Lead UI/​UX Designer - FinTech Platform

About the Role

We are seeking a Lead UI/UX Designer to join our dynamic team at Moneybase. This Lead UI/UX Designer remote position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the user experience of our innovative FinTech platform. As a leader in our design team, you will oversee the design and user experience across web and mobile applications, ensuring that our users have intuitive and engaging interactions.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design direction for Moneybase, ensuring user experience excellence across all platforms.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Tech, and Marketing teams to align visual and UX direction with business objectives.
• Provide mentorship and creative guidance to internal and external designers supporting ongoing projects.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and design thinking across teams.
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mock-ups to visualize concepts and guide development.
• Define and maintain design systems, pattern libraries, and UI guidelines to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Translate user needs, product requirements, and complex fintech flows into intuitive user interfaces.
• Conduct usability testing and gather user feedback to validate and improve designs.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure high-quality design implementation.
• Conduct user research and analyze feedback, data, and usability metrics to inform design decisions.
• Partner with Product Managers to prioritize improvements and ensure a data-driven design approach.
• Advocate for accessibility, clarity, and simplicity in all product experiences.
• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with priorities.
• Communicate design rationale and concepts effectively to stakeholders across the business.
• Participate in weekly sprint planning and actively collaborate within Agile environments (JIRA/Trello proficiency required).
• Prepare weekly design progress reports for Product Managers, stakeholders, and project owners.
• Contribute to roadmap discussions and ensure design considerations are integrated early in product planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, or a related field (Master’s degree a plus).
• Minimum 7+ years of experience in UI/UX design, including at least 3–5 years in the fintech industry.
• Prior experience in a senior or lead design role is strongly preferred.
• Expert proficiency in Figma (required).
• Experience with other tools such as Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar is considered a plus.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, usability, and accessibility standards.
• Experience building or maintaining design systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present and defend design decisions.
• Up to date with current design trends, technologies, and usability best practices.

Nice to Have

• Experience with financial products, payments, or investment platforms.
• Familiarity with data visualization and interactive dashboards.
• Knowledge of front-end capabilities (HTML/CSS/JS) to facilitate collaboration with developers.
• Strong analytical mindset, combining creativity with structured problem-solving.

What We Offer

• Health Insurance and fitness allowances.
• Study Leave.
• Fully paid sponsorship schemes for further studies.
• Exposure to the very latest technologies.
• Opportunities for career growth.
• Variable bonus linked to KPI.
• Mental Health Package.