Design Director – Brand & Product Experience

MPS Group LLC; Ciudad de México; Hybrid; MXN 1.200.000 - 2.300.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

MPS Group LLC is seeking a Design Director to steer visual design, brand, and digital product experiences for a growing fintech organization. The role demands translating brand principles into polished, intuitive products while maintaining high visual polish across platforms.

The candidate will lead with a strong design point of view, collaborate with product, UX, and engineering, and guide teams through concept to execution in a globally distributed environment.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of experience in visual design, brand design, product design, or a related field.
• Experience in a Design Director, Creative Director, Art Director, or senior visual design leadership capacity.
• Strong visual and brand design portfolio demonstrating high-quality digital experiences.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong eye for visual polish.
• Strong understanding of typography, color, composition, layout, visual hierarchy, and design systems.
• Experience collaborating closely with product, UX, engineering, and business teams.
• Ability to provide creative direction while remaining hands-on when needed.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with distributed teams across locations and time zones.
• Ability to maintain 3–5+ hours of working-time overlap with Pacific Time (PT).

Aufgaben

• Lead visual direction and design quality across brand and digital product experiences.
• Translate brand identity and visual systems into compelling in-product experiences.
• Establish and maintain high standards of visual quality, consistency, and polish.
• Partner with product, UX, engineering, and business stakeholders from concept through execution.
• Develop and evolve visual design systems, patterns, and guidelines across digital experiences.
• Provide creative direction and thoughtful design feedback to designers and cross-functional teams.
• Balance brand expression with usability, accessibility, and product requirements.
• Review designs and prototypes for consistency with the overall visual and brand direction.
• Help shape the visual language of products as they evolve and scale.
• Clearly communicate design rationale to creative and non-creative stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Visual design

Brand design

Product design

Design leadership

Typography

Design systems

UX collaboration

Communication

Distributed teams

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a Design Director with a strong background in visual design, brand, and digital product experiences to support a growing fintech organization. This role sits at the intersection of brand, visual identity, and in-product experiences. The ideal candidate brings a strong visual point of view while understanding how to translate brand principles into polished, intuitive digital products. Visual polish is extremely important, with a highly developed eye for design, typography, composition, hierarchy, consistency, and overall user experience.

Time Zone: Must maintain 3–5+ hours of overlap with Pacific Time (PT)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead visual direction and design quality across brand and digital product experiences.
• Translate brand identity and visual systems into compelling in-product experiences.
• Establish and maintain high standards of visual quality, consistency, and polish.
• Partner with product, UX, engineering, and business stakeholders from concept through execution.
• Develop and evolve visual design systems, patterns, and guidelines across digital experiences.
• Provide creative direction and thoughtful design feedback to designers and cross-functional teams.
• Balance brand expression with usability, accessibility, and product requirements.
• Review designs and prototypes for consistency with the overall visual and brand direction.
• Help shape the visual language of products as they evolve and scale.
• Clearly communicate design rationale to creative and non-creative stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in visual design, brand design, product design, or a related field.
• Experience in a Design Director, Creative Director, Art Director, or senior visual design leadership capacity.
• Strong visual and brand design portfolio demonstrating high-quality digital experiences.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong eye for visual polish.
• Strong understanding of typography, color, composition, layout, visual hierarchy, and design systems.
• Experience collaborating closely with product, UX, engineering, and business teams.
• Ability to provide creative direction while remaining hands‑on when needed.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with distributed teams across locations and time zones.
• Ability to maintain 3–5+ hours of working-time overlap with Pacific Time (PT).

Nice to Have

• Experience working in Fintech or financial services.
• Experience with complex digital products or enterprise applications.
• Experience building or evolving brand systems for digital products.
• Experience with modern design systems and tools such as Figma.
• Experience working with distributed teams across the U.S. and LATAM.
• Strong understanding of accessibility and usability within digital product design.