New Founding Product Designer

Fintech

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.

Permanent

London

£50,000-£80,000 + Equity

New Founding Technical Product Manager

Fintech

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.

Permanent

London

£50,000-£80,000 + Equity

New Product Manager

Global B2B SaaS firm

These guys are transforming how enterprise organisations manage governance, risk and compliance through innovative, AI-powered technology.

Permanent

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£60,000 - £65,000

New Lead Product Designer

Media & Digital publishing company

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.

Permanent

London

£80,000-£100,000

New Lead Product Designer

Media & Digital publishing company

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.

Permanent

London

£80,000-£100,000

New Design Systems Lead

FinTech

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.

Permanent

London

£90,000-£110,000

New Lead Product Designer

Digital Bank

Lead Product Design role, with a bank who are redefining what it feels like to work in finance.

Permanent

London

£95,000 - £120,000

New TypeScript Engineer

GRC company

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join an AI leader in governance, risk and compliance.

Permanent

London

Up to £60K

New Senior TypeScript Engineer

GRC company

We’re looking for several Senior Software Engineers to join an AI leader in governance, risk and compliance.

Permanent

London

Up to £80K

New Engineering Manager

GRC company

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to join an AI leader in governance, risk and compliance.

Permanent

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Up to £110K

Product Manager – Acquisition & Growth- 12 Month FTC

Fintech

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.

Contract

London

£100,000

Senior Product Designer

Software company

An opportunity to join an AI-focussed scale-up

Permanent

Cambridge

£55,000 - £60,000

New Founding Technical Product Manager

Fintech

  • Location London
  • Salary £50,000-£80,000 + Equity
  • Type Permanent
  • Start Date ASAP
Anushka De La Rosa

Or email Anushka De La Rosa

anushka@zebrapeople.com

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.

The client

We’re partnering with a well-funded, early-stage payments technology startup that’s reimagining how people pay through AI, biometrics and connected hardware.

Having already secured significant investment and launched with real customers, they’re now looking for their first dedicated Product hire. You’ll work directly with the founders and engineering team to shape products spanning native mobile apps, merchant software, payment hardware and self-service kiosks.

This is an opportunity for someone who combines strong product thinking with genuine technical ability and enjoys taking products from ambiguous ideas through to launch. If you thrive in fast-moving environments, love building with AI and want the ownership that comes with joining at an early stage, this is a chance to make a real impact from day one.

Hybrid working, with the team based near Tower Bridge and typically in the office around four days per week.

The role

As the company’s first dedicated Product hire, you’ll work directly with the founders to define, build and launch products across software, hardware and AI-powered experiences.

This isn’t a traditional Product Manager role. You’ll combine product thinking with technical execution, taking ideas from ambiguous problems through to working products that reach real customers.

You’ll be involved in:

  • Owning the product roadmap, balancing customer needs, commercial priorities and technical considerations
  • Taking products from 0–1, leading discovery, prototyping, validation and launch
  • Working closely with founders, engineers and customers to shape product direction
  • Using AI tools to prototype, build and iterate on new features and internal tools
  • Collaborating with engineers on APIs, system architecture, integrations and technical trade-offs
  • Writing clear product requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria to enable fast, high-quality delivery
  • Managing priorities and driving delivery from concept through to launch
  • Working with external partners, including payment providers and hardware vendors, to deliver seamless integrations
  • Continuously learning from customer feedback, usage data and experimentation to improve the product and prioritise what to build next

The candidate

We’re looking for an ambitious Technical Product Manager who enjoys building as much as defining what should be built. This role is ideal for someone at an early stage in their Product career who is technically fluent, AI-native and excited by the opportunity to take on genuine ownership within a fast-moving startup.

Essential experience:

  • Around 2–5 years’ experience in Product Management, Product Ownership or Software Engineering
  • Ideally started your career as a Full Stack Engineer before moving into Product, or have strong hands-on technical experience
  • Experience building and launching products from 0–1 in a startup or fast-paced environment
  • Strong technical understanding, including Python, SQL and JavaScript
  • Confident working with APIs, databases, integrations and system architecture
  • Experience using AI tools to prototype, build, iterate and ship products
  • Strong product judgement, with the ability to balance customer needs, commercial priorities and technical constraints
  • Comfortable working directly with founders, engineers and customers
  • A proactive, hands-on mindset with a desire to take ownership and solve ambiguous problems

Desirable:

  • Experience within payments, fintech, SaaS or other technology-led businesses
  • Experience working across software and hardware products
  • Knowledge of payment systems, merchant platforms or physical devices
  • Side projects, GitHub repositories or other examples of products you’ve built outside of work
  • Experience in an early-stage startup or founding team environment

Interview process

  • Introductory call
  • Technical and product interview with the founders
  • Final stage focused on product thinking, technical capability and cultural fit

If you’re excited by the opportunity to build products from the ground up, work directly with founders and help shape the future of a fast-growing technology business, we’d love to hear from you.

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