Head Of Design

Summary

Join Plum, a smart saving and investing app, as a Design Team Lead! You will lead and mentor a team of designers across London and Athens, shaping product direction and contributing to flagship projects. This role involves managing the design cycle, collaborating with product managers and engineers, and influencing cross-functional teams. You'll need extensive experience in product design and managing design teams, preferably within fintech and mobile apps. Plum offers excellent benefits, including stock options, private health insurance, flexible remote work, generous paid time off, and more.

Requirements

• You have extensive experience in product design, with a number of years in managing designers of all seniority levels
• Proven track record of leading and mentoring design teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment
• You have experience working on product design at scale, with an international footprint especially in the European market
• You understand business outcomes and are able to identify overlaps with user value, and further translate them into design strategies
• You have an analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making
• You are solution-oriented and result-driven. You are resilient and able to deal with fast-paced start-up environment
• You have excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of designers, providing guidance, feedback, and support for their professional growth
• Lead in design critiques, workshops, and ideation sessions to build a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
• Set high standards and support the team to deliver designs that build trust and long-term relationship with our users, and craft intuitive and delightful user experiences. Always challenge to do better
• Collaborate closely with Group Product Managers and Engineering Leads to ensure seamless collaboration across teams and functions
• Lead conversations from design perspective in quarterly planning and project prioritisation sessions
• Influence cross-functional teams to continuously enhance product quality in accordance to data, user feedback, research findings and market trend
• Establish and refine the design process in collaboration with Product and Engineering functions

Preferred Qualifications

You come from a strong design background, preferably in the fintech and mobile app industry

Benefits

• Own part of the company through stock options
• Private health insurance
• Annual training budget
• Plum Premium
• Referral scheme: earn competitive rewards
• Flexible approach to remote working: we encourage at least 2 days a week in one of our beautiful offices in London, Athens or Cyprus
• Team breakfasts and team lunches
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• 45 work-from-anywhere days: giving you the flexibility to work your way
• 2 weeks sabbatical after 4 years to take the break you deserve
• Enhanced parental leave
• 1 paid volunteering day annually
• Annual team trip: to a surprise destination!
• A fun, inclusive company culture