Founding Product Designer

Formula Recruitment; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic FinTech scale-up is looking for a Founding Product Designer to lead the design function effectively. You will be responsible for creating a top-tier user experience across their B2B payments platform, including enhancing checkout interfaces and building design systems. This fully remote role is suited for someone with extensive Product Design experience who is eager to shape innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in Product Design, particularly in FinTech or payments.
• Strong portfolio showcasing design style and impact through data.
• Proven ability to drive design from research to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Redesign the checkout flow to enhance conversion and customer experience.
• Develop a cohesive UI/UX strategy for data presentation.
• Lead the establishment of design systems for scalability.

Skills

Product Design

UI/UX Strategy

Design Systems

Checkout Optimization

B2B Solutions

Job description

This range is provided by Formula Recruitment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Founding Product Designer

Salary: Up to £120,000 plus benefits

Location: Fully Remote with European office visits once a month

An innovative FinTech scale-up is seeking their first in-house Product Designer to own the entire design function and create exceptional user experiences across their B2B payments platform.

This is a rare opportunity to shape design from the ground up, covering everything from re-branding through to building scalable design systems and delivering a clean, intuitive checkout experience.

Requirements:

• 7+ years’ experience in Product Design (experience in FinTech, payments, or checkout optimisation).
• Proven ability to own design end-to-end: from research and discovery to prototyping, testing, and delivery.
• Strong track record designing conversion-driven checkout flows and simplifying complex data-heavy interfaces.
• Experience building design systems from scratch and scaling design in fast-growth environments.
• Ability to work across branding, product UI/UX, and enterprise-focused B2B solutions.
• Comfortable being hands-on while setting the long-term design vision for the business.
• Strong portfolio showcasing clear design style, what you did, how you did it, displaying the data/KPI's in how you got there.

Key Responsibilities:

• Redesign the checkout flow to improve conversion and overall customer experience.
• Develop and implement a cohesive UI/UX strategy, ensuring data and KPIs are displayed in a clear, simple, and engaging way.
• Work closely with internal teams and agencies to define and deliver a complete re-brand and product launch.
• Establish and own design systems, setting the foundation for scalable design across all products.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and sales teams to ensure that messaging, design, and enterprise B2B flows land effectively with end customers.
• Take full ownership of the customer experience, driving consistency across every touchpoint.

This is a chance for a Product Designer to work with an ambitious scale up and have the autonomy to shape the designs around the business and their B2B payment product offering.

Note: Due to a high number of applications, not all applicants will receive feedback.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Design