Lead Product Designer

Role Overview

• Temenos is looking for a Lead Product Designer to shape and elevate the user experience across Temenos’ core banking and financial product portfolio.
• You will define and drive the UX vision and design strategy across core banking and financial products.
• You will lead end‑to‑end product design from discovery and concepting to delivery and iteration.
• You will establish and maintain design standards, patterns, and guidelines aligned with Temenos’ design system.
• You will advocate for user‑centered design principles within a complex, enterprise software environment.
• You will translate complex banking workflows into clear, intuitive, and scalable user experiences.
• You will design high‑quality user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, and final UI designs.
• You will ensure usability, accessibility, consistency, and performance across products and platforms.
• You will use customer insights, analytics, and usability testing to continuously improve designs.
• You will partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Architects, and Researchers to shape product direction.
• You will facilitate design reviews and workshops, aligning cross‑functional teams around shared design outcomes.
• You will support client‑facing discussions where UX input adds value (demos, feedback sessions, pilot programs).
• You will lead, mentor, and develop a team of product designers, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• You will provide design critique, coaching, and career development guidance.
• You will set clear priorities, manage workloads, and ensure high‑quality delivery across multiple initiatives.

Requirements

• You should have experience in Product Design / UX Design, including experience leading design for complex digital products.
• You should have proven experience designing enterprise or SaaS products, ideally within financial services, fintech, or banking software.
• You should have strong portfolio demonstrating end‑to‑end product design, systems thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
• You should have experience working in agile product teams with Product Owners and Engineering.
• You should have excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• You should have experience with core banking, payments, lending, wealth, or enterprise financial platforms.
• You should have familiarity with design systems, accessibility standards, and usability best practices.
• You should have experience working with global, distributed teams.
• You should have background in user research or data‑informed design decision‑making.

Benefits

• Maternity leave : Transition back with 3 days per week in the first month and 4 days per week in the second month
• Civil Partnership : 1 week of paid leave if you're getting married. This covers marriages and civil partnerships, including same sex/civil partnership
• Family care : 4 weeks of paid family care leave
• Recharge days : 4 days per year to use when you need to physically or mentally needed to recharge
• Study leaves : 2 weeks of paid leave each year for study or personal development