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Staff Product Designer, Business Banking
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid · London, United Kingdom
Experience
Lead / principal · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
A player-coach product design role in Monzo's Business Banking team, setting design vision and leading end-to-end design projects while managing and developing a small number of designers.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Hybrid · London, United Kingdom
- Pay
- GBP 110,000 – 130,000 / year
What you'll do
- Setting the long-term design vision and leading large, end-to-end design projects in ambiguous problem spaces within Business Banking
- Delivering high-impact design work while managing and developing a small number of designers
- Navigating tradeoffs and guiding strategic decisions in an opinionated way
- Continuing to raise the bar for design craft and product excellence at Monzo
- Partnering with cross-functional leaders to define and execute product strategies that translate into actionable plans
- Proactively addressing systemic challenges, reducing complexity, and creating better conditions for teams to deliver impactful work
- Acting as a visible ambassador for Design, sharing work and its impact across the company
- Mentoring and levelling up designers across the discipline
What we're looking for
- Expert in craft, with deep expertise in a specific design discipline and strong foundational skills across all areas of product design
- Experience managing designers, and excited to grow others while remaining hands-on in craft
- Strategic thinker who can shape product direction within a multi-squad domain and translate organisational goals into clear, actionable plans
- Proven track record of delivering high-impact design work that drives customer outcomes, influences company metrics, and achieves commercial goals
- Excellent visual, UI and interaction skills, and the ability to think through complex interaction design
- Curious about continuing to develop craft and keep learning about new tools, ways of working, and technology
- Thrive in ambiguity, leading teams to deliver in complex, fast-changing environments while maintaining a high bar for quality
- Natural collaborator, skilled at working cross-functionally to improve ways of working
- Passionate about growing and shaping the Design team, whether through hiring, onboarding, or creating resources
- Pragmatic and proactive, always looking for ways to improve Design's impact while balancing the need to get the job done
Your team
Business Banking Design
Part of a team of 100+ designers, researchers, and brand experts led by Chief Design Officer Vuokko Aro; works in tight-knit squads alongside research, product, and engineering.
Benefits
- £110,000 - £125,000 + Stock Options
- Flexible working hours
- £1,000 learning budget each year for books, training courses and conferences
- Work-from-home setup; Macbooks for all employees and extra support for fully remote workers
How to get hired
- 130-minute call with our Recruiter, Tom
- 21-hour craft interview where you'll present a single case study to 2 members of our Design team
- 32 x 45-minute interviews covering Strategy & Impact and Leadership & Values
Apply
About Monzo
We're a bank that feels human, not just functional.
Monzo is a bank with a Design team of 100+ designers, researchers, and brand experts. Monzo Business has grown to be the bank of choice for over 800,000 UK businesses.
Mission
Make money work for everyone.
Key facts
- 100+ designers, researchers, and brand experts
- London, UK
- Banking
- Monzo Business launched in 2020
- Monzo Business serves over 800,000 UK businesses
- Voted by customers as Britain's recommended business account for overall service quality
- Design team led by Chief Design Officer Vuokko Aro