Senior Product Designer

About Pleo

Messy spend management is tricky business. And tedious processes are a lose-lose situation for all involved not just finance. At Pleo were changing that. We build spend solutions that make managing money seamless empowering and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike - with a vision to help all businesses go beyond.

The word Pleo actually means more than youd expect and living by that mantra has been the secret to our success over the last 10 years.

Now were at a pivotal moment in our journey; every move we make has a direct impact on our 40000 customers our business and our collective success. We need people who take pride in uncovering customer needs who turn complex problems into simple solutions challenge the way things are done (respectfully) and always aim high. With great ambitions driving us forward we cant say weve got this whole thing figured out. And frankly thats half the fun! What we can say is that were a driven progressive and importantly a kind bunch of 850 people from over 100 nationalities all committed to delivering the future of business spending together.

Intro

Were looking for a Senior Product Designer to join our Product Design team at Pleo.

Pleo has spent the last decade changing how companies spend. More than 40000 businesses across Europe rely on us to manage expenses cards reimbursements and company money with confidence.

Now were entering our next chapter.

The way people interact with software is changing rapidly. AI is reshaping how products are built and how customers expect them to work. We believe this doesnt reduce the importance of product design: it raises the bar. More than ever customers need products that make complex systems feel understandable trustworthy and effortless.

We think fintech is one of the best places in the industry to do that.

Every design decision sits at the intersection of trust regulation automation business goals and human behaviour. The challenge isnt making finance look beautiful; its making financial complexity disappear.

Thats the kind of design work were building at Pleo.

Youll join either our Treasury or Spend Control area two critical parts of the product that together help customers move money with confidence and stay in control of how its spent. Whether youre designing cash management transfers and investment experiences or approval workflows spending policies and controls youll work on products that customers depend on every day.

If youre excited by designing systems rather than screens enjoy solving difficult product problems and want to help define what AI-powered product design looks like over the next decade wed love to meet you.

Who youll work with

Youll report to our Director of Product Design and work within a cross-functional business area alongside Product Management Engineering Data Research and Content Design.

Depending on which team you join youll be embedded in either Treasury or Spend Control while collaborating closely across both as we build a cohesive financial experience.

What youll be doing

At Pleo were building products that give customers confidence over their company money: whether thats moving it growing it or controlling how its spent.

As a Senior Product Designer youll own end-to-end design for a meaningful part of that experience. Youll work on the moments that determine whether a customer understands their balances moves money with confidence sets up policies that actually work or adopts features that make their financial operations smarter.

In Treasury that means cash management transfers automatic transfer rules alerts investment accounts and multi-currency experiences.

In Spend Control that means policy engines approval workflows spending limits card controls and the frameworks that help finance teams delegate trust without losing oversight.

Both areas share a common goal: turning financial complexity into experiences that feel clear trustworthy and effortless.

Youll work in a highly collaborative environment alongside Product Engineering Data Research and Content Design moving quickly while making thoughtful evidence-informed decisions.

We also believe AI will become an essential part of every product designers toolkit. We expect designers to use it to accelerate exploration research prototyping and execution - while continuing to rely on human judgment to understand customers make trade-offs and define product direction.

Specifically youll:

• Own end-to-end design for key surfaces within your teams area - whether thats money movement policy configuration or something in between.

• Shape the design strategy for your area working from first principles customer insight and product strategy.

• Partner with Data and Research to define success instrument your work and learn from what you ship.

• Drive feature adoption through thoughtful introduction patterns that help existing customers discover and understand new capabilities.

• Use Pleos design system Telescope fluently while contributing new patterns back whenever you identify opportunities.

• Bring content and localisation thinking into your work from the beginning. Great financial products work across languages markets and regulatory contexts.

• Raise the quality bar through critique documentation mentoring and by consistently demonstrating excellent craft.
  

What you bring

Youll thrive here if you have:

• Significant experience designing financial data-dense policy-driven or otherwise complex software products.

• A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional craft strong product thinking and measurable customer or business impact. Were interested in how you think just as much as what you shipped.

• Comfort using quantitative data to sharpen your judgment - not replace it.

• Experience partnering closely with Research Analytics Product Management and Engineering knowing when each discipline should lead.

• Strong communication skills that help teams understand not only what youre proposing but why.

• A pragmatic instinct for balancing quality speed and technical reality.

• Comfort operating in ambiguity. Youre equally comfortable defining the problem and solving it.

Youve done things like

• Redesigned a financial flow: transfers account setup policy configuration approvals or something similarly complex; and measurably improved customer outcomes.

• Designed and evaluated experiments by forming hypotheses testing ideas and making informed decisions from the results.

• Built products across multiple markets where localisation and regulation were design constraints from day one.

• Identified a structural customer problem and successfully influenced the organisation to solve it at the appropriate level.

• Took a workflow that customers accepted as just how it works and redesigned it into something dramatically simpler.

• Mentored designers or helped improve how your organisation approaches product design not just your own work.
  

Why this role might be a good fit

This role is a good fit if:

• You enjoy turning complicated systems into experiences customers immediately understand.

• You believe trust is something products earn through every interaction.

• Youre excited by the combination of systems thinking interaction design data experimentation and emerging AI capabilities.

• You want genuine ownership of a product area and are motivated by outcomes rather than output.

• You enjoy collaborating with smart people who challenge each others thinking and care deeply about craft.

This role probably isnt the right fit if:

• You prefer keeping domain complexity at arms length. Treasury and Spend Control reward curiosity and deep understanding.

• Youd rather work independently than collaboratively. Our best work happens across disciplines.

• You arent interested in connecting design decisions to measurable customer outcomes.
  

How youll develop

In your first few months youll:

• Become deeply immersed in your product area understanding customers the business the technology and where the biggest opportunities exist.

• Partner with your Product Manager and Engineering Lead to identify a meaningful area of ownership and begin shipping improvements.

• Establish trusted working relationships and your own design rhythm within the team.

Over time youll:

• Own strategy as well as execution for an increasingly important part of the product.

• Build a track record of shipped improvements backed by evidence not opinion.

• Become a recognised voice on designing complex financial products across Pleo.

Were building the kind of design organisation we wish already existed: one that combines exceptional craft rigorous product thinking AI-native ways of working and genuine ownership.

If that sounds like the kind of team youd like to help build wed love to hear from you.

Application deadline

This role window closes on July 8th.
Were keeping the window short so we can give everyone the focus they deserve - no one likes being left in a waiting bubble.

If youre curious about whats next dont overthink it wed love to find you in our inbox today!

Please note: We can hire on a remote hybrid or in-person set-up in any of the locations listed on the advert but you will need to be physically based in the country of your choice with a valid right to work.
We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role in any of the listed locations.

Show me the benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)

• Lunch is on us for your work days - enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office

• Comprehensive private healthcare - depending on your location coverage options include Vitality Alan or Médis

• We offer 25 days of holiday your public holidays

• For our Team we offer both hybrid and fully remote working options

• We use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well-being support with great success so far

• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that were supportive of families and help you feel that you dont have to compromise your family due to work

The interview process

If your application is successful our interview process is as follows:

1. Intro call: A 30-minute chat with our Talent Partner to discuss the role your background and your experience with designing complex systems.

2. HM interview: A 30-minute conversation with the Hiring Manager focused on your experience ways of working and how youd partner with the team.

3. Portfolio conversation: A deep dive with a Product Designer and Engineering/Product partners where youll walk us through one or two case studies ideally including financial data-dense policy-driven design work or otherwise complex software products you own.

4. Real time app critique or final session with our Chief Technical Product Officer to align on product direction craft expectations and how youd contribute at a strategic level.

About your application

• English first. Since its our company language please submit your application in English. Youll be using it a lot if you join us.

• A fair look for everyone. Our talent team reads every single application to ensure the process is fair. To keep things running smoothly we only accept applications through our systemour support team cant pass on calls or emails.

• Diversity drives us. We can only reach our goals if our team reflects the world around us. That starts with you hitting apply even if you dont tick every single box. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us.

• Interview at your best. We want you to feel comfortable throughout the process. If you have any accessibility requirements or need a specific format email Well design a process that works for you.

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• Applying for multiple roles Nothing is stopping you and we assess every role independently. However we do look for alignment so make sure you can explain why your interest and experience are right for each specific role.

• Reapplying. If youre applying for the same role again please wait six months from your last decision before hitting submit.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1