• Application Deadline:
• Position: Head of Design


• Job Type Full Time , Remote


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Media / Advertising / Branding 
  

• The Head of Design will play a critical role in scaling design solutions to support extensive feature sets, mentoring other designers to ensure team growth, and ensuring design outputs resonate with our diverse user groups.


• They must be capable of working independently, conducting research to fully understand products, and fostering a fast-paced design cycle with continuous iterations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead design initiatives across all company platforms, ensuring design strategies are both innovative and user-centered, with a deep understanding of banking and remittance products for individuals and businesses.


• Manage and coordinate asset design, including illustrations, motion graphics, and other forms of design, ensuring all visual elements align with the company’s brand identity.


• Drive brand scalability and consistency by enhancing brand identity across multiple touchpoints, ensuring that design executions resonate with each unique user group.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and marketing, to ensure alignment on product vision, scalability, and user experience.


• Conduct independent research to fully understand product needs, competitive landscapes, and user expectations, and translate insights into actionable design frameworks.


• Lead by example, mentoring and guiding other designers to scale up their skills and performance, fostering a culture of continuous learning and design excellence within the team.


• Act as a player-coach, balancing hands-on design work with the strategic alignment of business, platform, and customer needs, while staying responsive to rapidly changing product requirements.


• Build scalable design systems that support massive feature sets, ensuring the design process remains agile and adaptable to changes as new features are rolled out.


• Ensure fast and continuous shipping of design assets and products, maintaining a design process that delivers within impressive timelines, while still adhering to quality and user experience standards.


• Champion user-centered design principles, incorporating feedback from user testing, product stakeholders, and market insights to drive product decisions that solve key pain points for both individuals and businesses.


• Stay ahead of design trends and innovations in fintech, ensuring that the company’s products remain competitive and appealing within a fast-evolving industry landscape.


• Reports directly to the Chief Product Officer (CPO), ensuring alignment between design strategy and overall product goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, UI/UX Design, Interaction Design, or a related field.


• 5+ years of experience in UX design, interaction design, or related roles, with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity. Experience in fintech, banking, or B2B products is essential.


• Demonstrated experience in asset design, illustration, and motion graphics, with a portfolio showcasing user-centered design solutions across desktop, mobile, and web platforms.


• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to lead design initiatives, manage stakeholders, and mentor a team of designers.


• Proficient in design thinking, rapid prototyping, and design systems, with the ability to scale designs for complex, multi-feature products.


• Deep understanding of fintech products, particularly banking and remittance services, with experience designing for both individuals and businesses.


• Ability to manage fast-paced design processes with continuous improvements and fast shipping of products.


• Skilled at collaborating with cross-functional teams and influencing decisions at all organizational levels.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary


• Health benefits package.


• Opportunity to work with a passionate and innovative team.


• Professional growth and development opportunities.