operational efficiency.
- **Upskilling**: Heavy investment in employee development (data, analytics, leadership) to stay on the leading edge of technology.
- **Portfolio expansion**: Building and reimagining unique business models in diverse industries, including recent moves into mortgage and education.
- **Social impact**: Deepening commitments to nonprofits like Road to Hire and The Forward Platform to drive economic development and diversity.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Beliefs” instead of values, flat teams, mentorship culture, and a strong emphasis on real human connection.
- **Work model**: Hybrid schedule with 3–4 days in-office per week and 1–2 WFH days (varies by team); flexible PTO including a “Winter Week” shutdown.
- **Wellness**: Free therapy sessions and counseling for U.S. employees and family members; family support including fertility, adoption, and parental bonding benefits.
- **Career growth**: Fast-track promotions (data shows faster advancement than 80% of large U.S. companies); access to world-class guest speakers and development programs.
- **Community**: Employee Resource Groups, company-wide celebrations, and paid time off for volunteering; founding corporate partner of Road to Hire.
- **Awards**: Forbes Best-In-State Employer, HRC Corporate Equality Index perfect score, Where You Work Matters Platinum Badge.

## Sources
1. [Red Ventures – About / Who We Are](https://www.redventures.com/about/who-we-are)
2. [Red Ventures – Homepage](https://www.redventures.com/)
3. [Red Ventures Careers – Life at RV](https://careers.redventures.com/us/en/life-at-rv)
4. [Red Ventures Careers – Overview](https://www.redventures.com/careers/overview)
5. [Red Ventures – Open Positions](https://www.redventures.com/careers/positions/open)

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