Brand Design Lead

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the brand’s global narrative by shaping identity, systems, and flagship campaigns, while leading a multidisciplinary design team to ship scalable, craft-focused work that drives trust and modern relevance.

  • Brand Architecture & Identity: Define visual language and ensure consistency across web, app, social, and events.
  • Design Systems & Craft: Build scalable style guides, iconography, motion, and asset libraries for rapid product and marketing collaboration.
  • Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Impact: Lead designers and partner with product, marketing, and engineering to align design with business goals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Brand Strategy: Define and evolve the brand’s visual identity, ensuring consistency across all channels (web, app, social media, events, and more).
  • Build Scalable Systems: Develop and maintain comprehensive brand design systems, including style guides, iconography, and motion design, to scale our brand across platforms.
  • Drive Creative Innovation: Stay ahead of design trends and push boundaries to create a brand that feels modern, trustworthy, and forward-thinking.
  • Mentor & Collaborate: Lead a team of designers, fostering a culture of creativity and excellence. Partner with product, marketing, and engineering teams to align design with business goals.
  • Elevate Brand Moments: Own high-impact campaigns, events, and launches with standout creative work that resonates with our global audience.
  • Balance Vision & Execution: Contribute directly to design projects while guiding strategic decisions that reflect our brand’s core values

Requirements

  • 8+ years of brand design experience, with a focus on building and scaling visual identities for tech/crypto/fintech companies.
  • Proven leadership experience managing, mentoring, and growing design teams
  • Exceptional eye for detail with a deep understanding of design trends, movements, and best practices
  • Strong systems thinking, with experience building and maintaining scalable design systems
  • Hands-on expertise as an individual contributor who still loves to create
  • A standout portfolio that demonstrates your range, craft, and creative thinking
  • Proficiency in industry-standard tools including Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop), Framer, and ideally Rive
  • Specialization in a particular design discipline (e.g., 3D work, motion design, illustration) is a strong plus
  • Someone who geeks out over the latest design tools, techniques, and creative possibilities
  • Crypto or fintech experience is a bonus, but not essential—we value design talent above all

Preferred

  • You're equally comfortable leading strategy and diving into the craft
  • You have a passion for pushing creative boundaries and aren't afraid to challenge conventions
  • You're a natural mentor who elevates the work of everyone around you
  • You thrive in fast-paced environments and can balance multiple priorities
  • You bring energy, curiosity, and a genuine love for great design

Benefits

  • ClassPass
  • Budgets for learning & professional development
  • Unlimited vacation policy; work hard and take time when you need it
  • Apple equipment
  • The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an emerging field
  • Flexible work culture
  • In-office presence four days per week in London
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Founded in 2011
London, England, GBR
1.2K employees (69 in marketing)
64% recommend to a friend
75% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$42.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24%
Direct
68.3%
Referral
6.8%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
69 (6% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$600M
Last Raise
$110M
Series E, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2023
    Series E • $110M
  • Oct 2022
    Series Unknown
  • May 2022
    Secondary Market

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