Lead Product Designer

You will set the design vision and product strategy for payment products, prioritize a design roadmap, and lead designers and UX researchers. You will conduct research, prototype and specify interfaces, measure outcomes, run experiments, maintain design systems, and align designs with regulatory requirements. Responsibilities ---------------- * Define the design vision and product strategy for payment products * Prioritize design and product improvements * Establish UX/UI best practices and quality standards * Lead, mentor, and develop product designers and UX researchers * Translate research and data into feature proposals, PRDs, and specifications * Define success metrics and report outcomes * Run A/B tests and usability benchmarks * Drive end-to-end design from discovery through UI specifications * Conduct user research and usability testing * Create and maintain design systems * Partner with product, engineering, risk, compliance, legal, marketing, and CX stakeholders * Explore emerging payment technologies and payment UX trends Requirements ------------ * Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field * 5+ years of product design or hybrid product design/product management experience * At least 2 years of leadership or people-management experience * Experience owning product roadmaps, prioritization, specification writing, success metrics, and post-launch measurement * Experience designing scalable payment systems, e-wallets, or financial-services platforms * Portfolio demonstrating UX strategy, UI execution, and measurable impact * Knowledge of the Philippine digital-payment landscape and regulatory framework * Experience with agile product development, backlog grooming, and sprint planning * Proficiency with Figma, Adobe XD, or similar design tools * Familiarity with Amplitude, Mixpanel, Google Analytics, or similar analytics tools * Background in payments or fintech * Experience designing for mass-market mobile-first audiences in emerging markets