Staff Product Designer, Avian Labs, building Sling Money
Design
£100-120k
2-5 days a week in office (Shoreditch, London)
Building a global payments product
Posted today
Building a global payments product
1-20 employees
Posted today
£100-120k
2-5 days a week in office (Shoreditch, London)
1-20 employees
Company mission
Sling Money, a product of Avian Labs, is on a mission to connect billions of people worldwide through effortless, instant, global payments using blockchain technology. We're aiming to simplify the way the world connects financially.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of product design experience
- Thrives in ambiguity and loves turning messy problems into intuitive solutions
- Has examples of making data and research-led decisions
- Writes sharp, jargon-free copy and translates complex concepts to users in a simple, accessible way
- Strong design intuition. Knows when to innovate and when to follow traditional design patterns
- Balances big-picture thinking with hands-on execution — strategy, UI, prototyping
- Cares deeply about users, and advocates for their needs through design
- Passionate about creating beautiful, intuitive products
- Has a portfolio that shows systematic thinking, high visual polish, and real product impact
Desirable
- Experience in fintech, B2C products, or trust/safety-sensitive products
- Experience working in fast paced, growth teams
- Has been the first or early designer within a company
- Strong brand, video, or animation skills
What the job involves
- Own and drive design direction across all product areas — from discovery to final implementation
- Simplify complexity with intuitive designs that work wherever in the world our users may live
- Spot opportunities for product improvements, design system evolution, and new features that enhance user experience, as well as smaller fast fixes
- Partner with engineers and data scientists to solve complex problems with clarity and craft
- Conduct user research to assets the validity of new and existing designs
- Champion quality, simplicity, and usability at scale
- Raise the bar for visual and interactive design across the company, considering motion, fluidity, and simplicity throughout
- Create visuals and assets for the Sling Money brand and product that can be used across the app, website, and marketing materials
Application process
- 1. Apply with your portfolio
- 2. Video call with recruiter
- 3. Portfolio review
- 4. Interview with hiring manager
- 5. Onsite interview
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Avian Labs is building software to help people move money from person to person and company to company without having to worry about sort codes, IBANs, wallet addresses, national borders, or even different currencies.
It is doing this on top of crypto rails, focusing on making it easy and accessible to everyone. Most businesses are now partly operating crypto payments, providing a perfect landscape for attackers seeking to harvest and exploit valuable data, which is why Avian Labs is focused on being safe, secure, and resistant to fraud and money laundering.
The company is in its very early stages but is already backed by world-class investors and has secured a Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) license in 2025. Its founding team is composed of senior people who have helped build and scale global companies like Facebook, Deliveroo, Spotify, and Monzo, putting Avian Labs in an already-strong position when its product is ready to launch.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2022
$5.7m
Total funding: $5.7m
Company benefits
- Flexible working hours & location
- Free lunch when you're in the office
- Truly unlimited PTO, with an expectation you actually take time off
- Private medical and dental insurance, and mental health cover
- Paid parental leave, flexibility for returning parents
- Cycle to work and other salary sacrifice schemes
- Help with a Global Talent visa if you need it, so you can stay in the UK on your own visa instead of being tied to a company
Company values
- Being Good Eggs: We think good people drive success - kindness fuels collaboration and an environment where everyone is comfortable to do their best work.
- Openness fosters collaboration: We’re open by nature, welcoming healthy debate and feedback knowing our transparency fosters a culture of collaboration.
- Disciplined Efficiency: We’re disciplined in our prioritization and work iteratively to build Sling efficiently from the ground up so we can pass savings onto our customers.
- See it, Say it, Sort it: We embrace ownership and accountability as a team. We strive for high quality and work together to create real value for our customers.
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Mike Hudack
(CEO)Ex-Monzo CPO, Deliveroo CTPO, Facebook Director, and Blip CEO.
Simon Amor
(Co-Founder)Product designer previously at Monzo, Spotify and Kraken.
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