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Product Design Lead - Europe

Full-timeLead designer$160,000-$229,000*
London, United Kingdom
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We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products.  Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi,  and Betterment, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Salt Lake City, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam. #LI-Remote

Plaid’s Europe team is a vertically integrated group, responsible for identifying new product opportunities for Plaid in Europe and bringing them to market. Plaid’s UK & Europe team works with some of the biggest and most exciting fintechs, including Kraken, Moneybox and Shares; and globally some of the world's largest companies including Microsoft, Tesla and Google. In this position, you will be part of the “startup within a startup” that’s growing the future of fintech for the UK & European markets.
We’re looking for an experienced Product Design Lead to join our team in Europe. As the only product designer in Europe, you'll have ownership over the design of all products and services offered in Europe with the full support of the broader Design team in the US. You will work with cross-functional partners to learn from customers, identify new opportunities, and validate them. You will design consumer and customer-facing interfaces for Plaid’s products in Europe, including Plaid’s account verification solution, bank payment solution, and new ideas that are being developed for the Lending vertical. You will help customers to design and ship compliant, usable, and delightful experiences that reflect our knowledge of best practices in the industry. And you’ll help the team drive the product strategy by visualising concepts and ideas that push the boundaries of our collective thinking

What excites you

  • Creating delightful and easy-to-use experiences that meet the needs of our customers and consumers in Europe
  • Being customer facing and supporting UX research initiatives, including gathering customer insights and influencing strategy.  
  • Designing for cutting edge lending experiences for FinTech companies
  • Driving product strategy as a product manager / designer hybrid
  • Working on an embedded team and closely collaborating with cross functional partners across Engineering, Product, User Research, Marketing, and Sales
  • Researching with our customers and consumers to gather insights and assess market trends to drive the ideation and development of new and existing features
  • Building across platforms, including influencing API design, creating effective dashboard tools on desktop, and designing high-conversion consumer mobile experiencesJoining a team of experienced designers and contributing to our design culture through collaboration, presenting work, and sharing feedback

What excites us

  • 5+ years of experience in creating and shipping quality digital products.
  • Past experience in driving product thinking and strategy
  • Strong verbal and visual presentation skills, as well as an articulate point of view about design
  • Proven record of collaboration to support and influence the team’s direction, vision, and planning of deliverables.
  • Solid understanding of how to create usable, accessible, and modular designs
  • Ability to tie designs to business needs, goals, and metrics
  • Having a divergent exploratory process with the ability to communicate trade-offs
  • Past experience designing and running design research studies
  • Producing high-quality work across prototypes, pitch decks,  wireframes, user flows, and pixel perfect design with delightful interactions
  • Relevant experience in API products, the financial technology industry, or payments products is a plus
Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

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Questions & answers for this position
  • What is the type of contract for this position?
    The contract for this position is a Full-time contract
  • What's the salary range for the Product Design Lead - Europe position?
    The suggested salary for this position is $160,000-$229,000*
  • Is telecommuting possible for this position?
    No, telecommuting is not possible for this position
About Plaid
Plaid is a financial services company based in San Francisco, California.
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Industry
Finance, Financial Services
Founded
2013
Size
251-1K employees

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