Product Designer at Checkr

Checkr is developing a powerful data platform designed to support safer, fairer, and more informed decision-making.

More than 140,000 businesses and millions of individuals depend on Checkr’s AI-powered verification solutions for important life decisions, including securing employment, finding housing, accessing transportation, arranging childcare, and even building personal relationships.

Its customers include well-known companies such as Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Anthropic.

The company brings together a team of innovative thinkers who enjoy tackling complex challenges and developing solutions that advance its mission.

Checkr has earned industry recognition, including a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 2025 list and recognition as a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

About the Role

Checkr is looking for a Senior Product Designer to lead the development of seamless, user-focused experiences across its Verifications products.

These solutions cover employment, education, criminal records, and driving records, with particular emphasis on drug and occupational health testing.

In this role, you will work closely with Product, Engineering, and other key stakeholders to transform complicated processes within sensitive, high-trust industries into intuitive and accessible digital experiences.

Your designs will need to balance the needs of candidates, employers, and internal operations while maintaining clarity, efficiency, and reliability.

This is a hands-on position offering significant ownership, from initial research and product discovery through design execution and continuous improvement.

You will bring strong design expertise, independent thinking, and effective communication to help the team deliver exceptional products.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design of important areas within Checkr’s Verifications products, particularly drug and occupational health testing, covering candidate, employer, and internal operational experiences where applicable.
• Work alongside Product and Engineering teams to identify challenges, establish priorities, shape product roadmaps, and develop solutions that support both user expectations and business objectives.
• Transform complicated processes such as verification requests, document submissions, consent and authorization, appointment scheduling, progress tracking, and exception management into straightforward user experiences.
• Leverage AI-powered design and development tools to build prototypes, test concepts, and implement simple interface improvements in code when appropriate, accelerating the design process and improving product quality.
• Create transparent and trustworthy experiences for sensitive and regulated services, emphasizing accessibility, error prevention, clear communication, and user confidence.
• Apply findings from user research, stakeholder discussions, and product analytics to develop, test, and continuously improve design solutions.
• Deliver high-quality interaction and visual designs across responsive websites and relevant product platforms, providing engineering teams with detailed specifications and design assets.
• Lead workshops, design presentations, and review sessions to encourage collaboration, establish alignment, and help teams make informed decisions.
• Collaborate with Customer Success, Sales, Compliance, Legal, Data, and Operations teams to ensure product experiences address practical business and customer requirements.
• Help strengthen Checkr’s design systems and standards, promoting consistency, efficiency, and quality throughout its products.

What You’ll Bring

• At least 5–8 years of professional product design experience, or equivalent expertise, with a proven ability to deliver successful digital products.
• A strong portfolio showcasing your complete design process, including problem identification, concept development, design decisions, teamwork, refinement, and measurable results.
• The ability to work through complex product challenges, identify important details, and translate complicated requirements into simple and effective user experiences.
• Strong product judgment and the ability to balance customer needs, business priorities, technical limitations, and project timelines.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and influencing product decisions through effective communication, collaboration, and clear reasoning.
• The ability to independently organize and conduct user research, including interviews, usability evaluations, and concept testing, while collaborating with research specialists when necessary.
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly in interaction design, content presentation, information organization, and accessibility standards.
• A proactive, results-driven mindset with a strong sense of ownership, adaptability, and the ability to work efficiently in fast-moving environments while navigating uncertainty.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in background screening, human resources technology, healthcare, identity verification, compliance-focused industries, or other regulated environments.
• Experience designing B2B or B2B2C products, particularly platforms involving operational workflows and external business partners.
• Familiarity with design systems, product documentation, and reusable component development.
• Experience creating secure digital products involving sensitive information, user consent, and privacy-focused design principles.

Compensation and Pay Transparency

Checkr considers geographic labor costs when establishing compensation ranges, meaning salary expectations may differ depending on the employee’s work location.

For remote positions, the published compensation figures represent the overall potential salary range across eligible locations.

Candidates invited to further recruitment discussions will receive a more specific compensation range based on their location.

For additional details about the company’s compensation approach, visit Checkr’s careers website.

What Checkr Offers

Employees at Checkr benefit from a supportive and collaborative workplace with opportunities for professional growth and development. Additional benefits include:

• A dynamic and collaborative working environment.
• Learning and professional development allowance.
• Competitive salary and equity compensation, with opportunities for career advancement.
• 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Up to $25,000 in reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
• Flexible paid time off (PTO).
• Monthly wellness stipend.