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Does the idea of working on a suite of digtial products & services that uses modern minimalism design to speak and engage with their customers appeal?

My client is seeking a Lead Product Designer with strong UI and Mobile experience to help shape the future of how their customers build their financial futures. This is a rare opportunity to drive a major new product proposition launching early next year, while elevating experiences across their entire product ecosystem.

The client

Fintech challenger bank that are disrupting consumer financial services by embracing design as a key differentiator for their customers experience.

The role

My Client is seeking a Lead Product Designer with strong UI and Mobile experience to help shape the future of how their customers build their financial futures. This is a rare opportunity to drive a major new product proposition launching early next year, while elevating experiences across their entire product ecosystem.

You’ll be someone who brings warmth and humanity to everything you design – someone who believes the best products feel playful, intuitive and genuinely delightful to use. If you’re the kind of designer who obsesses over the details that make people smile, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

Elevating customer experiences: Looking holistically at how customers interact across all our products and identifying opportunities to make their journey smoother and more coherent
Setting the craft bar high: Pushing visual design excellence and helping the team level up their work through mentorship and quality assurance
Growing the team: Line managing 1-2 designers, providing guidance, feedback and helping them develop their skills
Influencing stakeholders: Working confidently with product, engineering and leadership to champion user-centred design decisions

The candidate

Essential experience:

Product team pedigree: You’ve worked in-house within product teams (agency experience alone won’t cut it for this role)
B2C native mobile expertise: You’ve designed consumer-facing products, particularly mobile experiences, and understand what makes them tick
Exceptional UI craft: Your portfolio demonstrates a warm, human, playful aesthetic with meticulous attention to detail
Stakeholder influence: You’re confident in presenting work and influencing decision-makers across the business
Fast-paced environments: You thrive in the momentum of rapid iteration and tight timelines
Inclusive design mindset: You design for everyone, considering diverse needs and accessibility from the start

Interview process:

We want to keep this focused and respectful of your time:

Portfolio review and Q&A with the Hiring Manager
Whiteboard challenge with cross-functional team members from engineering, product and potentially product marketing – no homework required
Final conversation with the Hiring Manager and the Director of Product for Savings

The practical stuff

Office days: 2 days per week in our Canary Wharf office
Anchor day: Tuesday, plus generally Tuesday or Thursday as your second day

We welcome diversity

We welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences. Our team includes parents, the self-taught, the university-educated, and people of a wide variety of nationalities, ages, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Obviously, we’re looking to ensure it’s a solid fit from both sides: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day for work.

We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply to be part of life at Zebra People. We are committed to a fair and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. We would be happy to meet any accommodation requests during the application or interview process, please just let us know.