Product Designer - Card Payments

Contract Product Designer – Card Payments (Remote, Eastern Europe)

• Rate: €350 per day
• Duration: 12 months
• Location: Fully remote (Eastern Europe-based candidates preferred)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Product Designer to join a high-performing payments team focused on building seamless card and cross-border payment experiences. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex financial products that support small and medium-sized businesses, shaping intuitive, scalable, and user-centric solutions.

You will take ownership of key design initiatives, collaborating closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Researchers to deliver impactful outcomes across the full product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design process, from discovery and research through to high-fidelity execution
• Translate complex business and user needs into clear, elegant design solutions
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure cohesive and seamless user experiences
• Conduct user research and leverage data insights to inform design decisions
• Contribute to and evolve design systems and component libraries
• Advocate for user-centric thinking across product and engineering teams

Experience:

• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in Product Design, ideally within a SaaS, Fintech, or high-growth scale-up environment.
• Leadership: A proven track record of leading design workstreams and mentoring or managing junior designers.

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• Complexity: Experience designing for complex user flows, business tools, or financial services.
• Methodology: In-depth knowledge of User Experience and Product Design methodologies, with experience facilitating workshops and design sprints.
• Craft: Strong UI skills and a portfolio that demonstrates outstanding craft and forward-looking interaction design
• Technical Skills: Expert-level proficiency in Figma and advanced prototyping tools.
• Agility: Comfortable working in an agile environment and navigating the ambiguity of a rapidly scaling business.
• Data-Informed: A data-driven approach to design, with experience using tools like Looker, Heap, GA, or Hotjar to inform and validate decisions.
• Education: A relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience with payments, cards, or financial platforms
• Background in scaling products across multiple markets
• Familiarity with design systems at scale