Lead Product Designer

Lead Product Designer

Full-Time 60000 - 80000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Zopa Bank Limited

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead a team to design intuitive Spend experiences and deliver outstanding customer value.
  • Company: Join a dynamic fintech company shaping the future of financial products.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Collaborative culture focused on innovation and inclusivity.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while mentoring fellow designers.
  • Qualifications: Proven experience in product design with a strong portfolio and leadership skills.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.

As Lead Product Designer, you’ll shape the future of our Spend experiences while leading a small team of Product Designers.

This hands‑on leadership role combines strategic thinking, people leadership, and design craft to deliver outstanding customer experiences.

With our native app continuing to evolve and exciting new capabilities on the roadmap, it’s an exciting time to join.

  • A Day in the Life
  • Set the design direction for Spend, translating product strategy into intuitive customer experiences that deliver real value.
  • Lead, coach and develop a small team of Product Designers, creating an environment where people can do their best work.
  • Stay hands‑on, leading design on complex, high‑impact initiatives while supporting your team through discovery and delivery.
  • Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers and Researchers to solve customer problems and shape product strategy from the earliest stages.
  • Champion high standards of design craft, accessibility and inclusive design, ensuring quality isn’t compromised as we move quickly.
  • Balance customer needs, commercial goals and technical constraints to make thoughtful design decisions and trade‑offs.
  • Collaborate across Savings, Borrowing, Platform and Design Systems to create a consistent end‑to‑end customer experience.
  • Contribute to the growth of the wider Design team through hiring, interview panels, ways of working and design practice.
  • Use AI tools thoughtfully to accelerate your workflow while maintaining a high bar for quality.

About You

  • You’re an experienced Product Designer with a strong portfolio demonstrating end‑to‑end product thinking and exceptional interaction design.
  • You’ve led or managed designers before and enjoy helping others grow through coaching, feedback and mentoring.
  • You’re as comfortable defining strategy as you are crafting polished user experiences yourself.
  • You have experience designing native mobile products, ideally within fintech, banking or another complex consumer product environment.
  • You care deeply about designing for customers in real‑world situations and naturally consider accessibility, inclusion and Consumer Duty in your work.
  • You know when to push for the best solution and when to make pragmatic decisions to deliver value quickly.
  • You’re an excellent collaborator who builds strong relationships across Product, Engineering and Research.
  • You’re comfortable working with design systems and understand how to balance consistency with innovation.

Please include in your application a portfolio of work showing your process from challenge to solution and its impact.

Ideally your portfolio will show tangible work examples of your different approaches and deliverables.

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Zopa Bank Limited

Contact Details:

Zopa Bank Limited Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Lead Product Designer

Product Design
Team Leadership
Strategic Thinking
User Experience Design
Interaction Design
Coaching and Mentoring
Collaboration