Staff Product Designer

Far Coder; Hinoba-an; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Career growth

Learning resources

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Moniepoint is hiring a remote Staff Product Designer based in India. You will lead high-quality UX/UI design for financial products, mentor junior designers, and champion user-centred design.

This role requires strategic thinking, fintech/domain knowledge, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will drive end-to-end design, conduct user research and usability testing, build scalable components, and contribute to a design system while ensuring accessibility and inclusive design across

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a senior product design role with strong UX focus and leadership experience.
• Proven ability to lead impactful projects and mentor junior designers.
• Expertise in visual design, typography, grids, layout, and colour theory.
• Strong interaction design, information architecture, and user flows.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute design strategies aligned with business objectives and user needs.
• Lead end-to-end design process from discovery to final UI execution.
• Conduct advanced user research, usability testing, and A/B experiments.
• Partner with product managers and engineers to implement designs.
• Design scalable UI components and contribute to the design system.
• Advocate for accessibility and inclusive design.

Skills

UX design

Figma

User research

Usability testing

Wireframing

Prototyping

Accessibility (A11y)

Design systems

Motion design

Mentoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Agile product teams

Tools

Figma

After Effects

Principle

Lottie

Google Analytics

Mixpanel

Hotjar

Job description

Moniepoint is hiring a remote candidate for Staff Product Designer. This is a full time position. Work location: India. The role typically involves technologies such as REST, Figma, User Research, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Prototyping. Who we are Moniepoint is an all-in-one financial services platform for emerging markets and the second-fastest growing company in Africa. Since 2019, Moniepoint’s technology has powered over 3 million people, offering personal and business banking, payment, credit and business management tools to help them succeed. Moniepoint processed $1 Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work? Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth.

About the role

As a Senior User Experience Designer, you will be responsible for executing high-quality designs for our financial products, ensuring they are intuitive, accessible, and effective. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior designers, and champion user-centred design within the organisation. This role requires a strategic mindset, deep UX/UI expertise, and the ability to translate complex financial concepts into seamless user experiences.

What you’ll do

• Define and execute design strategies that align with business objectives and user needs.
• Lead the end-to-end design process, from discovery and research to wireframing, prototyping, and final UI execution.
• Conduct advanced user research, usability testing, and A/B experiments to validate and refine design solutions.
• Partner closely with product managers and engineers to ensure seamless implementation of designs.
• Design scalable UI components and contribute to our evolving design system.
• Advocate for accessibility (A11y) and inclusive design principles, ensuring our products serve a diverse user base.
• Create and refine micro-interactions and motion elements to improve user engagement and usability.
• Use data-driven insights to continuously improve the user experience and optimise for business impact.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Stay ahead of fintech trends and best practices to drive product innovation.

What you need to succeed

• 3+ years in a senior product design role, with a strong focus on UX and a demonstrated ability to lead impactful projects
• Mastery of visual design, typography, grids, layout, and colour theory.
• Expertise in interaction design, information architecture, and user flows.
• Deep understanding of designing for both mobile and web platforms, ensuring responsive and adaptive experiences.
• Strong knowledge of behavioural psychology and how it influences user decision-making.
• Extensive experience conducting usability testing, user interviews, and heuristic evaluations.
• Ability to synthesise qualitative and quantitative insights into impactful design decisions.
• Familiarity with UX analytics tools (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Hotjar, etc.).
• Proficiency in atomic design principles and building scalable UI frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of motion design tools (Lottie, After Effects, Principle) to create dynamic user experiences.
• Experience mentoring and guiding junior designers.
• Ability to articulate design rationale and influence stakeholders across teams.
• Comfortable working in agile, fast-paced product teams.
• Figma mastery - deep experience with auto layout, design tokens, component variants, interactive prototypes, and scalable design libraries.
• Proven experience in fintech and/or SaaS environments, with a strong understanding of industry challenges and user behaviours.

What you’ll get

• A leadership role in shaping the future of fintech - your work will impact millions of users.
• Career growth opportunities.
• A culture of experimentation - we encourage innovative thinking and rapid iteration.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Remote-friendly work culture, with access to learning resources.

What to expect in the hiring process

• Application & portfolio review: we look for strong UX case studies that showcase process, research, impact, and leadership.
• Preliminary phone call with the recruiter: a brief conversation to discuss your background, interests, and expectations.
• Interview with a design team member: a discussion about your experience, approach to design, alignment with our mission, and a portfolio walkthrough.
• Design Challenge: an advanced exercise to assess problem-solving, UX/UI craft, and strategic thinking.
• Final executive conversation: a discussion with senior leadership about your ability to think strategically, collaborate across teams, and drive business and user impact through design.

Senior level: Senior.