Design Manager, Fintech

About: ownpath is a curated platform for designers and creatives to upskill, find community, and unlock exciting opportunities with startups and enterprises.

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Work on exciting projects with both startups and enterprises
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About the client:

We are a comprehensive financial services organisation, dedicated to providing businesses with innovative payment and banking solutions built on robust technology. Our aim is to address the entire spectrum of payment and banking needs for any business.

Over the past year, we have disbursed millions of dollars in loans to thousands of businesses. Simultaneously, we are revolutionising business financial management by simplifying business banking and enhancing capital availability for businesses.

Role overview:We are seeking an exceptional design leader to manage and guide a team of talented multidisciplinary designers at one of the nation's fastest-growing tech startups. Your mission will be to elevate our design team to become the best in the industry.

Responsibilities
Team and Project Management:
Lead a team of product, visual, and communication designers, and researchers.
Manage design projects, resolve blockers, and ensure outputs meet business goals, deadlines, and quality standards.
Product Direction and Design Projects:
Participate in ideation, planning, and prioritisation of products and features.
Identify new directions to simplify payments and finance.
Strategise, prioritise, and drive design-led projects. Extend and build design systems.
Team Development:
Mentor and guide the team, helping them grow both soft and hard skills.
Define career paths, identify opportunities, and support the team in achieving their best work.
Quality and Process Improvement:
Set high-quality standards and help product teams achieve them without impacting velocity.
Iterate and improve design processes, introduce best practices, and incorporate user-centered design backed by data.
Create frameworks and guidelines for efficient delivery.
Conduct design reviews, facilitate design sprints, workshops, and brainstorming sessions.
Prioritise research and design improvements in a fast-paced environment.
Share engineering principles to guide design from an engineering perspective.
Requirements

1. 6+ years in design, including 2+ years in a leadership role in fast-paced environments, preferably tech startups.

2. Strong skills in managing projects, prioritising tasks, and leading multidisciplinary design teams.

3. Proven ability to drive design projects, extend/build design systems, and uphold high-quality standards.

4. Experience in mentoring and developing team members’ skills and career paths.

5. Strong understanding of user-centred design principles, using user behaviour and data to inform decisions.

6. Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

Benefits
An opportunity to get mentored by design leader
A Macbook and any tools required
All the benefits offered as part of the ownpath Collective (as listed above)

Apply: https://airtable.com/appjfcnmSTrOYtOgF/pagYfNvezDPQviwwI/form