Lead Product Designer - modern minimalism

Zebra People; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech challenger bank in the UK is seeking a Lead Product Designer to elevate customer experiences across its digital products. The ideal candidate will have strong UI and mobile expertise, a warm and human design aesthetic, and the ability to influence stakeholders effectively. This role includes managing and mentoring designers, ensuring a user-centered approach in product development. The position includes 2 office days per week in Canary Wharf, fostering collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working in-house within product teams is essential.
• Designed consumer-facing mobile products successfully.
• Portfolio showcases playful and human-centered UI designs.

Responsibilities

• Elevate customer experiences across digital products.
• Push visual design excellence and mentor team members.
• Manage 1-2 designers to develop their skills.
• Champion user-centered design decisions with stakeholders.

Skills

Strong UI experience

Mobile experience

Stakeholder influence

Inclusive design mindset

Fast-paced environment adaptation

Job description

Does the idea of working on a suite of digtial products & services that uses modern minimalism design to speak and engage with their customers appeal?

My client is seeking a Lead Product Designer with strong UI and Mobile experience to help shape the future of how their customers build their financial futures. This is a rare opportunity to drive a major new product proposition launching early next year, while elevating experiences across their entire product ecosystem.

The client

Fintech challenger bank that are disrupting consumer financial services by embracing design as a key differentiator for their customers experience.

The role

My Client is seeking a Lead Product Designer with strong UI and Mobile experience to help shape the future of how their customers build their financial futures. This is a rare opportunity to drive a major new product proposition launching early next year, while elevating experiences across their entire product ecosystem.

You’ll be someone who brings warmth and humanity to everything you design – someone who believes the best products feel playful, intuitive and genuinely delightful to use. If you’re the kind of designer who obsesses over the details that make people smile, we want to hear from you.

If

What you’ll be doing:

• Elevating customer experiences:Looking holistically at how customers interact across all our products and identifying opportunities to make their journey smoother and more coherent
• Setting the craft bar high:Pushing visual design excellence and helping the team level up their work through mentorship and quality assurance
• Growing the team:Line managing 1-2 designers, providing guidance, feedback and helping them develop their skills
• Influencing stakeholders:Working confidently with product, engineering and leadership to champion user-centred design decisions

The candidate

Essential experience:

• Product team pedigree:You’ve worked in-house within product teams (agency experience alone won’t cut it for this role)
• B2C native mobile expertise:You’ve designed consumer-facing products, particularly mobile experiences, and understand what makes them tick
• Exceptional UI craft:Your portfolio demonstrates a warm, human, playful aesthetic with meticulous attention to detail
• Stakeholder influence:You’re confident in presenting work and influencing decision-makers across the business
• Fast-paced environments:You thrive in the momentum of rapid iteration and tight timelines
• Inclusive design mindset:You design for everyone, considering diverse needs and accessibility from the start

Interview process:

We want to keep this focused and respectful of your time:

1. Portfolio review and Q&Awith the Hiring Manager
2. Whiteboard challengewith cross-functional team members from engineering, product and potentially product marketing – no homework required
3. Final conversationwith the Hiring Manager and the Director of Product for Savings

The practical stuff

• Office days:2 days per week in our Canary Wharf office
• Anchor day:Tuesday, plus generally Tuesday or Thursday as your second day