Product Design Lead

Join to apply for the Product Design Lead role at Airwallex 1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Product Design Lead role at Airwallex About Airwallex Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. About Airwallex Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,700 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$6.2 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Visa, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine, and Square Peg, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us. Role Summary We are seeking an exceptional Design Lead to manage and empower our design team responsible for a critical division of the company Primary Responsibilities Project Leadership Collaborate with product managers to define and scope design requirements for upcoming projects. Develop lean design project plans to identify challenges, estimate effort, and ensure that there's time for all needed phases of high quality design work, like research, brainstorming, and user testing. Manage project timelines and performance to ensure high-quality, timely deliverables. Conduct retrospectives to optimize team performance continuously. Work closely with engineers and engineering leaders to make sure they are involved in critical moments of the design process, then ensure a smooth handoff. Design Craft Research, understand, and advocate for user needs in all stages of product development. Partner with cross-functional teams (product managers, engineers, design system team) to explore and deliver innovative design solutions. Lead end-to-end user experience design across desktop, mobile web, and apps. Collaborate hands-on with your designers throughout their projects, contributing your expertise in UX methodologies to every aspect of their work. Develop in-depth domain knowledge of spend management in order to see the big picture and unite the work your team is doing. People Management Lead a team of product designers and provide mentorship to help them grow their skills. Provide concrete, actionable feedback to your team members, helping them navigate stakeholder feedback to achieve the highest quality results. Support growth in their craft through coaching Requirements Experience: Minimum 6 years as a UX/Product designer with expertise in desktop web, mobile web, and native app experiences. Leadership: Demonstrated success in managing and mentoring designers (2+ years). Portfolio: Strong work demonstrating complex systems, multi-channel user journeys, and intricate object relationships. Skills: Proficiency in UX methods (generative research, information architecture, interaction design, user testing) and system-level thinking. Communication: Excellent communicator capable of articulating design rationale to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Project Management: Proven track record of project management and delivery in fast-paced environments. Adaptability: Thrives in startup environments with ambiguous project scopes. Nice to Haves Experience in the financial industry. Degree in Design, HCI, or related field. Working at Airwallex We work in in-office/remote hybrid. Airwallex is a high performance, high responsibility, high impact workplace. Come make your markEqual opportunity Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary. 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