Staff Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Belgium, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement the comprehensive product design strategy and UI vision for Wero.

• Establish benchmarks for visual excellence, interaction design, accessibility, and attention to detail in key product areas.

• Create essential user journeys and interaction patterns across various products and their lifecycles.

• Convert intricate business, regulatory, and technical requirements into clear, accessible, and sophisticated solutions.

• Organize and integrate both qualitative and quantitative research.

• Align business goals with user needs and transform insights into design direction.

• Guide designers and enhance design maturity within teams.

• Articulate strategy, rationale, and trade-offs to senior stakeholders.

• Collaborate effectively with Product, Engineering, and Compliance teams.

• Define the long-term UI vision for Wero and emerging payment use cases.

• Contribute across various domains and product areas in a product-driven, cross-functional environment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 9 years of experience in product design within product-driven organizations, including management of complex product areas.

• A degree in Design, HCI, or a related field is preferred but not mandatory.

• Proficient in English (CEFR C1 or C2).

• Knowledge of French, German, Dutch, or other European languages is advantageous.

• Flourish in a remote-first, multicultural setting.

• Strong portfolio showcasing shipped, high-quality digital products across mobile and/or web platforms.

• Experience in defining product or experience strategy and translating it into cohesive journeys and launched UI.

• Advanced skills in Figma.

• Solid understanding of accessibility, designing to WCAG AA standards or higher.

• Experience in creating end-to-end journeys in complex digital products from discovery to iteration.

• Proven track record in shaping coherent multi-platform ecosystems.

• Comfortable utilizing qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.

• Capable of linking research insights to product strategy and adapting direction based on evidence.

• Effective communication with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience in influencing senior stakeholders and aligning cross-functional teams.

• Ability to transition between long-term vision and detailed UI decisions.

• Experience working in distributed or multi-market teams is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first culture with quarterly and annual all-staff in-person meetups.

• Opportunity to work from another EU country for up to 3 months each year.

• Performance-based bonus structure.

• Comprehensive benefits program.

• Learning & development budget: €5,000 training budget annually.

• Multicultural European company environment.

• No unpaid design tasks required.