About Tradeshift
Tradeshift is a unicorn in the fintech industry. We are disrupting a typically stagnant environment by connecting companies of all sizes and providing them with the platform and network needed to create value from old processes like procurement, invoicing, payments, and workflow. We recognize that business is both messy and social - two revelations that have driven the development of Tradeshift, a platform for all your business interactions.

We work hard and our teams have great freedom and responsibility to choose the best solutions, technologies and approaches to evolve the product to the next level.

Does complexity, ambition and creating big visions fuel your designer-mind? Can you represent design in both business discussions as well as technical discussions? Then we may have one of the most compelling UX design leadership positions available for you.

As a designer leader, you will be managing an international team of designers who work on marketplaces and financial services products in close collaboration with various product managers and engineering teams distributed across Copenhagen, Bucharest, and San Francisco. 

You will play a key role in establishing product design strategy and enabling your team to create compelling user experiences that deliver value to our users and customers. You are a compassionate leader who can manage all phases of the design process from initial strategy and product ideation through implementation, launch and following iterations. 

Responsibilities:

• Grow and manage a global team of product designers.

• Lead and participate in ideation and co-creation of design concepts.

• Partner with product and business owners to translate and communicate business strategy into product and design requirements.

• Lead design projects and be an expert for your product areas.

• Mentor and coach designers on the design and research methodologies. Help select the right tools for projects of diverse scope and complexities. 

• Help improve the design processes and collaboration with stakeholders within the company.

• Work with other designers to establish platform design principles and evolve the design system.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience and passion designing for financial services, marketplaces, and complex B2B workflows.

• 3-5 years of experience as a design manager.

• 5+ years of hands on UX/UI design experience.

• Organized and have a structured approach to your work.

• Customer and user focussed.

• Strong understanding of UX/UI principles, experience working with & contributing to design systems.

• Portfolio showcasing your experience managing design processes, leading projects, working on complex user flows, and delivering products.

Location
Our office in Copenhagen has a palpable excitement that stems from the constant change that keeps everyone on their toes. Each employee has a voice, and their hard work pays off. No good work goes unnoticed. 

Culture 
Our culture began day one when three Danes poured their heart and soul into creating a platform that could connect every business in the world. We expect each employee to approach their work with the same amount of pride and passion. One day you might find us having a ping pong match in the middle of the work day, and then you’ll find us handing off projects to colleagues in different time zones so we can continue progress around the clock. 

TradeShifters come from various backgrounds and nations, and we all thrive off challenging the status quo. We take pride in nurturing employee happiness, encouraging personal development, and welcoming teammates from all walks of life.

We value diversity and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Why you might like working here:

• You love autonomy and the freedom to get your work done how you want 
• You like sharing your opinions and feeling like they matter
• You want to work for a company that requires you to bring your whole self to work every day: brains, heart, and guts.
• Ambitious international startup
• Career and professional development opportunities
• Large office that provides caters to many different work-environment preferences  
• Flexible work hours
• Mobile phone plan and at home internet
• Lunch and snacks daily with drinks
• A competitive compensation package and equity
• In-house activities like yoga
• Opportunity to join many fun, varied company events like happy hours, hackathons, family holiday parties, and many more.