Lead Product Designer - Engagement

About the opportunity 

We are looking for Lead Product Designer(s) to join N26’s UX Team.  

In this role, you will lead and own the user experience design in high-impact product initiatives, while also maintaining a high bar of design excellence across the wider UX Team. You will report to one of our Heads of UX. 

We believe our team’s diversity is our strength. The more perspectives at the table, the better. Please apply regardless of your identity, experience, or background. 

This is us 

N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do, and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use. Founded in 2013, N26 serves +7 million customers across 24 markets. 

N26’s UX Team is part of the larger Product & UX organization. We are a multidisciplinary team of 40+ talented individuals (known as “UXers”), who practice Product Design, User Research, UX Writing, and Design Operations. Most of our UXers are distributed across various cross-functional teams, looking after different product verticals. Our team is based in Berlin and Barcelona. 

This is you 

You have at least 6 years of experience designing digital products (for Mobile and Web) in cross-functional product teams. 

You have proven ability to effectively facilitate collaborative sessions such as design critiques, Google Design Sprint, user journey mapping, etc. 

You are no stranger to working with, and contributing to design systems in your day-to-days. 

You have a track record of delivering end-to-end user experience design, and are comfortable to put on your generalist hat through product discovery and delivery. 

In addition to leveraging user research insights and gathered data to inform your design decisions, and when they are not available, you proactively seek them out. 

As Lead Product Designer at N26, you will… 

Partner with our Research and Data specialists to bring customer feedback and data insights to inform design and product prioritization, so as to bring value to the customers and the business. 

Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering counterparts in a cross-functional group to ensure effective discovery and delivery, while also informing vision and strategy for the group. 

Lead and represent design in cross-functional leads forum to drive collaboration and process improvements. 

Be an active contributor in improving the organization’s UX practice and drive UX OKR initiatives (through effective design critiques, contribution to design system, etc.). 

Mentor and guide other designers to promote design excellence in craft and process. 

* Please note that we can only consider applications with portfolio (in English) *

Traits:  

Actively help yourself (and others) be successful  

Continuously learn and challenge the status quo  

Think globally, act locally  

Have a strong bias for action  

Give and receive open, direct and timely feedback  

What's in it for you:  

Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Germany’s Top Startup Employers, named by LinkedIn three years in a row   

Personal development budget, German language classes, fitness memberships, N26 premium bank card, and your choice of a Mac or Windows laptop  

Berlin: 26 vacation days per year, with an additional day for each year of service - up to 30 days  

A high degree of collaboration and autonomy while working with a group of diverse peers, getting things done attitude, and access to cutting edge technologies  

Who we are  

N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use. We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do. N26 has international offices in Berlin, Barcelona, and Vienna. With over $670 million raised, and a $3.5 billion valuation, we are one of the most valuable and well-funded FinTechs in Europe.   

Sound good? Apply now for this position.  

N26 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.