Head of Product Design

Airwallex; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in San Francisco seeks a senior design leader to guide a 40+ person global design team across multiple regions. You will drive UX judgment, product strategy, and scalable design systems while partnering with the CPO.

You will own the design budget, attract and develop top design talent, and expand the San Francisco studio, ensuring alignment with fintech product goals and global leadership expectations.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate exceptional product and UX judgment from strategy to interaction design.
• Generalist UX background with strong product sensibilities.
• Proven track record of attracting and calibrating senior designers and design leaders.
• Experience in fintech or a comparably complex product domain.
• Experience managing senior design leaders across regions and time zones.
• Comfort with company-level planning cycles, including OKRs, headcount plans, budgets, and leadership-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global team of 40+ product designers and leaders across regions.
• Scale the product design organization’s practice, quality standards, systems, and culture globally.
• Hire, develop, and retain a world-class design team.
• Expand the San Francisco-based design studio.
• Work closely with the CPO to shape the product experience strategy.
• Own the design budget end to end, including contractors, tooling, learning, research, travel, and team building.
• Steward and evolve the design organization’s operating principles.
• Participate as a member of the Global Leadership Team.

Skills

UX leadership

Product strategy

Global team leadership

Fintech domain knowledge

Budget management

OKR planning

Cross-regional management

Job description

• Lead a global team of 40+ product designers and leaders across Australia, the UK, the US, and Singapore
• Scale the product design organization’s practice, quality standards, systems, and culture globally
• Hire, develop, and retain a world‑class design team
• Expand the San Francisco‑based design studio
• Work closely with the CPO to shape the product experience strategy
• Own the design budget end to end, including contractors, tooling, learning, research, travel, and team building
• Steward and evolve the design organization’s operating principles
• Participate as a member of the Global Leadership Team

Requirements

• Exceptional product and UX judgment from strategy through interaction patterns, information architecture, layout, and UX copy
• Generalist UX background with strong product sensibilities
• Track record of personally attracting, closing, and calibrating exceptional designers and design leaders
• Experience in fintech or a comparably complex product domain
• Experience managing senior design leaders across regions and time zones
• Experience running calibration, promotion, and organizational design systems
• Comfort with company‑level planning cycles, including OKRs, headcount plans, budgets, and leadership‑team collaboration

Demonstrates expertise in leading and scaling global product design teams, with a strong focus on UX judgment, organizational design, and strategic collaboration. Proven ability to attract and develop top design talent while managing complex budgets and operational principles.

Highest‑signal resume keywords

• Product Design Leadership
• UX Strategy Development
• Team Building and Development
• Budget Management
• Experience in Fintech

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• UX Judgment
• Information Architecture
• Interaction Patterns
• UX Copy
• Organizational Design Systems
• OKR Planning
• Budgeting
• Cross-Regional Management

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Talent Attraction

Industry Keywords

• Fintech
• Product Domain
• Design Standards
• Global Leadership