Head of Design
Europe | Full-time
Responsibilities
- Define and own the overarching art direction, brand identity, and visual strategy for the company
- Lead the design team’s AI transformation – researching, testing, and standardizing new tools to boost creative velocity
- Act as the final quality gate for major product releases, brand campaigns, and web updates, ensuring visual consistency
- Manage, hire, and mentor a diverse team of designers, conducting regular 1-on-1s, creative reviews, and skill development planning
- Implement company-wide DesignOps frameworks (asset libraries, review processes) to maximize the team’s speed and efficiency
Requirements
- 5+ years in design leadership, managing multidisciplinary teams (Product, Graphic, Web, Motion) with a strong focus on Art Direction and Brand Identity
- Proven experience integrating and scaling Generative AI tools (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT, AI Figma plugins) into a design team’s daily workflows
- A strong, diverse portfolio spanning both Brand/Visual Design (identity, typography, 3D, composition) and Product Design (UX/UI, design systems)
- Expert-level Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud skills, with proven experience building and scaling Brand Guidelines and Design Systems
- Deep understanding of visual storytelling, emotional design, and how aesthetics shape user trust in financial products
- Visual Evangelism – passionate advocacy for aesthetic excellence and the ability to inspire the whole company around top-tier design
- 360° Strategic Vision – seeing corporate branding and the trading terminal interface as chapters of one user story
- Creative Leadership – constructive critique that elevates designers’ work while keeping creative exploration psychologically safe
- Diplomacy & Alignment – collaborating with C-level stakeholders and defending bold art direction with logic and user-centric reasoning
Will be a plus
- Domain knowledge in FinTech, CFD trading, Crypto exchanges
- Advanced technical knowledge of training custom AI models (e.g., fine-tuning Stable Diffusion on specific brand guidelines) for scalable, automated asset generation
- Recognition in the global design community (e.g., Awwwards, Red Dot, Behance featured projects, or similar industry accolades)
We offer
- 20 paid vacation days per year
- 10 paid sick leave days per year
- Public holidays as per the company’s approved public holiday list
- Medical insurance
- Opportunity to work remotely
- Professional education budget
- Language learning budget
- Wellness budget (gym membership, sports gear and related expenses)