Senior Product Designer (Remote)

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Product Designer

Location: Lagos (Remote)

About the role

• This role requires a strategic mindset, deep UX/UI expertise, and the ability to translate complex financial concepts into seamless user experiences.
• As a Senior User Experience Designer, you will be responsible for executing high-quality designs for our financial products, ensuring they are intuitive, accessible, and effective.
• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior designers, and champion user-centred design within the organisation.

What you’ll do

• Advocate for accessibility (A11y) and inclusive design principles, ensuring our products serve a diverse user base.
• Lead the end-to-end design process, from discovery and research to wireframing, prototyping, and final UI execution.
• Create and refine micro-interactions and motion elements to improve user engagement and usability.
• Define and execute design strategies that align with business objectives and user needs.
• Stay ahead of fintech trends and best practices to drive product innovation.
• Use data-driven insights to continuously improve the user experience and optimise for business impact.
• Conduct advanced user research, usability testing, and A/B experiments to validate and refine design solutions.
• Partner closely with product managers and engineers to ensure seamless implementation of designs.
• Design scalable UI components and contribute to our evolving design system.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.

What you need to succeed

• Proven experience in fintech and/or SaaS environments, with a strong understanding of industry challenges and user behaviours.
• Familiarity with UX analytics tools (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Hotjar, etc.).
• 3+ years in a senior product design role, with a strong focus on UX and a demonstrated ability to lead impactful projects
• Experience mentoring and guiding junior designers.
• Mastery of visual design, typography, grids, layout, and colour theory.
• Strong knowledge of behavioural psychology and how it influences user decision-making.
• Strong knowledge of motion design tools (Lottie, After Effects, Principle) to create dynamic user experiences.
• Figma mastery - deep experience with auto layout, design tokens, component variants, interactive prototypes, and scalable design libraries.
• Expertise in interaction design, information architecture, and user flows.
• Ability to synthesise qualitative and quantitative insights into impactful design decisions.
• Extensive experience conducting usability testing, user interviews, and heuristic evaluations.
• Ability to articulate design rationale and influence stakeholders across teams.
• Comfortable working in agile, fast-paced product teams.
• Deep understanding of designing for both mobile and web platforms, ensuring responsive and adaptive experiences.
• Proficiency in atomic design principles and building scalable UI frameworks.

What you’ll get

• Career growth opportunities.
• A leadership role in shaping the future of fintech - your work will impact millions of users.
• A culture of experimentation - we encourage innovative thinking and rapid iteration.
• Remote-friendly work culture, with access to learning resources.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.