Product Design Lead

Moniepoint Inc. is Africa’s all-in-one financial ecosystem, helping 10 million businesses and individuals access seamless payments, banking, credit, and business management tools since 2019. As Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, it powers most of the country’s Point of Sale (POS) transactions. Through its subsidiaries, Moniepoint Inc. processes $22 billion monthly for its customers while operating profitably.

• Strong portfolio demonstrating leadership in design teams and delivering end-to-end product design solutions across platforms backed by user research and measurable impact.
• Experience leading and developing design teams with collaboration, mentorship, and performance-driven growth.
• Expertise in UX/UI principles, interaction design, and user research methodologies with results-driven digital products.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to influence cross-functional teams.
• Strategic mindset to translate product goals into scalable, flexible, and user-centric design solutions.
• Experience managing design workflows, tools, and operational processes.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment balancing multiple priorities while maintaining design excellence.
• Experience in fintech or SaaS with understanding of financial products, compliance, security, and designing for trust.

• Lead and manage a small team of product designers, ensuring project prioritisation, team alignment, and timely execution of high-quality design work.
• Mentor and inspire your team through regular critiques, coaching, and skill development.
• Manage project timelines, roadmaps, and design workflows.
• Contribute directly to key design projects while balancing leadership responsibilities.
• Partner with product managers, engineers, and executives to translate strategic goals into user-friendly design solutions.
• Advocate for user-centred design using qualitative and quantitative research, usability testing, and behavioural insights.
• Ensure design consistency and scalability with design systems and atomic design principles.
• Champion accessibility (a11y) and inclusive design.
• Collaborate with analytics and product teams to measure design impact and optimise experiences based on data.