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Senior Product Design Manager

⭐ Our Design team

Were a team of 90+ designers, researchers, and brand experts led by Chief Design Officer Vuokko Aro. Were on a mission to make money work for everyone. Product Design makes up almost half of our design disciplines, working in tight-knit squads alongside research, product, and engineering to solve real customer problems at scale.
We design for the "magic moments" — weve built a bank that feels human, not just functional. Our product is our personality. We blend research, empathy, and craft to turn everyday interactions into memorable experiences.
Right now, were growing fast and looking for passionate design leaders to shape Monzos future — and theres a huge opportunity to make your mark.

🔎 About the role

As a Senior Product Design Manager at Monzo, youll lead and grow a team of talented designers. Youll roll up your sleeves to support your team through early discovery, workshops, and problem-solving, while setting the strategic direction and vision for your product area. Youll help to shape our design team, raise the quality bar and deliver meaningful outcomes for our customers, while you partner closely with your counterparts in Product and Engineering, as well as the general manager of your product area.

🔑 Youll play a key role by...

Building and nurturing a high-performing design team — investing in their growth, wellbeing, and long-term success.
Maintaining an exceptional quality bar across all design work through clear feedback and coaching, helping designers and teams consistently deliver best-in-class experiences.
Setting the strategic direction and design vision for your area, inspiring teams to think bigger and bolder, whilst aligning with Monzo goals and mission.
Partnering with Product, Engineering, and the General Manager to define priorities, shape roadmaps, and turn strategy into impactful execution.
Jumping in to solve tricky product and design problems, especially in early discovery or when teams need unblocking.
Creating an environment where feedback is open, craft is celebrated, and design quality continues to evolve across the organisation.
Acting as a champion for design at Monzo, influencing how design thinking shapes our products and culture.

🤩 Wed love to hear from you if...

You have experience managing and coaching designers, ideally in a product-led tech environment.
Youre a hands-on leader operating across a wide range of cross-functional team activities and goals, such as facilitating workshops, shaping a vision or guiding a product direction.
You set and uphold a high bar for design quality and craft, with a keen eye for detail and usability.
Youre comfortable working across ambiguous problem spaces, helping teams move from exploration to execution.
Youre an excellent communicator and collaborator, able to influence product, engineering, and leadership partners.
You know what “great” looks like in product design and can inspire teams to get there.
Youre excited by Monzos mission to make money work for everyone — and want to help us push design further than ever before.

🙌 Whats in it for you

💰 £110,000 - £125,000 ➕ Share Options
✈️ Well help you relocate to the UK
✅ We can sponsor your visa
📍 This role can be based in our London office, but were open to distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London)
⏰ Flexible working hours and trust-based work culture
📚 £1,000 annual learning budget for books, training, and conferences
🏡 Full remote setup support, including equipment and workspace essentials
➕ Plus lots more!

This process should take around 4-5 weeks - your schedule is really important to us, so we promise to be as flexible as possible!
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