Head of Design and User Experience, Galileo Financial Technologies
Bilingual
$185.6-319k
Global payments processing platform
Open for applications
Global payments processing platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$185.6-319k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Galileo's mission is to expanding the financial frontier by powering the world's most innovative Fintechs.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years experience as Head of UX, UX Director or Senior Lead of a team of min 8 people
- 10+ years experience in Agile Company with Financial Software Products - or comparable - as Senior/Lead Designer
- Relevant hands on experience with UX Design, Methods & Practices, Strategy definition, User Research and concept design and definition
- Management level experience with / exposure to Banking Software Design & Development
- Proficient English & Conversational Spanish (both required)
- International / cross cultural work experience
- Educated in Design: UX Design, UX Methods & Practices, UX Strategy, UX Research, Concept creation & vision definition
What the job involves
- The Head of Design and User Experience works with Product Management, Product engineers, and Brand/Marketing/Sales to define and guard the direction, vision, and strategy for the User Experience of our Cyberbank Products
- As a people leader, the Head of Design and User Experience will find the right talent, build, and nurture a collaborative team of UX Specialists that can function at the UX team level and be embedded within different product squads at Technisys
- This Head of Design will also cultivate and coach the leaders within the discipline, and provide the assignments, mentorship, and tools to all designers to develop themselves to the best of their ability as designers
- Set strategic UX Chapter level vision and objectives, and define and manage the projects to reach these objectives
- Ensure continuous collaboration to enhance the overall quality of UX Design
- Manage discipline-level planning based on actively gathered UX needs and priorities from PMs & Product delivery Directors
- Define, execute, and improve UX Design methods, practices, and principles to achieve the required product UX quality
- Initiate workshops and training, and identify useful resources or learning materials for teams and/or individuals
- Foster close collaboration and knowledge sharing across the chapter and across disciplines: quality assurance, front-end development & business analysis
- Coaching/Mentoring UX Designers to optimize growth and development, quality of design work, productivity, and talent retention. Identify and grow leaders. Optimize resource allocation across the chapter, balancing the needs of both the product and the designers' development
- Manage and execute the hiring process of UX/UI Designers or other UX-related roles or (temporary/contracted) resources
- Create and curate an effective new hire onboarding process and content
- Monitor trends in UX in general as in the spaces related or relevant to CyberBank platform, share insights and expertise
Our take
The global neobanking market is still growing at a staggering rate, valued at more than $50 billion and forecast to grow 50% annually for the foreseeable future. While companies like Revolut, Monzo, and Wise have been at the forefront of this digital revolution, Galileo has been a major background player.
In essence, the 2001-founded company provides some of the world’s leading fintechs (including the aforementioned Monzo and Wise), with the software and infrastructure they need to issue cards, process payments, and build innovative digital banking products.
The Fintech industry as a whole sat up and took notice when SoFi acquired Galileo for $1.2 billion in 2020, a year before going public. However, it's worth noting that since then, Galileo has continued operating as an independent subsidiary.
The hiring of financial industry veteran Derek White as CEO, and new partnerships with the likes of Fundbox and Global Rewards indicates that business is still booming for Galileo, while the company also looks to be exploring new, potentially very lucrative avenues in the crypto industry.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2019
$77m
SERIES A
May 2014
$8.3m
SERIES A
Total funding: $85.3m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
- Generous vacation and holidays
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- 401(k) and education on retirement planning Retirement plans and planning
- Tuition reimbursement on approved programs
- Monthly contribution up to $200 to help you pay off your student loans
- Great health & well-being benefits including: telehealth parental support, subsidized gym program
- Fully stocked kitchen (snacks and drinks)
Company HQ
Sandy, UT
Leadership
Derek White
(CEO, not founder)Served as VP of Global FSI Cloud at Google before joining Galileo. Prior to this they were the Vice Chair & Chief Digital Officer at U.S. Bank. Previously spent almost a decade in senior roles at Barclays, including spells as Chief Customer Experience Officer, Global Retail & Business Banking, and Groupwide Chief Digital & Design Officer.
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