Product Design Director

Job Description

We are looking for a Product Design Director to help build a next-generation experience that will transform the investment culture in Mexico and seize an unprecedented opportunity to dramatically impact the financial independence of everyone in the country. He / She will be in charge of setting the design vision, strategy, workflow and team structure to achieve world-class design status for the business. He / she will also work to enable streamlined collaboration among our designers and our product, marketing, and engineering teams at scale. Lastly, He / She will help us to scale a rapidly growing design team by defining clear culture, attracting the best design talent, and delivering amazing user experiences. Responsibilities Being the primary voice of design, evangelizing about its importance on the product while articulating his / her vision. Contribute to the company strategy with an ongoing process of relentless refinement and evolution in his / her ability to abstract design (i.e. pioneering experience ideas, driving paradigm shifts, concept development, etc.) Facilitate and guide the company to evolve and mature it ́s UX / UI processes to become a high standard mark within Mexican market. Understanding his / her peers in the other disciplines and translating their message to user centered quality design. Create a culture of inspiration, insight, and authority on design and user experience. Influence the product strategy, deliver high-quality design work, and understand how to solve a range of product challenges across iOS, Android, web, mobile web, and email. Partner with product management, engineering, and analytics to accelerate the creation, development, and iteration of our products. Champion fast iteration, deep user research, and broad experimentation. Find opportunities to improve how we work, and develop systems for scale. Partner with product management to create long term product strategy to help achieve our ambitious mission of changing consumer financial health. Manage and inspire a product design team. Qualifications Skills & Qualifications : 12+ years of experience designing consumer and / or SaaS products at world-class design-focused companies. Familiarized with (user centered) OKRs & KPIs in terms of product quality and customer satisfaction. Experience in managing people while being involved in day to day operation using a "hands on" approach within a strategy aligned methodology. Familiarized with scalable frameworks. Familiarized with Experiment -Driven Design Ability to recruit, hire and retain multi-disciplinary design teams. Experience managing a team across multiple disciplines (UI, UX, Content, Research, Behavioral Science, etc) Experience balancing process and productivity with craft and creative explorations. Emphasis on early prototyping, iterative cycles, and learning. A passion for accelerating team efficiency by improving processes and workflows within the design team and cross-functionally. Hands-on with design work, willingness to roll up your sleeves. A team player. Willingness to work from Mexico or aligned to Mexico's time zone. Fintech experience is a plus, but not a requirement.