Staff Product Designer (Remote) at Moniepoint Incorporated

Moniepoint Incorporated is a global business payments and banking platform and recently became QED Investors’ first investment in Africa. We are the partner of choice for over 600,000 businesses of all sizes, powering the dreams of SMBs and providing them with equal access to the tools they need to grow and scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Staff Product Designer

Location: Lagos (Remote)

About the Role

• You're a senior individual contributor who drives design excellence and strategic impact across multiple teams.
• You lead through craft mastery, strategic thinking, and influence, not through people management.
• You set direction, solve complex problems that span products, and multiply impact by raising the capabilities of designers around you

Responsibilities
What you’ll do:

• Lead design strategy for major product areas or cross-product initiatives
• Drive complex, ambiguous projects from discovery through launch across multiple teams
• Set design standards, patterns, and best practices that others follow
• Identify and solve systemic design problems across products
• Partner with senior product and engineering leadership on strategy
• Mentor and sponsor senior and mid-level designers (informally, no direct reports)
• Make critical design decisions that affect multiple teams
• Contribute significantly to design system strategy and evolution
• Represent design in organisational planning and cross-functional forums
• Identify strategic opportunities that weren't on the roadmap

Requirements

• Mastery of design tools and advanced prototyping
• Ideally, 10+ years of product design experience with demonstrated strategic impact
• Strategic product thinking and strong business acumen
• Ability to influence without authority
• Comfortable operating with extreme ambiguity and creating clarity for others
• Strong facilitation skills for workshops and alignment sessions
• Can work autonomously for extended periods without guidance
• Makes high-stakes decisions

What you bring:

• Portfolio showing leadership and influence across multiple teams or products
• Proven track record of solving complex, ambiguous problems
• Deep expertise in visual design, interaction design, and systems thinking
• Strong research skills and ability to validate strategic decisions with evidence
• History of setting direction that others follow
• Experience mentoring and developing other designers
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication at senior leadership level
• Track record of identifying opportunities and driving them to completion

What you’ll get

• A leadership role in shaping the future of fintech - your work will impact millions of users.
• Career growth opportunities.
• A culture of experimentation - we encourage innovative thinking and rapid iteration.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Remote-friendly work culture, with access to learning resources.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

What to expect in the hiring process

• Application & portfolio review: we look for strong UX case studies that showcase process, research, impact, and leadership.
• Preliminary phone call with the recruiter: a brief conversation to discuss your background, interests, and expectations.
• Interview with a design team member: a discussion about your experience, approach to design, alignment with our mission, and a portfolio walkthrough.
• Design Challenge: an advanced exercise to assess problem-solving, UX/UI craft, and strategic thinking.
• Final executive conversation: a discussion with senior leadership about your ability to think strategically, collaborate across teams, and drive business and user impact through design.

Note

• Submit your resume and portfolio showcasing your best work - preferably with fintech or SaaS-related projects.
• Your portfolio should clearly demonstrate impact, including measurable improvements in user experience, business metrics, or engagement.
• We want to see end-to-end product thinking, including research, wireframes, prototypes, and final execution.