Job
- Level
- Lead
- Job Field
- UX/UI, Product
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will lead a cross-functional Experience Design team, develop strategic design processes, and ensure high-quality execution and scaling of user experiences across all Bitpanda products.
Your role in the team
- Lead our Experience Design organization – a high-performing, cross-functional team of design managers, product designers, researchers, and content strategists, driving hiring, org design, career development, and a strong culture of craft, feedback, and inclusion.
- Define and own the end-to-end experience design strategy across all Bitpanda products — from trading to Web3 and advanced platforms — aligning it with company goals and translating it into clear, measurable team objectives.
- Ensure high-quality execution and scalable design operations by evolving processes and best practices across product design, content, research, and motion, while holding teams accountable for timely delivery and establishing necessary team resources.
- Partner closely with senior leaders in Product, Engineering, Commercial, and Legal to shape strategic decisions, influence product roadmaps, and drive consistent, user-centred decisions across the organisation.
- Represent design in executive-level conversations, advocate for user needs, strengthen design maturity company-wide, and elevate Bitpanda’s internal and external voice on design and experience.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Skilled at leading in complex, high-scale, fast-paced FinTech, Investing, Trading or Banking environments.
- An excellent communicator and collaborator who thrives on ownership, curiosity, and making a real impact through design.
Experience
- A senior design leader with 10+ years of experience in product design and 3+ years managing managers or large-scale teams.
- A strategic systems thinker who connects business goals with strong design outcomes and user-centred experiences.
- Experienced in scaling high-performing teams, driving org-level planning, and building a strong culture of clarity, feedback, and growth.
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Benefits
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Job Locations
Location Vienna
Campus 2, Jakov-Lind-Straße 2A
1020 Wien
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Bitpanda GmbH
Wien
At Bitpanda, we strongly believe in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digital assets and blockchain technology. Our mission is to remove barriers to personal finance and bring traditional financial products into the 21st century. With 1.2 million users and more than 270 team members from over 44 different countries, Bitpanda is leading the way in inclusive finance.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Founding year
- 2014
- Language
- English
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Banking, Finance, Insurance, Internet, IT, Telecommunication
Director of User Experience Design
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
