About Us
YouLend is a rapidly growing FinTech that is the preferred embedded financing platform for many of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms, tech companies, and Payment Service Providers. Our software platform enables our partners to extend their value proposition by offering flexible financing products in their own branding, to their merchant base, without capital at risk.
We are owned by the leading Private Equity company, EQT, and have grown +100% year-on-year since 2020. We are headquartered in London, UK, but are also present in several European countries as well as the United States where we service our partners, including eBay, Amazon, Just Eat, Shopify, and Stripe.
The Role
We're seeking a Senior Product Designer to lead design across our Partners & Merchant Enablement area. You’ll own discovery and end‑to‑end solution design for partner and merchant journeys, working closely with a Senior Product Manager and multiple engineering teams. This role suits someone who enjoys high autonomy, thrives in complex B2B fintech environments, and can translate technical and commercial needs into simple, effective product experiences.
Responsibilities:
- Lead discovery, research, and problem framing for partner and merchant workflows
- Redesign key journeys, including partner dashboards and the merchant application flow
- Create adaptive, data‑driven experiences that improve conversion and reduce operational friction
- Work with Product and Engineering to define strategy, scope work, and deliver high‑quality outcomes
- Translate technical, regulatory, and commercial constraints into usable, scalable interfaces
- Collaborate with Partnerships, Commercial, and Marketing to deeply understand user needs
- Contribute to the evolution of our design system and help elevate design quality across teams
- Use data, research, and product judgement to prioritise effectively and challenge assumptions
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have the following skillset:
- Experience designing B2B products, ideally within fintech or financial services
- Strong track record with complex workflows and multiple user types
- Excellent product and commercial awareness
- Hands-on experience running research and leading discovery end-to-end
- Comfortable operating as the sole designer in a product area
- Strong systems thinking, UI fundamentals and attention to detail
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and balance user, technical and commercial constraints
- Experience with conversion optimisation, partner ecosystems, or API-driven platforms (highly desirable)
Benefits
Why join YouLend?
- Award-Winning Workplace: YouLend has been recognised as one of the “Best Places to Work in 2024 and 2025” by the Sunday Times for being a supportive, diverse, and rewarding workplace.
- Award-Winning Fintech: YouLend has been recognised as a “Top 250 Fintech Worldwide” company by CNBC.
It’s just getting fun:
- We have developed powerful solutions, won some significant partnerships, and are growing at a rapid pace.
- But the global opportunity is still massive, and YouLend is a raw organisation where we are only just getting started.
Lots of upsides:
- High-growth (>100% growth during 2022 and 2023), so clear outlook to compensation (bonus or share option appreciation) and career growth (through growth with business).
- Well-capitalised with supportive private equity backing.
- Part of Banking Circle Group with a fully licensed Luxembourg bank, which can provide a balance sheet and support European expansion in otherwise complex regulated markets.
Motivating work environment:
- A high-quality team that pushes each other to succeed through direct feedback and aligned incentives.
- Strong and transparent team culture, we have each other’s backs.
- Independent work environment where results matter.
- Data-driven culture and emphasis on speed (anti-red tape).
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Private Medical insurance via Vitality and Dental Insurance with BUPA
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Modern and sophisticated office space in Central London
- Free Gym in office building in Holborn
- Subsidised Lunch via Feedr
- Deliveroo Allowance if working late in office
- Monthly in office Masseuse
- Football Power League / Paddle and Yoga Club
At YouLend, we champion diversity and embrace equal opportunity employment practices. Our hiring, transfer, and promotion decisions are exclusively based on qualifications, merit, and business requirements, free from any discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability, religion, nationality, or any other protected basis under applicable law.
