How do you explain what an international account is to someone who’s never heard of one? How do you simplify the craziness of exchange rates and hidden fees? How do you make a financial app both secure, and quick to set up? How do you support designers and teams to ship work they’re truly proud of?
These are just a few of the challenges a Design Director will get to work on as part of Wise’s global mission to build an open, fair, and human financial system. Right now, we move over £12 billion every month for over 16 million people — but we're only 2% done. Because more people without borders deserve money without borders.
You’ll be leading designers of all crafts, working across multiple cross-functional teams that make up the Account squad here at Wise. We’re designing the world’s first multi-currency account that lets people without borders use money without borders. In this role you’ll redefine how people manage, grow and spend money all over the world.
Here’s how you’ll be contributing
Collaborating with your Product and Engineering partners to lead the Squad, set the vision, define strategy and coach the teams to deliver it
You’ll be lead for all the designers in the squad. Directing their work, mentoring them and supporting them to grow
Planning and prioritising the work, hiring and onboarding new designers as needed
Working with Design leaders from other squads to build a single, seamless experience for customers
Using your Design Leadership skills to level up quality, maturity and alignment across the Onboarding & Growth squad.
This role will give you the opportunity to:
Support and grow a talented design team, and be the best lead they’ve ever had
Guide teams to deliver impact, and ship work you’re proud of
Be hands on, leading through the work and setting the bar
Elevate product quality. You define what ‘good’ looks like in the squad. And help them deliver it.
Be part of a positive change in the world. We’re fixing a broken, greedy system, and putting people and businesses in control of their money.
You’re an accomplished Design Leader with several years experience leading teams to ship world-class consumer products
You have a sharp eye for quality, and you know how to support designers and team to deliver it
You’re influential and inspiring, able to lead others in a culture that values autonomy and empowerment
You’re highly empathetic, both to customers and the people you work with
You’re a trusted partner, building effective relationships with your peers across the business