Lead Product Designer

Design Lead (UI/UX, API, Visual Identity)

London (Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days remote)

Fast-growing global FinTech

I’m partnered with a well-established FinTech scale-up that has been steadily expanding across foreign exchange, payments, and digital financial technology since 2005. They’re now looking to hire their first in-house Design Lead , someone who can shape the design culture from the ground up and embed customer-centric simplicity into everything they build.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-growth business where design is becoming a strategic function. You’ll set the vision, establish scalable processes, and still stay hands-on across UI/UX, documentation, and brand identity.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and grow a high-performing design team across product design, UX, and visual design
• Own the design of a flagship platform – from onboarding journeys to complex workflows
• Oversee and improve API documentation, ensuring clarity and consistency with Engineering
• Collaborate with Marketing on visually engaging assets for campaigns, launches, and events
• Embed design best practices and scalable processes, while introducing modern AI-powered tools
• Stay hands-on in design: sketching, prototyping, testing, iterating
• Champion a culture of feedback and collaboration across teams

What we’re looking for:

• 4+ years’ experience in leadership role or IC role
• A strong portfolio demonstrating craft and strategic design thinking
• Experience spanning UI/UX, documentation, and graphic design
• Proven ability to build and lead teams while still diving into tools like Figma
• Strong communicator, able to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Adaptable, pragmatic, and commercially aware, with a good grasp of industry trends

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday off
• Pension & healthcare cash plan (dental, physio, therapies)
• Excellent career progression with ongoing training & development
• Hybrid working: Monday & Friday WFH, Tue–Thu in central London