Product designer in New York, United States
Product designer in New York for fintech, health and media teams
Hiring a product designer in New York means a long search against banks and AI companies; with me, Maniruzzaman Jubayer, and my senior team in Dhaka, the work can start within days, with every call in your Eastern Time morning. New York is the world's second startup ecosystem in StartupBlink's 2026 index, and I design fintech, health, media and AI products to the standard that market sets.
In the state that leads the US in digital accessibility lawsuits, WCAG is the brief, not the extra.
Free 30 min intro call · Evening calls in Dhaka, mornings in New York · No retainer
Founders and teams who brought their product to me
- Years leading a design team
- 3+
- Products shipped
- 20+
- Behance gallery features
- 22
- Clutch rating
- 5.0
Product designer and design lead, with a senior team behind me
Four problems New York products run into, and my answer to each
Regulated money, a lawsuit-heavy accessibility climate and a fierce hiring market shape almost every design decision here.
Problem 01
Every login is now a compliance question
Since 1 November 2025, NYDFS expects MFA for anyone accessing a covered company's information systems, and it calls SMS codes and plain push approvals weaker. I design sign-in, number matching, hardware key and recovery flows that satisfy your CISO without locking people out.
Problem 02
Accessibility lawsuits land here first
UsableNet's 2025 count shows New York leading the nation in ADA digital accessibility lawsuits, in federal and state courts, and you need not be based here to be sued here. I build WCAG 2.2 AA into the components instead of relying on an overlay.
Problem 03
One breach exposes more than you think
Under the SHIELD Act, a username or email with its password, and biometric data, count as private information that needs reasonable safeguards. I design screens that collect less, mask more and make security settings easy to find, so good habits are the default.
Problem 04
The designers you want already work at a bank
In a city whose anchor industries are finance, health care and media, senior product designers are hired quickly and kept close. I can usually have my team on your product within days of the scope, and we stay until the design system is handed over.
Case studies for New York's fintech and media teams
Nexfolio, an AI-powered investment dashboard; ZenPay, a mobile wallet for sending, receiving and tracking money; and Markly, an AI influencer marketing platform. My team designed all three.
Product design · Fintech
Nexfolio
Portfolio management, market forecasts and AI insights in a web app made for modern investors.
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Product design · Fintech
ZenPay
A fintech app for payments, expense tracking and budgets, with its research, user flow and UI design.
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Product design · Marketing tech
Markly
Discover creators, negotiate and manage campaigns with AI agents, all from one dashboard.
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Book a call for your morningWhat I design for New York product teams
Built for regulated money, a crowded attention market and a city that speaks more than 200 languages.
Sign-in and MFA flows
Number matching, hardware keys, step-up checks and account recovery, designed with your security team so strong authentication still feels quick for staff and customers.
Accessibility in the components
A design system built to WCAG 2.2 AA: contrast, focus order, error messages, captions and screen reader notes, so every new screen starts accessible.
Screens that hold less data
Masked account numbers, fewer form fields, session timeouts and a security page users can find, so the product reflects the SHIELD Act's call for reasonable safeguards.
Dashboards for fast readers
Portfolio, trading and campaign views that put the number that matters first, for analysts and editors who judge a tool in seconds. More on dashboards founders actually open.
Layouts for a multilingual city
Type, spacing and tables planned for Spanish and whichever other languages your users read first, with the words supplied by native translators and checked on every screen.
Handoff or the front-end build
A Figma file your New York engineers can build from without guessing, a recorded walkthrough, or the whole React and Next.js front end delivered by my developers.
From first call to launch, run on New York time
Four steps, each planned around your Eastern Time morning. See the whole product design service for what each one covers.
- 01
Free 30 minute intro call
In your morning: 9 am to noon in New York while daylight time runs, 8 to 11 am in winter, which is 7 to 10 pm for me in Dhaka. Bring the product and its hardest problem.
- 02
Written scope and one fixed quote
A written plan naming each flow and platform, plus the NYDFS, SHIELD Act and WCAG checks it needs, with a single fixed price that covers all of it. No retainer.
- 03
Design sprints reviewed in your morning
Weekly sprints in Figma, a review call at the start of your day and a Slack update every 48 hours, so your team always sees the latest screens.
- 04
Handoff, build and accessibility checks
The design system, specs and a session with your engineers, or the build by my team, plus a WCAG review of every key flow before release.
Working with me from New York
- Shared hours
- 3 hours a day, since my 7 to 10 pm Dhaka call window opens your Eastern Time morning
- Working week
- four shared weekdays, Monday to Thursday, since Friday and Saturday are the weekend in Dhaka
- Languages
- English in every call, document and handoff, with layouts planned for the other languages your users read
- Rules I design for
- NYDFS Part 500 sign-in, the SHIELD Act, the ADA and WCAG 2.2 AA
- Ways to talk
- Google Meet, Slack and Figma comments, booked in Eastern Time
What New York's biggest sectors need from product design
Sector figures from NYCEDC and StartupBlink. Each screen is from one of my own projects in that field, never from a New York company.
Fintech, banking and wealth
NYCEDC counts more than 4,000 fintech companies and calls New York the second fintech startup ecosystem. Products here need quick identity checks, clear statements and sign-in that passes a NYDFS review.
Media, adtech and creators
Media is one of the city's anchor industries, and StartupBlink ranks New York second in the world for marketing and sales startups. Teams need campaign tools, creator dashboards and reports a client can read.
Health care and healthtech
StartupBlink places New York's healthtech second in the world, with more than 1,000 startups. Patient apps and hospital tools here must work for every age, many languages and screen readers.
Applied AI
NYCEDC counts more than 7,000 AI companies in the city and 56 AI unicorns. Buyers in regulated fields expect AI output with its sources, a review step and a clear human override.
Cybersecurity
With more than 900 cybersecurity companies, NYCEDC calls the city a global cyber hub. Analysts need consoles that rank alerts, show the evidence and keep an audit trail without burying them in noise.
Retail and e-commerce
StartupBlink ranks New York's e-commerce and retail startups second worldwide, and UsableNet found e-commerce behind 70% of ADA digital lawsuits in 2025. Checkout, search and product pages must be accessible first.
Working together across New York and Dhaka
Ten hours apart in summer, eleven in winter, and still in the same conversation every week.
Direct lines, no layers
You deal with me, not an account manager, and the designer or developer on your screen joins the call when it helps. Questions get answered by whoever made the decision.
My evening, your morning
I keep evening calls, 7 to 10 pm in Dhaka, which is your morning in New York: 9 am to noon in summer, 8 to 11 am in winter. That gives us 3 hours of your day, and the work carries on overnight.
Written down and easy to find
Every screen sits in a Figma file you can open at any hour, Slack carries an update every 48 hours, and a weekly review plus a running decision log let a new stakeholder catch up without a meeting.
Fluent in your rules
NYDFS sign-in expectations, the SHIELD Act, the ADA and WCAG, and US English conventions are part of the brief from the start. I flag the risk early; your counsel and CISO make the call.
A New York hire, a freelancer or my team, side by side
An honest view. A local hire wins some rows, and the table says so.
| What you get | With me | In-house hire | Freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starts within days, not after a New York hiring round | Yes | No | Yes |
| Senior designer plus developers on one team | Yes | Sometimes | No |
| In the room for a Manhattan workshop | No | Yes | Sometimes |
| Available through your whole Eastern Time afternoon | No | Yes | Sometimes |
| MFA and sign-in flows planned with NYDFS in mind | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Components built to WCAG 2.2 AA from day one | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| One fixed quote for the whole project | Yes | No | Sometimes |
Who I help in New York
Four kinds of New York team I am set up to serve well.
Funded fintech and health startups
Seed to Series B teams in regulated markets who need onboarding, sign-in and the core flows designed properly before the next audit, raise or enterprise pilot.
Media and adtech scale-ups
Companies whose campaign or creator tools grew feature by feature and now need one design system, calmer navigation and reporting a client can read in one pass.
Enterprise innovation teams
Labs inside banks, insurers and media groups proving a new idea fast: a prototype users have tried, a lean component kit for the build vendor, and no year-long contract for a first experiment.
Teams expanding into New York
Founders bringing a product from Europe, Asia or another US state to New York buyers, who want sign-in, accessibility and language checked against local expectations before the launch.
More ways I help New York teams
Product work often comes with a website, a mobile app or a build.
Founders on what working with me is like
Working with Jubayer and the team has been a blast. Their creativity has honestly taken our platform to new heights. Incredibly professional and so proud to work with, we’re over the moon with their results, and we can’t wait to team up with them again.
I highly recommend Jubayer for any design project. He quickly grasps complex concepts, excels in standard design practices, and responds promptly.
Working with Jubayer on our website was fantastic from start to finish. He took the time to understand our vision and provided valuable insights.
Product design in New York: what founders ask me
Direct answers first, with the New York rules where they apply.
How does a Dhaka designer work on New York time?
The time difference does half the work. My call window, 7 to 10 pm in Dhaka, is 9 am to noon in New York in summer and 8 to 11 am in winter, which leaves 3 hours of overlap. You review in the morning, my team revises during the New York night, and the next morning starts with updated screens and a written note.
What does the NYDFS cybersecurity rule mean for our product?
If you are a DFS-covered company, Part 500 has required MFA for any individual accessing your information systems since 1 November 2025, with narrow exceptions. DFS describes SMS codes and push approvals without number matching as weaker methods. I design strong sign-in, step-up and recovery screens that people complete quickly; your CISO decides the controls.
Does the SHIELD Act affect how we design screens?
Yes, indirectly. It asks any business holding New York residents' private information to keep reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards, and it counts a username or email with its password, and biometric data, as private information. Design helps by collecting less, masking sensitive fields, timing out idle sessions and making security settings obvious.
How do we lower the risk of an accessibility lawsuit in New York?
Build accessibility into the product rather than adding it later. UsableNet's 2025 report shows New York leading the US in ADA digital accessibility lawsuits, and companies are sued there without a New York office. I design to WCAG 2.2 AA in the components, test keyboard and screen reader paths, and skip overlays, which did not reduce lawsuits in 2025.
What does it cost to hire a product designer in New York?
Scope sets the price. The number of journeys, the platforms, MFA and accessibility work, and any front-end build all count. Start with a free 30 minute intro call; I turn what I hear into a written scope, and the quote that follows is one fixed amount for everything in it. No retainer, and no surprise invoices halfway through.
Do you design dashboards for trading, wealth or analytics teams?
Yes. Dashboards are a large part of my work, from an AI-powered investment dashboard to finance and campaign analytics. I start with the decision each user makes, put that number first and keep the rest one click away, so an analyst reads the state of things in seconds instead of hunting for it.
Can the product work for New Yorkers who read other languages first?
Yes. NYCEDC counts more than 200 languages in the city, so I plan for it: longer strings, other scripts, sensible line heights and a language switch people can find. I write in English, so translations come from native speakers or your team, and I check each translated screen before handoff.
Will you join workshops at our New York office?
No. My base is Dhaka, the work is remote, and there is no New York office to visit. Workshops run over video in your morning with a shared Figma board, and everything we decide is written up the same day, so people who missed the session can follow it without a second meeting.