Design Lead, Global Expansion — Hands-on & System-Driven

Nubank; Ohio; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nu b an k, a leading fintech, seeks a Head of Design to oversee a global expansion initiative. You will balance hands-on design work with strategic leadership, raising the craft bar across the organization and shaping the design system.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and global design teams to deliver delightful experiences in multiple markets, emphasizing simplicity, elegance, and user-centric design.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates world-class product design across fintech products.
• Leads teams while staying hands-on and crafting work.
• Experience in financial services, payments, or digital assets.
• Works within a mature design organization to influence the global system.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design function for Nubank's global expansion across 35+ markets.
• Set and uphold craft standards, benchmarking against top fintech products.
• Remain hands-on with design work, prototyping and shaping interfaces.
• Evolve the design system and contribute patterns back to the central system.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and design teams across markets to ship delightful experiences.

Skills

World-class product design

Hands-on manager

Fintech-adjacent domain

System-level collaborator

Bar-raiser

Job description

Nu b an k, a leading fintech, seeks a Head of Design to oversee a global expansion initiative. You will balance hands-on design work with strategic leadership, raising the craft bar across the organization and shaping the design system.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and global design teams to deliver delightful experiences in multiple markets, emphasizing simplicity, elegance, and user-centric design.