Head of Product Design

Osome is an international fintech startup making the lives of entrepreneurs easier. We're helping more than 9,500 entrepreneurs spend less time on routine admin and more time changing the world for the better. We've developed a unique solution that combines SaaS with a human-in-the-loop approach to provide full-fledged services in real-time.

We're experiencing tremendous growth in both clients and team members. We have over 500 people in our global offices. We're looking for more bright minds who'd love to change the world by solving complex problems.

We're looking for a passionate Head of Product Design to lead and manage our design teams to ensure our products and experiences are valuable for business owners and their teams and of the highest level of craft and execution.

In this role, you'll be a foundational member of the leadership team, reporting directly to the VP of Product. You'll be working with partners in engineering, operations, UX research, content design, and other disciplines to define the strategy, practices, and communications that guide the team to build great products addressing real user needs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Build, manage, and grow a distributed team of product designers and managers that consistently delivers great experiences for our clients.
• Drive collaboration and vision across the company to build alignment on priorities leading to product design and execution.
• Together with engineering and product leads, shape the product roadmap, both short- and long-term.
• Partner closely with a distributed team of product managers, engineers, user researchers, and product analysts to deliver high-quality experiences for people across our markets.
• Lead designers through best practices, attention to detail, and sometimes unconventional thinking to ensure business impact.
• Drive work to leverage our design system, build UX frameworks, and advocate for the priority of reusability at scale.
• Identify and grow leaders within the design team, setting them up for success through mentorship and coaching.
• Raise a quality bar for performance while fostering a strong, collaborative design practice.

Who are you:

• You have extensive experience in Product Design and substantial leadership experience - hiring, guiding, and developing both individual contributors and Managers.
• You have experience in growing a design practice within cross-functional teams.
• You’re passionate about design and how it can change the future of entrepreneurship.
• You strive to make an impact across the company.
• You have exceptional communication skills to ensure healthy cross-functional collaboration.
• You thrive when developing great people and great products.
• Bonus points for experience and wins in fintech design.

Osome grows alongside you, but we already have a few perks:

• Competitive salary.
• Multi-cultural environment to change your global perspective.
• Learning opportunities and mentorship from peers and leaders.
• Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.
• We are a distributed team, so you can find a work mode that works best for you.
• This role will work in the British Standard time zone.

Requirements

Who are you:

• You have extensive experience in Product Design and substantial leadership experience - hiring, guiding, and developing both individual contributors and Managers.
• You have experience in growing a design practice within cross-functional teams.
• You’re passionate about design and how it can change the future of entrepreneurship.
• You strive to make an impact across the company.
• You have exceptional communication skills to ensure healthy cross-functional collaboration.
• You thrive when developing great people and great products.
• Bonus points for experience and wins in fintech design.

Benefits

Osome grows alongside you, but we already have a few perks:

• Competitive salary.
• Multi-cultural environment to enhance your global perspective.
• Learning opportunities and mentorship from peers and leaders, including a yearly continuous professional development budget.
• Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.
• We are a distributed team, so you can find a work mode that works best for you.
• This role will work in the British Standard time zone.