Product Design Lead

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent

Pune District

On-site

INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Barclays Global Services Centre in Pune is seeking a Product Design Lead (VP) to drive user-centered design for digital banking products. You will lead research, craft interfaces, and align with product and engineering teams to raise design quality across platforms.

The role requires 10+ years of experience in design leadership, strong collaboration with ENG and product teams, and a track record of end-to-end product design in financial services.

Qualifications

Proven design leadership in engineering-led organisations.
End-to-end product design experience.
Strong cross-functional collaboration with engineering and product teams.
Experience with global teams.
10+ years of professional experience.
Based in Pune, India.

Responsibilities

Execute user research and usability tests to inform banking product design.
Create intuitive interfaces for digital banking platforms.
Maintain visuals aligned with brand guidelines across digital products.
Produce wireframes and interactive prototypes for testing.
Ensure accessibility compliance.
Monitor industry trends to improve design quality and innovation.

Skills

Design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

End-to-end product design

User research

Accessibility design

Financial services experience

Job description

Product Design Lead – VP

Purpose of the Role

To create user‑centred and visually appealing designs for digital banking products by conducting user research, designing user interfaces and experiences, collaborating with stakeholders, and continuously improving product quality.

Accountabilities

Execute user research and usability tests to understand customer needs, pain points, and integrate feedback and preferences into banking products and services, in collaboration with product managers and developers.
Create intuitive and user‑friendly interfaces for digital banking platforms and applications to deliver a seamless and engaging user experience.
Design and maintain visually appealing and consistent user interfaces that align with the bank’s brand identity and design guidelines across digital products.
Produce wireframes and interactive prototypes for visualisation and testing of product concepts and features before development.
Ensure accessibility compliance so designs provide an inclusive experience for all users.
Monitor industry trends, design best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously improve design quality and innovation.

Vice President Expectations

Contribute to strategy, drive requirements, and recommend change.
Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain processes; deliver continuous improvements and ensure compliance.
If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department’s future needs, counsel employees, contribute to pay decisions, lead specialists, and balance short‑ and long‑term goals within corporate requirements.
For a non‑lead role, act as a subject‑matter expert, guide technical direction, lead collaborative assignments, train and coach less experienced specialists, and influence strategic decisions.
Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management, on functional and cross‑functional impact and alignment.
Manage and mitigate risks, demonstrate accountability for risk and controls, and contribute to business objectives.
Collaborate across areas to support business‑aligned activities and strategies.
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, comparative analysis, and advanced research integration.
Build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Leadership Behaviours