VP of Product Design [Dubai based Fintech]

Our client, a fintech rocketship, is looking to hire a Head of Product Design in Dubai. **This role requires relocation to Dubai**

Key responsibilities include:

• Report directly to the CEO and partner with your peers in Product & Engineering.
• Lead a diverse team of 15+, responsible for numerous functions including Product Design (including UX writing), Research (UX and marketing research)
• Foster highly collaborative working relationships between the design team and product, engineering, and brand team members to deliver a seamless, unified experience to our customers.
• Always be a vocal advocate for our customers and possess a strong understanding of how data and qualitative research inform building outstanding products
• Be hands-on and capable of rolling up your sleeves to work with product and engineering teams to reimagine and redefine the evolving world of our client's fintech platform.
• Lead, inspire, and develop a diverse team of product designers by raising the team's level of design, decision-making, and collaboration skills

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional design experience and 5+ years managing and leading design and creative teams
• A hands-on leader with the ability to take ownership and work autonomously in leading multiple work streams and design initiatives
• A track record of championing what's best for the user while balancing the needs of the business
• Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate a design vision to any audience within the organization
• Proven track record of delivering products to market and iterating on those products over time to ensure success
• Portfolio or case study samples that showcase the products you've delivered to market, as well as the design processes that led to their launch.
• Experience establishing organization-level goals and translating them to teams across multiple products to create remarkable experiences.