Group Design Lead - Wise Platform FTC (12-Month Maternity Cover)

This job is with Wise, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed. Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money. As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere.

We’re looking for an exceptional Group Design Lead to join our award-winning design team in London. You’ll be leading a team of designers to develop the tools and quality experiences used by our Wise Platform Partners. Alongside this you'll be collaborating closely with banks and online platforms, consulting on the ways they can improve experiences for their customers. You’ll be part of Wise’s global mission to build an open, fair, and human financial system. Because people without borders need money without borders.

What you’ll be doing:

• You’ll be working with the cross-functional teams that make up Wise Platform — a squad that helps banks and large enterprises move the world’s money with speed, certainty and ease.
• You'll also be part of the Wise Design Community and will regularly collaborate with designers across Wise.
• You’ll be reporting into a Design Director operating across both Wise Platform and our award winning Design Systems team giving you broad visibility across design at Wise.
• This role requires close collaboration with content design colleagues on projects so direct, previous experience of content-product design partnerships will stand you in good stead.

You’ll contribute to the mission by:

• Leading the team - Partnering with Product, Engineering and Sales teams you’ll provide leadership that ensures product design work is aligned to Squad and business objectives.
• Championing craft - You’ll provide hands-on design skills and support the team to shape product experiences that are innovative and easy to use.
• Delivering Experience Design expertise - This role will give you the opportunity to flex a range of product design skills and suit someone who enjoys variety.
• Shipping improvements for partners - You’ll also ship impactful improvements to partner portals and tools on the back-end that improve experiences for partners.

Day to day you’ll be:

• Leading a small team of product designers to ensure design quality and evolve how we design and improve product experiences for Wise Platform partners.
• Collaborating with product, sales and delivery teams to translate sometimes highly technical design challenges into compelling B2B design solutions.
• Building empathy and a deep understanding of the needs of our partners; banks, FinTechs and global enterprises.
• Supporting the team hands-on to deliver impactful experiences and features for Wise Platform partners supporting teams in Partner Onboarding, Experience and API Experience.
• Creating assets that demonstrate how Wise has built a consistent global experience generating trust, confidence and customer loyalty.

This role will give you the opportunity to:

• Deliver impact and ship work you’re proud of at a global scale.
• Own projects from end-to-end.
• Elevate product design quality — defining what good looks like in the squad, then helping deliver it.
• Be part of a positive change in the world.

A bit about you:

• You’re an accomplished Design leader who’s led teams before.
• You are passionate about building a culture that supports their growth.
• You have a portfolio of well-crafted, impactful design work that demonstrates your ability to craft highly-polished and impactful products.
• You know what good looks like.
• You are an exceptional problem solver with an ability to navigate technical complexity, inspire and collaborate with others.
• You are an advocate for design within the organisation, clearly communicating the value of design to senior leaders and stakeholders at all levels, and influencing strategic direction in your business area.
• You are confident at presenting to clients and understand how to establish effective client relationships that bring about change.
• You’ve worked with design systems to produce beautiful and functional design that is both accessible and scalable.
• You are proficient with Figma, curious about AI and default to prototyping your ideas.

Nice to have but not essential…

• You have demonstrable experience working in B2B experiences - finance/banking, SaaS or enterprise companies is a plus, but not essential.
• You have agency experience or know how to shape a design rationale, routinely presenting your work to senior clients or stakeholders.

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive. We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences. Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.