Group Design Lead - Wise Platform FTC (12-Month Maternity Cover)

the opportunity to flex a range of product design skills and suit someone who enjoys variety. From heuristic analysis to product demos you’ll influence improvements to the UX of our partners flows and collaborate on design enhancements.  Shipping improvements for partners - You’ll also ship impactful improvements to partner portals and tools on the back-end that improve experiences for partners.   Day to day you’ll be:   Leading a small team of product designers to ensure design quality and evolve how we design and improve product experiences for Wise Platform partners.  Collaborating with product, sales and delivery teams to translate sometimes highly technical design challenges into compelling B2B design solutions. Building empathy and a deep understanding of the needs of our partners; banks, FinTechs and global enterprises. Supporting the team hands-on to deliver impactful experiences and features for Wise Platform partners supporting teams in Partner Onboarding, Experience and API Experience.  From concept generation to prototyping using AI to support and improve the teams workflows. Creating assets that demonstrate how Wise has built a consistent global experience generating trust, confidence and customer loyalty.  Working directly with Wise Platform partners to workshop, present and collaborate on design solutions.   This role will give you the opportunity to:  Deliver impact and ship work you’re proud of at a global scale Own projects from end-to-end  Elevate product design quality — defining what good looks like in the squad, then helping deliver it Be part of a positive change in the world. You’ll help us take everything we know about payments, and package it into one narrative about our global payments infrastructure that helps banks and businesses quickly, safely and easily move their customers' money... Anywhere. And everywhere. Be part of a fast-growing design team within the ‘start-up inside a scale up’ environment that is Wise Platform. A bit about you:  You’re an accomplished Design leader who’s led teams before. You are passionate about building a culture that supports their growth. You have a portfolio of well-crafted, impactful design work that demonstrates your ability to craft highly-polished and impactful products. You know what good looks like. You are an exceptional problem solver with an ability to navigate technical complexity, inspire and collaborate with others. You are an advocate for design within the organisation, clearly communicating the value of design to senior leaders and stakeholders at all levels, and influencing strategic direction in your business area. You are confident at presenting to clients and understand how to establish effective client relationships that bring about change.  You’ve worked with design systems to produce beautiful and functional design that is both accessible and scalable and inspiring for audiences from CEOs to engineers. You are proficient with Figma, curious about AI and default to prototyping your ideas.   Nice to have but not essential… You have demonstrable experience working in B2B experiences - finance/banking, SaaS or enterprise companies is a plus, but not essential.  You have agency experience or know how to shape a design rationale, routinely presenting your work to senior clients or stakeholders.   Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed. Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money. As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere. More about our mission and what we offer . For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive. We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences. Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers. If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit  Wise.Jobs . Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on  LinkedIn  and  Instagram .