Design Director – Brand & Product Experience

MPS Group LLC; Colombia; Híbrido; COP 180.000.000 - 240.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

MPS Group LLC is seeking a Design Director with a strong background in visual design, brand, and digital product experiences to support a growing fintech organization. This role sits at the intersection of brand, visual identity, and in‑product experiences, requiring a refined visual point of view and the ability to translate brand principles into polished digital products.

The ideal candidate will lead visual direction across brand systems, collaborate with product, UX, engineering, and

Formación

• 8+ years of experience in visual design, brand design, product design, or a related field.
• Experience in a Design Director, Creative Director, Art Director, or senior visual design leadership capacity.
• Strong visual and brand design portfolio demonstrating high-quality digital experiences.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong eye for visual polish.
• Strong understanding of typography, color, composition, layout, visual hierarchy, and design systems.
• Experience collaborating closely with product, UX, engineering, and business teams.
• Ability to provide creative direction while remaining hands-on when needed.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with distributed teams across locations and time zones.
• Ability to maintain 3-5+ hours of working-time overlap with Pacific Time (PT).

Responsabilidades

• Lead visual direction and design quality across brand and digital product experiences.
• Translate brand identity and visual systems into compelling in-product experiences.
• Establish and maintain high standards of visual quality, consistency, and polish.
• Partner with product, UX, engineering, and business stakeholders from concept through execution.
• Develop and evolve visual design systems, patterns, and guidelines across digital experiences.
• Provide creative direction and thoughtful design feedback to designers and cross-functional teams.
• Balance brand expression with usability, accessibility, and product requirements.
• Review designs and prototypes for consistency with the overall visual and brand direction.
• Help shape the visual language of products as they evolve and scale.
• Clearly communicate design rationale to creative and non-creative stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Visual design

Brand design

Product design

Design leadership

Typography

Color theory

Design systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Time-zone coordination

Herramientas

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a Design Director with a strong background in visual design, brand, and digital product experiences to support a growing fintech organization. This role sits at the intersection of brand, visual identity, and in-product experiences. The ideal candidate brings a strong visual point of view while understanding how to translate brand principles into polished, intuitive digital products. Visual polish is extremely important, with a highly developed eye for design, typography, composition, hierarchy, consistency, and overall user experience.

Time Zone:

Must maintain 3-5+ hours of overlap with Pacific Time (PT)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead visual direction and design quality across brand and digital product experiences.
• Translate brand identity and visual systems into compelling in-product experiences.
• Establish and maintain high standards of visual quality, consistency, and polish.
• Partner with product, UX, engineering, and business stakeholders from concept through execution.
• Develop and evolve visual design systems, patterns, and guidelines across digital experiences.
• Provide creative direction and thoughtful design feedback to designers and cross-functional teams.
• Balance brand expression with usability, accessibility, and product requirements.
• Review designs and prototypes for consistency with the overall visual and brand direction.
• Help shape the visual language of products as they evolve and scale.
• Clearly communicate design rationale to creative and non-creative stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in visual design, brand design, product design, or a related field.
• Experience in a Design Director, Creative Director, Art Director, or senior visual design leadership capacity.
• Strong visual and brand design portfolio demonstrating high-quality digital experiences.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong eye for visual polish.
• Strong understanding of typography, color, composition, layout, visual hierarchy, and design systems.
• Experience collaborating closely with product, UX, engineering, and business teams.
• Ability to provide creative direction while remaining hands-on when needed.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with distributed teams across locations and time zones.
• Ability to maintain 3-5+ hours of working-time overlap with Pacific Time (PT).

Nice to Have

• Experience working in Fintech or financial services.
• Experience with complex digital products or enterprise applications.
• Experience building or evolving brand systems for digital products.
• Experience with modern design systems and tools such as Figma.
• Experience working with distributed teams across the U.S. and LATAM.
• Strong understanding of accessibility and usability within digital product design.