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Junior-Mid Graphic Designer

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We're partnering with a well-funded, early-stage payments technology startup to find its first Product Designer, helping shape the future of a next-generation platform spanning digital products, native apps, merchant software and connected hardware.

This is an opportunity to join at a formative stage, working directly with the founders and engineers to take products from idea through to launch. You'll combine exceptional product thinking with outstanding visual craft, using AI to explore, prototype and refine ideas while designing intuitive experiences that reach real customers quickly.

As the Founding Product Designer, you'll help define not only the products themselves but also the company's design culture, processes and standards. We're looking for an ambitious, AI-native designer with exceptional taste, strong systems thinking and a passion for turning complex ideas into beautifully simple, high-quality products.

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Founding Technical Product Manager

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We're partnering with a well-funded, early-stage payments technology startup that's building the next generation of biometric payment experiences. Combining AI, software and connected hardware, they're creating a seamless way for people to pay, identify themselves and interact with merchants. With a growing customer base and ambitious plans, it's an exciting opportunity to join as the first Product hire and help shape the future of the business.

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Product Manager

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Lead Product Designer

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We're partnering with a globally recognised consumer brand to find a Lead Product Designer to shape the future of its digital products across web and mobile.

This is an opportunity to work on a product used by millions, creating engaging experiences that combine exceptional storytelling, intuitive user journeys and world-class design. Working closely with Product, Engineering, Editorial and Commercial teams, you'll lead complex initiatives from discovery through to delivery, balancing strategic product thinking with outstanding UX and UI craft.

As a Lead Product Designer, you'll influence product direction, mentor other designers and help raise the quality of design across the organisation while remaining hands-on throughout the design process. We're looking for someone with strong consumer product experience, exceptional attention to detail and a passion for creating beautifully crafted digital experiences that users genuinely love.

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Lead Product Designer

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We're partnering with an internationally recognised consumer brand to find a Lead Product Designer to shape the future of one of its flagship digital products.

This is an opportunity to work on a product used by millions, helping define the next generation of user experiences across content, discovery and engagement. You'll combine strategic product thinking with exceptional visual craft, collaborating closely with Product, Engineering, Editorial and Commercial teams to deliver beautifully executed, user-centred experiences.

As a Lead Product Designer, you'll take ownership of complex product initiatives from discovery through to delivery, mentor and support other designers, and play a key role in influencing product direction. We're looking for someone who is equally comfortable thinking at a strategic level as they are getting hands-on in Figma, with a passion for creating intuitive, polished experiences that delight users.

This role would suit someone with strong consumer product experience, an eye for detail, and a genuine appreciation for high-quality design and storytelling.

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Design Systems Lead

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We're partnering with a fast-growing UK consumer technology business that's investing heavily in its Product Design function and looking for a Design Systems Lead to help shape the next phase of its design maturity. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll lead a small team while evolving a mature cross-platform design system used across web and native mobile products. Working closely with Product and Engineering, you'll drive adoption, governance, scalability and consistency, while exploring how AI can enhance design workflows and delivery. It's an opportunity to have a genuine impact on products used by millions of customers, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

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Product Manager – Acquisition & Growth- 12 Month FTC

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We’re working with a fast-growing digital platform looking for an experienced Product Manager to take ownership of their customer acquisition journey.

This role will focus on understanding how users discover, evaluate and engage with digital products, owning the journey from initial interest through to signup and activation. You’ll identify opportunities to improve conversion, remove friction and create more seamless customer experiences.

Working closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Data and Marketing teams, you’ll use customer insight, analytics and experimentation to drive measurable growth.

You’ll be responsible for:

Owning and optimising digital acquisition journeys across web and app
Improving signup, onboarding and activation flows
Using data, customer insights and experimentation to identify opportunities
Running A/B tests and measuring impact on key conversion metrics
Collaborating closely with marketing teams to improve the end-to-end customer journey
Prioritising initiatives that drive customer and commercial outcomes

We’re looking for someone with experience in:

Product management within a consumer digital environment
Acquisition, growth, conversion optimisation or onboarding journeys
Experimentation, analytics and data-led decision making
Working closely with marketing, design and engineering teams
Taking ownership of customer and commercial metrics

Experience within fintech, subscriptions, marketplaces or other high-consideration digital products would be highly relevant.

A great opportunity for someone who enjoys understanding customer behaviour and turning interest into action through smart product decisions.

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£100,000

Senior Product Designer

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Design Systems Lead

FinTech

  • Location London
  • Salary £90,000-£110,000
  • Type Permanent
  • Start Date ASAP
Anushka De La Rosa

Or email Anushka De La Rosa

anushka@zebrapeople.com

We're partnering with a fast-growing UK consumer technology business that's investing heavily in its Product Design function and looking for a Design Systems Lead to help shape the next phase of its design maturity. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll lead a small team while evolving a mature cross-platform design system used across web and native mobile products. Working closely with Product and Engineering, you'll drive adoption, governance, scalability and consistency, while exploring how AI can enhance design workflows and delivery. It's an opportunity to have a genuine impact on products used by millions of customers, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

The client

We’re partnering with one of the UK’s leading digital consumer businesses as they continue to invest in their Product Design organisation. They’re looking for a Design Systems Lead to shape the evolution of a mature design system that supports millions of customer interactions across web and native mobile products.

Working closely with Product, Engineering and Design leadership, you’ll lead a small team while driving design system strategy, governance and adoption. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on creating scalable, accessible experiences, strengthening design-to-engineering collaboration, and exploring how AI can enhance design workflows.

It’s an opportunity to join a collaborative, product-led environment where design plays a central role in shaping customer experiences at scale.

2 days per week in the Canary Wharf office.

The role

You’ll lead the evolution of a mature cross-platform design system, helping shape how products are designed and built across web and native mobile. This is a player-coach role, combining hands-on design systems work with people leadership, strategy and close collaboration with engineering.

You’ll be involved in:

  • Leading the evolution of a design system across web and native mobile products.
  • Managing, mentoring and developing a small team of Product Designers.
  • Defining and evolving design tokens, components, patterns and documentation.
  • Driving design system governance, adoption and contribution models across multiple product teams.
  • Partnering closely with Engineering to improve design-to-code workflows and implementation.
  • Collaborating with Product and Design leadership to influence strategy and prioritisation.
  • Championing accessibility, consistency and scalability across customer experiences.
  • Exploring how AI can enhance design workflows and improve the efficiency of the design system.

The candidate

Essential experience:

  • Experience leading or owning a design system within a product organisation.
  • Strong understanding of design systems, including tokens, components, patterns, documentation and governance.
  • Experience partnering closely with Engineering to ensure design systems translate effectively into code.
  • Experience designing for native mobile products (iOS and Android).
  • Previous people management or player-coach leadership experience.
  • Strong systems thinking with the ability to balance strategic direction and hands-on delivery.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence and challenge at all levels.
  • A pragmatic, data-informed approach to prioritisation and decision-making

Desirable:

  • Experience with design tokens, Storybook or design-to-code workflows.
  • Experience embedding accessibility standards into design systems.
  • Practical experience using AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT or Figma MCP to improve design workflows.
  • Experience working within high-growth consumer technology, fintech or other digital product businesses.
  • Experience scaling design systems across multiple product teams or business units.

Interview process

  • Introductory interview with Zebra People.
  • First-stage interview with the hiring team.
  • Final interview focused on collaboration, leadership and design systems thinking.

If you’re passionate about building scalable design systems, enjoy working closely with engineers, and want to shape how products are designed and delivered at scale, I’d love to hear from you.

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