Airwallex
Head of Product Design
$269K–$385K
US - San Francisco · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
About the job
Leads Airwallex’s global product design organization, setting design strategy and standards while scaling its people, practices, and product experience across business areas.
What you'll do
- Lead and grow a global product design team of 40+ across product verticals and regions.
- Develop the organization’s design practice, quality standards, systems, and culture; hire, develop, and retain designers and leaders.
- Partner with the CPO on product experience strategy and own the design budget.
What they ask for
- Exceptional product and UX judgment, with a generalist UX background and strong product sensibilities.
- Track record of personally attracting, closing, and calibrating exceptional designers and design leaders.
- Experience in fintech or a comparably complex product domain.
- Experience managing senior design leaders across regions and time zones, including calibration, promotion, and organizational design.
Pay
$269K – $385K (base salary); Offers Equity; Offers Bonus
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