Senior Product Designer

Lendable Ltd; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in London is seeking an experienced Senior Product Designer to join their Product Design team. The role involves owning complex product areas, conducting user research, and driving usability testing for intuitive and accessible experiences. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, is skilled in mobile and web design, and is passionate about user needs. This position offers flexible working options and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Best-in-class compensation including equity

Work from home every Monday and Friday

Healthy lunches prepared by in-house chefs

Private health insurance coverage

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Design experience, ideally in fintech or a startup.
• Experience with both mobile and web applications.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with PMs and Engineering to define product goals.
• Conduct user research to uncover needs and opportunities.
• Create clear prototypes and UI designs.

Skills

Product Design experience

Strong mobile app experience

Customer needs understanding

Collaboration and feedback skills

Job description

## About the roleWe’re looking for an experienced and proactive **Senior Product Designer** to join our growing Product Design team at Zable (Lendable). You’ll be joining a team of 4 talented product designers (and growing), reporting to the VP of Product & Design. You’ll own complex product areas end-to-end - from discovery and research through to polished, production-ready design, while helping shape the practice as we scale.You will work across multiple products including the Zable app (1M+ active users), Lendable Loans and Autolend. You’ll set design direction, make evidence-based decisions, and shape product strategy alongside PMs and Engineering. You’ll also mentor other designers and help raise the bar for craft, process, and outcomes across the team.**The ideal candidate*** 5+ years of Product Design experience, ideally in fintech or a fast-paced startup* Strong mobile app experience and as well as web experience* Confident leading complex discovery, translating insights into actionable product direction* Obsessed with customer needs, experienced in structured problem solving and measuring impact* Clear, concise design process spanning research, prototyping, and implementation* Brings strong collaboration, feedback loops and coaching skills* Bonus: + Demonstrated use of AI tools to accelerate workflow, creativity, and throughput + Ability to drive product improvements independently of frontend engineering cycles (e.g., via CMS, design tokens, no-code tools, or creative experimentation) + Experience influencing cross-functional teams + Analytical prowess**What you'll be doing*** Partner with PMs, Engineering, and stakeholders to define product goals and make evidence-based decisions* Conduct user research to uncover needs, behaviours, and opportunities* Create clear, actionable prototypes, flows, and UI design* Drive usability testing and rapid iteration* Ensure consistency across our design system and contribute to its evolution* Work closely with developers to ship high-quality experiences, proactively identifying opportunities to improve UX* Continuously refine our design process and quality standards* Bonus**:** expertise in UX writing**How you'll contribute to the product team's objectives*** **User-Centric Design:** Champion intuitive, accessible experiences; embed user insights into team decision-making* **Interaction & Visual Design:** Produce high-quality flows and interfaces; raise craft quality across the team* **Design System:** Shape and evolve core components and patterns to drive scale and consistency* **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Align teams on goals, constraints, and trade-offs; communicate clearly and proactively* **Testing & Iteration:** Turn data and feedback into actionable product improvements* **Continuous Innovation:** Bring new tools, workflows, and AI-driven approaches into the design practice* **Design Leadership:** Mentor designers, contribute to critique, and strengthen design culture at Zable**Our design principles**1. **Simplicity wins** 1. If a user has to think too hard, we’ve already lost. We strip away complexity, jargon, and unnecessary steps to make managing finances effortless. Every screen should feel intuitive, focused, and frictionless.2. **Evidence over ego** 1. We don’t design based on opinions. Everything we build is informed by data, tested, and refined based on real user behaviour.3. **Trust is our best feature** 1. We don’t design based on opinions. Everything we build is informed by data, tested, and refined based on real user behaviour.**Interview Process*** CV screening* An introductory call with someone from the Talent Team and/or hiring manager* A take-home exercise to complete in your own time* Task debrief with members of the design team (45 mins)* Final interviews, in person interviews & visit to the office (3x 30 min interviews on the same day): + VP Product & Design + Final round interview with our CPO + Members of the engineering team* The opportunity to scale up one of the **world’s most successful** fintech companies* **Best-in-class** compensation, including equity* You can work from home **every Monday and Friday** if you wish - on the other days we all come together IRL to be together, build and exchange ideas* **Our in-house chefs** prepare fresh, healthy lunches in the office every Tuesday-Thursday* We care for our Lendies’ well-being both physically and mentally, so we offer coverage when it comes to **private health insurance*** We're an **equal opportunity employer** and are keen to make Lendable the most inclusive and open workspace in London