Director of Product Design, Sezzle

• If you can steer a Material-UI-based design system, mentor a high-caliber team, and prototype with Gen-AI to cut time-to-market, then Sezzle is for you
• 10+ years in product/UX design, including 3+ years leading senior ICs and/or managers
• A portfolio of high-volume consumer fintech, e-commerce, or subscription products with measurable outcomes
• Deep fluency in graphic design principles (layout, typography, motion, brand systems)
• Real-world experience using AI-assisted design/research tools (e.g., Figma plugins, image/video generation)
• Proven delivery and maintenance of a multi-platform design system (web + native)
• Comfort interpreting data and experiment results to inform design decisions
• Exceptional communication that connects design decisions to business impact
• You have relentlessly high standards - many people may think your standards are unreasonably high. You are continually raising the bar and driving those around you to deliver great results. You make sure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed
• You’re not bound by convention - your success—and much of the fun—lies in developing new ways to do things
• You need action - speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk-taking
• You earn trust - you listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully
• You have backbone; disagree, then commit - you can respectfully challenge decisions when you disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting. You have conviction and are tenacious. You do not compromise for the sake of social cohesion. Once a decision is determined, you commit wholly
• You deliver results - you focus on the key inputs and deliver them with the right quality and in a timely fashion. Despite setbacks, you rise to the occasion and never settle

Desirable

• Sezzle’s products are scaling fast—no longer just your traditional BNPL but also subscriptions, shopping tools, and rewards
• We’re looking for a leader who designs with urgency, balances vision with execution, and leverages AI/ML tools to elevate user experiences
• Set the product design vision across our native app and web and convert it into shippable roadmaps, OKRs, and ruthless prioritization
• Make “speed to learning” our default—shorten the loop from concept → prototype → data → production → iterate → repeat
• Establish AI/ML-powered design tactics (Figma Make, Midjourney, and other LLM tools) that 10× concept throughput without sacrificing quality or compliance
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data to align design priorities with quarterly OKRs—then lead your team in delivering experiences that help us achieve the goals
• Collaborate with the Marketing and Creative Director to ensure brand and interaction consistency across every shopper touchpoint
• Own and evolve our design system in Figma (tokens, accessibility, motion), aligned to Material UI and Sezzle brand
• Build decision frameworks that balance conversion, accessibility, and regulatory constraints (lending, cards, payments)
• Drive governance, contribution, and adoption across web (MUI/React/Next.js) and React Native apps
• Identify opportunities for elevating icons, illustrations, and micro-interactions throughout the Sezzle experience
• Operationalize AI in workflows:
• Rapid prototyping with tools like Figma Make, Midjourney or equivalent; LLM-assisted user-flows and microcopy
• Auto-generate design variants; cluster user feedback; synthesize research signals
• Build prompt/playbooks and CI checks to keep content on-brand and accessible
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 3-4 product designers; recruit and develop future talent
• Create a culture of critique, speed, and accountability; make quality measurable
• Tell compelling stories to stakeholders —moving from designs to impact with clarity