New Founding Product Designer
Fintech
- Location London
- Salary £50,000-£80,000 + Equity
- Type Permanent
- Start Date ASAP
Or email Anushka De La Rosa
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.
The client
We’re partnering with a well-funded, early-stage payments technology startup that’s redefining the future of payments through AI, connected hardware and beautifully designed digital experiences.
With a small, ambitious team, significant seed funding and a growing base of live customers, they’re now looking for their first dedicated Product Designer. Working directly with the founders and engineering team, you’ll shape everything from native apps and merchant software to customer journeys and physical payment experiences.
This is a rare opportunity to join at the beginning of the journey, taking ownership of design from day one and helping define the products, experiences and design culture of a fast-growing technology business.
The role
As the company’s first Product Designer, you’ll own the end-to-end design process across a range of digital and physical products. You’ll work closely with the founders and engineers to take ideas from early concepts through to polished, production-ready experiences used by real customers.
This isn’t a traditional Product Design role. You’ll be expected to think beyond interfaces, using AI to explore ideas, prototype quickly and help bring products to life.
You’ll be involved in:
- Leading product design from discovery through to delivery and launch
- Taking products from 0–1, turning ambiguous ideas into intuitive, high-quality experiences
- Designing across native mobile apps, merchant software, customer journeys and payment hardware
- Collaborating closely with founders and engineers to shape product direction and prioritise opportunities
- Using AI tools throughout your design process to explore, prototype and iterate rapidly
- Creating simple, elegant user experiences with exceptional attention to detail and visual craft
- Contributing to product strategy through research, experimentation and customer feedback
- Helping establish design principles, systems and ways of working as the company’s first designer
The candidate
We’re looking for an ambitious Product Designer who combines exceptional visual craft with strong product thinking and enjoys building as much as designing. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, embraces new technologies and is excited by the opportunity to shape products from the very beginning.
Essential experience
- Around 2–5 years’ commercial experience in Product Design or a related discipline
- An outstanding portfolio demonstrating both strategic product thinking and exceptional visual design
- Experience taking products from 0–1, from early concepts through to launch
- A genuinely AI-native approach to design, prototyping and creative problem-solving
- Technical curiosity, with the ability to understand basic code and collaborate confidently with engineers
- Strong systems thinking and the ability to simplify complex problems
- Experience working closely with cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments
- An experimental mindset, with evidence of exploring ideas through prototypes, side projects or self-initiated work
Desirable
- Experience designing native mobile applications and responsive digital products
- Exposure to fintech, payments, SaaS or other technology-led products
- Experience working in an early-stage startup or scale-up
- Knowledge of design systems and scalable product design
- A background in Product Design, Industrial Design or another technical creative discipline
Interview process
- Introductory call
- Design interview and portfolio review
- Final stage with the founders
If you’re passionate about creating exceptional products, love experimenting with AI and want the opportunity to shape the design function of a fast-growing technology company from the ground up, we’d love to hear from you.
