Lead Product Designer

FinTech

Location London
Salary Up to £80k
Type Permanent
Start Date ASAP

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We are working with a Fintech that opens up investments to the everyday person.

The client

They are a capital markets technology platform that connects public companies to their communities during fundraising.

Following a period of rapid growth over the past couple of years the company has a $190m Series C investment round in February 2022 and are still growing.

With commercial agreements in place with London Stock Exchange and Euronext, they’ve helped investors across the UK and France to access over 200 offers – including the IPOs of some big name brands/companies.

The role

They are looking for a Lead Product Designer to join their rapidly expanding team where you’ll be involved in every step of the product process from concept through to delivery, ongoing testing and iteration.

They strive to create truly engaging experiences for their users which means having a strong sense of curiosity and being fascinated by getting under the skin of user needs, then using that evidence-based insight to develop clean, accessible, and innovative designs. This is a chance to be involved in a fast-paced environment where you can make a real impact.

Working with the wider team to create solutions for both customer and business needs
Supporting with the creation of new features and tools for a unique fintech business
Partnering with UX Research to develop user testing strategy and insight recommendations
Creating detailed prototypes for user testing and concept validation
Contributing to the development of a world-class design system
Creating high fidelity designs for implementation
Liaising with developers and QA testers to ensure designs are built and delivered to design specifications
Providing development teams with support and guidance to help follow design standards and UX best practices
Coaching and mentoring other designers to develop their practice

The candidate

Have relevant industry experience designing products in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
Experience designing for both web platforms and native app (Android & iOS)
Ability to design for web standards and browser/device capabilities and limitations
Expert with Figma and in the creation of both interactive and automated prototypes
Strong technical design skills coupled with an affinity for brand experience design
The ability to take ownership of projects and work in a self-directed yet collaborative manner
The ability to articulate your design thinking and decision making
Expert understanding of UX best practice and human behaviour
Experience building design systems and UI toolkits

Desirables:

You are comfortable working both collaboratively and independently
You have a user-centred design approach
You are a keen problem-solver
You are comfortable working in an agile team
You know how to prioritise your time
You are a team player supporting your team members when needed
You are able to coach and guide other team members

Working Policy: 2 days office (London)

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.