Lead Product Designer

Lead Product Designer Job Scope We’re looking for a top-tier Lead Product Designer to join the Bamboo Design team — someone with strong product thinking, deep business understanding, and exceptional visual execution. This role goes beyond execution — should be able to operate at an international level, creating world-class design experiences that go beyond local or regional standards. You’ll contribute to product strategy through user insight, data, and experimentation, while helping scale our design practice and raise the bar for quality across the product. If you’re ready to build world-class investment experiences for millions of users, we’d love to see your CV and portfolio. What you will be doing: Own and drive design for Bamboo Invest, shaping core user journeys and product direction Lead end-to-end design for features — from discovery and ideation to delivery and iteration Translate user needs, business goals, and technical constraints into simple, elegant solutions Design flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI with strong attention to detail Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Engineers to define and ship high-quality features Contribute to product strategy through user insights, data, and experimentation Improve and scale the design system to ensure consistency and efficiency Raise the overall bar for design quality across the product Experience & Skills 7+ years of experience as a Senior Product Designer, Lead Designer, or similar role working on digital products Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centred design thinking, problem solving, and polished UI Experience designing mobile-first products (iOS/Android) and responsive web experiences Proficiency with modern design tools (e.g. Figma, Framer, Claude, ChatGPT) Solid understanding of UX principles, interaction design, visual design, and accessibility standards Experience working with design systems and component-based design Comfortable collaborating with engineers and understanding technical constraints Bonus: Experience designing fintech, consumer apps, or data-heavy products Behaviours & Mindset Data-Driven & AI-Enthusiast — You base decisions on data and have a keen interest in leveraging AI technologies. Strong ownership — you take responsibility for outcomes, not just output Product mindset — you think in terms of impact, not just features High standards — you care deeply about craft and details Clear communicator — able to explain decisions and handle feedback well Collaborative and low-ego Comfortable in fast-paced, evolving environments Curious and continuously learning Department Design Locations Nigeria Remote status Hybrid About Bamboo Bamboo is a digital investment platform that gives customers direct, real-time access to US dollar fixed-income investments and US-listed stocks and ETFs right from their personal devices. Bamboo’s vision to empower every African with the resources they need to build wealth from the ground up is built on the belief that we can democratize access to a stream of wealth creation instruments, global investment opportunities for retail and institutional investors across Africa and foreign markets Founded in 2019 Co-workers 70+