Head of Product Design

Aspora · Dubai

Hybrid: DubaiFull TimeLead, ManagerFinance & Banking
Posted 4 months ago

Job description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale the Product Design function: hiring, mentoring, defining team culture and design operations.
  • Drive design vision and strategy across mobile (iOS/Android) and web to deliver cohesive, human-centered experiences.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering and Growth to define product direction and ship features from concept to launch.
  • Evolve and maintain the design system to balance speed, scalability and brand consistency.
  • Champion user-centered design: lead research, usability testing and design critiques.
  • Uphold design quality: accessibility, interaction design and visual craft.

Requirements

  • 8+ years
  • Product design
  • Team leadership
  • Design systems
  • Figma
  • User research
  • Accessibility
  • Cross-functional

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years management
  • Fintech experience
  • Mobile & web UX
  • Prototyping
  • Design system ownership
  • Hiring experience

Benefits

  • Highly competitive salary
  • Professional development budget
  • Wellness benefits and team bonding
  • Equity package aligned with seniority
  • Opportunity to lead a core customer-facing function at a fast-growing fintech

About the Company

People on the move deserve a bank that moves with them. Since 2022, Aspora has been building a borderless financial operating system to make money as mobile and transparent as its users. Backed by Sequoia, Greylock, Hummingbird Ventures, Y Combinator and Global Founders Capital, Aspora is a fast-growing, mission-driven fintech with teams across India, the UK, the UAE, EU and the US. The company values extreme ownership, radical candour and an obsession with customer impact.

Skills & tools

FigmaDesign systemsUXUIProduct DesignUser ResearchAccessibilityMobileiOSAndroidWebPrototypingLeadership

What the team is looking for

Use this list as a quick fit check before you apply.

  1. 018+ years
  2. 02Product design
  3. 03Team leadership
  4. 04Design systems
  5. 05Figma
  6. 06User research
  7. 07Accessibility
  8. 08Cross-functional

Benefits & perks

  • Annual Leave
  • Education Allowance
  • Health Insurance
  • Paid Leave