VP of Design

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Xapo BankFintech / Banking
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Experience
10+ years of digital design experience, with at least 4+ years in an executive leadership role
Required Skills
FigmaProduct design

Requirements

  • 10+ years of digital design experience.
  • 4+ years in an executive leadership role (Director/VP) managing multi-disciplinary design teams.
  • Proven experience in fintech, neobank, or digital asset platforms.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating complex interactive product design.
  • Proven track record of improving key business metrics such as conversion, NPS, and task completion.
  • Deep knowledge of native mobile platform guidelines (iOS and Android) and modern Web standards.
  • Experience scaling enterprise-grade design systems.
  • Experience navigating shared ownership of brand between design and marketing functions.
  • Exceptional executive storytelling and communication skills.
  • Experience leading in a fully remote, globally distributed environment.
  • Dedicated workspace and high-speed reliable internet connection.
  • Alignment with Xapo Values and leadership principles.

Responsibilities

  • Define, champion, and execute the long-term design vision for client-facing mobile and web touchpoints.
  • Own metrics demonstrating business impact, such as task-completion, speed in core journeys, and design-system adoption.
  • Manage headcount planning, prioritisation, and delivery to scale the design function.
  • Partner with Marketing to ensure brand expression consistency throughout the user journey.
  • Oversee user research and journey mapping to improve usability of complex regulatory and crypto-native payment flows.
  • Scale and govern a unified design language and Figma system.
  • Standardise a culture of data-informed design, including usability testing and customer discovery.
  • Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership to integrate design expertise into strategic direction.
  • Partner with security and AI engineering to govern AI usage in UX and asset creation.
  • Recruit, mentor, and lead a remote, multi-disciplinary design team.
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