The Product Design Lead will oversee the design process for fintech products, ensuring excellent user experiences and contributing to business growth through consulting and client engagement.
Lab49 partners with leading investment banks, asset managers, and fintech innovators to design and build next-generation digital products. We’re looking for a hands-on Product Design / Growth Lead — a designer, strategist, and storyteller — to drive both creative delivery and new business growth.
The Role
This hybrid role balances strategic pitches and business development with high-impact product design. You’ll lead high impact product design projects from a creative design perspective (50%) as as well as new business perspective - not just upselling. This person will own new business pitches, new offerings and new sales, all while crafting and executing compelling narratives, prototypes, and UI deliver measurable impact for our clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design on strategic client engagements — from research and discovery workshops to user journeys, wireframes, and polished prototypes.
- Developing creative concepts for pitches in the form of go to market concepts and innovations that translate complex ideas into clear, cohesive stories that stakeholders can understand quickly.
- Partner with BD, design, and product teams to shape top-priority pursuits.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive, user-centered solution.
- Present ideas to executives with clarity and impact.
What You Bring:
- 10+ years in UX/product design, innovation, or product strategy, ideally in consulting, design studios, or growth-focused environments. Background must be in Visual or Graphic design.
- Experience in defining and delivering client pitches, e. g. crafting concepts, prototypes and pitch materials to pitch and position to client stakeholders.
- Strong, hands-on portfolio showcasing high-fidelity design, strategic thinking, and executive storytelling.
- Expert in Figma and modern design tools; fluent in turning abstract problems into tangible solutions.
- Executive level presentation skills.
- Confident communicator, collaborative, and energized by ambiguity and fast-paced environments.
- Strong preference for Financial Services and/or FinTech. Alternatively, other complex highly regulated industries.
Why join LAB49?
At LAB49, you’ll work on cutting-edge digital solutions with some of the brightest minds in the industry, and in one of the most complex and fast-moving sectors : Financial Services. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment where your creativity and leadership make a real impact — on both our clients and our Product Design practice Whether helping win new engagements or shaping the user experience of next-gen trading platforms, you’ll bring clarity, creativity, and commercial impact to every stage of the journey.
The base salary range for this role is $190,000 - $240,000. Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role and level.
Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.
Salary range disclosure as required by S9427A when hiring in New York.
Our total rewards program is designed to support employee well-being and professional growth. We offer a competitive benefits package including a discretionary bonus, paid holidays, a 401(k), and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional benefits include life insurance, short and long-term disability, Commuter FSA, Family Building Benefits, and more. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.
Lab49/ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
Lab49/ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.
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