Group Design Lead - Spend

About the role

Wise is looking for a Group Design Lead to join its Spend design team. The team builds a spending experience for users worldwide, covering the end-to-end experience of spending with Wise Cards, from ordering to becoming an active card user. The role leads a team of designers on projects across complex product areas that let customers spend multiple currencies safely, combining digital and physical elements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a team of designers and take ownership of the vision, design quality and delivery of products and processes.
• Partner with the Group Product Manager, Engineering Lead, Analytics Lead, researchers and content designers to deliver impactful projects.
• Build empathy for customers and understand their needs when spending international money while travelling, relocating or at home.
• Use product design and leadership skills to guide designers toward high-quality, customer-centred work.
• Communicate the rationale behind design decisions clearly and tell compelling stories.
• Identify opportunities, prioritise what matters and drive the creative direction forward.
• Champion and grow a team of talented designers.

Required profile

• 14+ years of experience as a Design Leader, including people management.
• A portfolio of well-crafted work in digital product design and brand design.
• Proven track record of leading a design team that delivers features at global scale.
• Ability to manage stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams through storytelling.
• Natural collaborator who designs openly and takes other functions on board.