Staff Product Designer (Payments)

TL;DR

Staff Product Designer (Payments): Designing and shaping the evolution of a unified payments and financial platform with an accent on user flows, interaction prototyping, and product architecture. Focus on leading cross-functional teams, navigating ambiguity for global products, and transforming complex financial tools into digestible experiences.

Location: London

Company

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, providing integrated solutions for business accounts, spend management, and embedded finance.

What you will do

• Partner with Product Managers, Engineers, and Strategists to define problems, map user flows, and prototype interactions.
• Lead the creative direction for innovative projects, indirectly guiding designers, product managers, and engineers.
• Manage executive stakeholders and build strong relationships across core product teams.
• Utilize research methods to identify technological, business, and user opportunities.
• Launch new financial products and services that ensure consistency with the brand and product architecture.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in product design, specifically within payments or a closely aligned domain.
• Mastery of UX, visual, and interaction design skills.
• Proven ability to set vision, define direction, and lead teams through ambiguity.
• Systems-thinking approach with the ability to design for both digital and offline experiences.
• Experience with 0-to-1 product development or redesigning major product elements.
• Strong storytelling, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and valuable equity within the company.
• Opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing global fintech.
• Environment that values "founder-like energy", true ownership, and accelerated learning.
• Collaborative culture focused on first-principles thinking and solving high-visibility problems.
• Encouragement to use AI tools to work smarter and solve problems faster.