Principal Product Designer (German Speaking, Core Experience)

Finom, a leading fintech company, as a Principal Product Designer. In this senior individual-contributor role, you will set the design direction for Core Experience, the foundational product surface used across our platform. You will work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Analysts, and Research to turn complex financial workflows into simple, accessible, and consistent experiences. You will own the design across the full product lifecycle, create essential design artifacts, contribute to our design system, and support high-priority initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Leitung und Verantwortung für das Design der Core Experience, einschließlich der Definition von Designstandards und der Umsetzung in das Produkt.
• Zusammenarbeit mit Produktmanagern, Ingenieuren, Analysten und anderen Designern, um komplexe Finanzabläufe in benutzerfreundliche Erfahrungen zu verwandeln.
• Erstellung von Designartefakten wie Flussdiagrammen, Wireframes, Prototypen, hochauflösenden Mockups und klaren Produktspezifikationen.
• Hands-on experience designing native mobile app products (iOS/Android), you should be comfortable with mobile-specific interaction patterns and constraints (touch, limited screen space, performance, offline states)
• Experience designing complex platforms with multiple user flows, states, permissions, edge cases, and dependencies

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in product design, a strong portfolio, and confidence working in cross-functional teams.
• 5+ years of experience in product design, ideally in fintech, SaaS, or complex digital product environments
• AI-native mindset: you actively use AI tools for exploration, synthesis, prototyping, critique, documentation, and faster iteration
• A strong portfolio showing user-centered thinking, strong interaction and visual design craft, and polished execution
• Confidence working in cross-functional squads and explaining design decisions using research, product data, business context, and customer feedback

Preferred

• Strong English communication skills; German language skills or experience designing for German-speaking users are highly valued
• Formal education in design — such as Product Design, Interaction Design, UX/UI, Visual Communication, HCI, or a related field