Principal Product Designer, FinTech

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Product Designer, FinTech based in United States.

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of financial technology experiences within a rapidly growing digital platform. You will lead high-impact design initiatives that simplify complex financial workflows and create intuitive solutions for businesses. Working at the intersection of product, engineering, and data, you will influence strategy and deliver experiences from concept through execution. The position requires strong design leadership, deep fintech expertise, and the ability to transform ambitious ideas into scalable products. You will champion user-centered design, raise product quality standards, and help establish best practices across the organization. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact by designing seamless payment, spend management, and financial experiences used by businesses worldwide.

Accountabilities:: The Principal Product Designer will lead complex product design initiatives, shaping strategy and delivering exceptional user experiences across financial technology products. This role requires strong collaboration, strategic thinking, and the ability to guide teams through the full product development lifecycle.

Partner closely with product managers, engineers, data teams, and business stakeholders to define and deliver impactful product experiences.

Lead end-to-end design projects, from early product vision and discovery through concepts, prototypes, and final execution.

Translate complex financial and business challenges into simple, intuitive, and scalable user experiences.

Drive design strategy for fintech products, including payment experiences, spend management solutions, billing workflows, and card-related experiences.

Conduct design reviews, improve feedback processes, and establish frameworks that support better product decisions.

Advocate for user-centered design principles while balancing business objectives, technical constraints, and customer needs.

Raise the quality bar across the design organization by mentoring designers and promoting strong design practices.

Collaborate across disciplines to ensure consistency, usability, and excellence throughout the product ecosystem.

Explore emerging technologies, including AI-powered design tools, to improve workflows and accelerate innovation.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is an experienced product designer with deep expertise in fintech products, strong UX capabilities, and a proven ability to lead complex 0-to-1 product initiatives. They should be comfortable influencing strategy, collaborating with senior stakeholders, and delivering polished experiences.

8+ years of experience in product design, with mastery of the full 0-to-1 product development process.

Extensive experience designing fintech products, particularly in areas such as spend management, card issuing, payments, billing, or financial platforms.

Strong UX foundation with demonstrated experience creating new products and solving complex user problems.

Advanced skills in visual design, interaction design, and user experience design with a focus on simplicity and usability.

Proven ability to collaborate effectively with product managers, engineers, executives, and cross-functional teams.

Experience shaping design strategy and influencing product direction at an organizational level.

Proficiency with modern design tools such as Figma, design systems, and emerging AI-powered design technologies.

Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to clearly explain design decisions and strategic thinking.

Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality product work, including relevant fintech projects.

Ability to operate independently, take ownership, and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Benefits:

Competitive base salary range of $195,000 - $270,000 USD.

Potential additional compensation through equity and/or variable pay opportunities.

Flexible remote work options with support for different working environments.

Comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee well-being.

Opportunities for significant career growth and professional development.

High ownership and autonomy to influence product direction and company success.

Collaborative environment with talented product, design, engineering, and data professionals.

Opportunity to work on innovative financial technology solutions with meaningful business impact.

Access to resources and tools that enable employees to perform at their best.

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