Head of Product Design

Thredd; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Hours

Health Insurance

Professional Development Opportunities

Remote Work Options

Team Building Activities

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a dynamic Head of Product Design to lead a talented design team. In this pivotal role, you will ensure that user-centered designs are delivered across all platforms, driving alignment with product strategy and organizational goals. You'll leverage your expertise in the FinTech sector to champion user needs, guide design decisions with data-driven insights, and maintain the design system in Figma. If you're passionate about creating exceptional user experiences and mentoring a team, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in FinTech and payments industry.
• Proven track record in leading design teams.
• Strong background in defining design goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor the design team to ensure high-quality outputs.
• Collaborate with sales and customer success for user feedback.
• Define design strategy and maintain design systems.

Skills

Leadership

User-Centered Design

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Design Systems Management

Data-Driven Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design

Master's Degree in Design

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketch

Job description

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Thredd is the trusted next-gen payments partner for innovators looking to modernise their payments offering. Certified by Mastercard, Visa and Diners & Discover, we process billions of debit, prepaid and credit transactions annually, supporting consumer and corporation FinTechs, digital banks and embedded finance providers across the globe. Our unique offering is our client-centric approach, combining hands-on support with modern, reliable and scalable technology.

Our assured solution accelerates the development and delivery of consumer and corporate payments components embedded within digital banks, as well as for expense management, B2B payments, crypto, lending, credit, Buy Now Pay Later, FX, remittance, and open banking innovators.

About The Head Of Product Design

We are looking for a hands-on Head of Product Design to manage and mentor the design team, playing a key part in leading and contributing to the UX/UI experience for our platform products. You will be ensuring the design standards are aligned with industry best practices, user journeys and brand guidelines.

The Head of Product Design will define the strategy for our products, establish the principles and guidelines to ensure consistency in design language, style and functionality.

What you will be doing as a Head of Product Design

• Ensuring high-quality, user-centred designs are delivered across all touchpoints, from ideation to implementation.
• Partnering with sales and customer success teams to gather feedback and ensure that the product platform remains customer-centric

Data & Reporting

• Championing the voice of the user, leveraging research, data, and insights to inform design decisions and improve user satisfaction. (Indirectly linked to data-driven decision-making in design).
• Measuring and improving design impact, acting as the advocate and spokesperson for the user and design perspective in the product development process.
• Defining the design goals and direction for the product or product portfolio by understanding user needs, market opportunities, business objectives, and technical constraints.
• Ensuring the design system is maintained in Figma to enable rapid iteration and consistency across the design platform.
• Implementing and refining design workflows, tools, and standards to enhance team efficiency and consistency.

Planning & Prioritisation

• Driving alignment on product design priorities and delivery timelines with senior stakeholders and executives.
• Overseeing design workflow, assign tasks, review deliverables, and provide feedback and guidance to the team.

Strategic Impact

• Define the design goals and direction for the product portfolio by understanding user needs, market opportunities, business objectives, and technical constraints.
• Lead and mentor the design team, including setting design standards, processes, and tools, and driving alignment with organizational goals.
• Communicate design decisions and goals effectively to the broader organization, ensuring alignment across teams and stakeholders.

What you will bring to the Head of Product Design position

• Experience working in payments/FinTech
• Proven experience of leading and mentoring design teams in a hands-on leadership role
• Expertise in cross-functional collaboration including Product Managers, Engineers, stakeholders and users to align design vision with product roadmap and company strategy
• Strong background in defining design goals and direction for products
• Proficiency in managing design systems in Figma
• Familiar with a wide range of design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite and front-end development concepts
• Proven track record of implementing and refining design work-flows, tools and standards to enhance team efficiency, consistency and performance
• Demonstrated ability to partner with Sales and Customer Success teams

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management

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