Lead Product Designer

Halian Technology; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech firm in Greater London seeks a passionate and pragmatic Product Design Lead to shape their design function in the payments space. As the first in-house design hire, you will create a user-centric design culture while building and mentoring a high-performing design team. Your role includes defining scalable design systems and integrating AI tools to enhance product and marketing design.

Qualifications

• Passion for product design and user-centric philosophy.
• Experience in developing design culture and systems.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and build high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Product Director and inform leadership.
• Build and lead a design team across product and UX.
• Champion user-centric design throughout product development.

Job description

Were looking for a passionate and pragmaticProductDesign Leadto build and shape the design function of my fintech clients product within the payments space.

This is a rare opportunity to define my clients design culture from the ground upspanning UI/UX, API documentation, and visual identity across the organisation.

Customer-centric simplicitysits at the heart of their product philosophy. As their first in-house design leadership hire, youll have a pivotal role in making design a strategic force across the business.

Youll lead by examplesetting direction, creating scalable design systems, leveraging AI tools, and contributing directly with hands-on work across product and marketing design.

Key Responsibilities

• Report regularly to the Product Director and keep leadership informed.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing design team covering product design, UX, and visual design.
• Champion simplicity and user-centric thinking throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Own and evolve the design of my clients product, from onboarding flows to complex product features.
• Collab...