• Application Deadline:
• Position: Staff Product Designer



• Job Type Remote



• Qualification



• Experience 10 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field UX, Design and Architecture 
  
  

About the role

• You're a senior individual contributor who drives design excellence and strategic impact across multiple teams.


• You lead through craft mastery, strategic thinking, and influence, not through people management.


• You set direction, solve complex problems that span products, and multiply impact by raising the capabilities of designers around you

What you’ll do

• Lead design strategy for major product areas or cross-product initiatives


• Drive complex, ambiguous projects from discovery through launch across multiple teams


• Set design standards, patterns, and best practices that others follow


• Identify and solve systemic design problems across products


• Partner with senior product and engineering leadership on strategy


• Mentor and sponsor senior and mid-level designers (informally, no direct reports)


• Make critical design decisions that affect multiple teams


• Contribute significantly to design system strategy and evolution


• Represent design in organisational planning and cross-functional forums


• Identify strategic opportunities that weren't on the roadmap

What you bring

• Portfolio showing leadership and influence across multiple teams or products


• Proven track record of solving complex, ambiguous problems


• Deep expertise in visual design, interaction design, and systems thinking


• Strong research skills and ability to validate strategic decisions with evidence


• History of setting direction that others follow


• Experience mentoring and developing other designers


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication at senior leadership level


• Track record of identifying opportunities and driving them to completion

Requirements

• Mastery of design tools and advanced prototyping


• Ideally, 10+ years of product design experience with demonstrated strategic impact


• Strategic product thinking and strong business acumen


• Ability to influence without authority


• Comfortable operating with extreme ambiguity and creating clarity for others


• Strong facilitation skills for workshops and alignment sessions


• Can work autonomously for extended periods without guidance


• Makes high-stakes decisions

What you’ll get

• A leadership role in shaping the future of fintech - your work will impact millions of users.


• Career growth opportunities.


• A culture of experimentation - we encourage innovative thinking and rapid iteration.


• Competitive compensation and benefits.


• Remote-friendly work culture, with access to learning resources.
  
   

What to expect in the hiring process

• Application & portfolio review: we look for strong UX case studies that showcase process, research, impact, and leadership.


• Preliminary phone call with the recruiter: a brief conversation to discuss your background, interests, and expectations.


• Interview with a design team member: a discussion about your experience, approach to design, alignment with our mission, and a portfolio walkthrough.


• Design Challenge: an advanced exercise to assess problem-solving, UX/UI craft, and strategic thinking.


• Final executive conversation: a discussion with senior leadership about your ability to think strategically, collaborate across teams, and drive business and user impact through design.