Director of Developer Platform Design & Strategy

Airwallex; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Airwallex seeks a visionary Director of Product Design to lead the end-to-end design of our developer platform, owning strategy and execution for APIs, SDKs, and tooling. You will collaborate with product and engineering leaders to deliver world-class developer experiences that power embedded finance and partner ecosystems.

You will supervise senior designers across London and Singapore, shaping rituals, standards, and partnerships with PMs and engineers to drive customer outcomes and business

Qualifications

• 12+ years in product/UX design, with focus on complex, system-heavy products.
• 4+ years leading designers, including senior designers or design managers.
• Experience with developer platforms, APIs, SDKs, fintech environments.
• Strong design craft in interaction design and information architecture.
• Leadership to set vision and drive multi-quarter initiatives across domains.
• Data- and research-informed decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptable to a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Define a clear design strategy for cash, high-yield, and inter-account transfers.
• Partner with PM leaders to frame problems, priorities and ensure design is embedded early.
• Oversee end-to-end UX design for your team’s products across desktop and mobile.
• Raise the quality bar for complex, data-rich screens with robust, polished visuals.
• Drive rigorous discovery and validation using research, experiments, and analytics.
• Build a collaborative design practice across regions and domains.
• Integrate with design systems and platform patterns with the design system team.

Skills

UX design leadership

Developer platforms

APIs & SDKs

Systems thinking

Data-informed design

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, CS, or related

Job description

Airwallex seeks a visionary Director of Product Design to lead the end-to-end design of our developer platform, owning strategy and execution for APIs, SDKs, and tooling. You will collaborate with product and engineering leaders to deliver world-class developer experiences that power embedded finance and partner ecosystems.

You will supervise senior designers across London and Singapore, shaping rituals, standards, and partnerships with PMs and engineers to drive customer outcomes and business