Lead Product Designer

On our path to becoming the world's favorite way to shop, we’re assembling an unparalleled global talent network, accelerating individual careers, and disrupting entire industries. We are on a mission to liberate humanity from all the meaningless time spent managing their purchases and finances, so they can do more of what they love. We’re in search of global talent eager to embrace a hypergrowth atmosphere and defy their own expectations.


About the role
As a Lead Product Designer at Klarna, you will oversee a design team in one of the cross-functional groups at Klarna. You will manage your team's career development and push the quality bar beyond what we already achieved. You will empower your designers and offer strategic insight in how we can shape our products and experiences for customers to shop, pay and bank with Klarna.


What you will do
Responsible for aligning design strategy and growth of the design team in one of the business groups in Klarna
Work closely with Product Managers, Engineers in your group and collaborate with Designers or Design Managers, UX Researchers, UX Writers and Marketers
Work closely with Design leadership across different business units at Klarna to develop the design process, operations and practices at Klarna
Lead and build a team of designers, providing guidance on the output, facilitating collaboration and improving the design process
Responsible for hiring and growing a small-to-medium sized design team, contributing to development of design culture at Klarna along with other design leaders
Provide mentorship, champion the craft and career development of your team
Foster an environment of diversity and trust, where designers can accomplish their best work

Who you are
10+ years of relevant design experience in digital products, 4+ years in people management
Experience managing product designers, and the ability to build, mentor and motivate teams
Has a portfolio with work you personally designed and shipped, but also with examples of work of your team and their achievements
Experience in articulating and synthesizing design problems and solutions to a cross-functional team of engineers, marketeers, data scientists
Comfortable getting hands on when needed to help your group to achieve the desired outcomes
Self-motivated and autonomous. Successfully prioritize and execute on the projects with quality outcomes
Experience working in e-commerce, social media or fashion tech is a plus but not required



About Klarna Design


We are a multidisciplinary design community, consisting of Product Designers, Brand Designers, UX Researchers, UX Writers, Front-end Designers and Design Operations. We love to create appealing and distinctive experiences within our products, services and brand. We possess a clear vision for building a strong community, passion and drive for great customer experience that goes above and beyond.


Required when applying for this role
Your resume in English
Your portfolio showcases a track record of designing products, highlighting your direct contributions. In case your portfolio is password protected, please provide the information with us in the application.


What we offer:
Diversity & Community
With our diversity of skills, perspectives and backgrounds, we can create, innovate, and disrupt like no other. Diversity is part of who we are, and essential to our success.


Ownership & Impact
Here, every voice matters. We’re organized into hundreds of small teams, each run like a start-up, focused on their own problem-space.


Trust & Collaboration
Successes and failures are won together at Klarna in a melting pot of teams. Win, lose, and learn, we’re on this path together.


The Klarna Work Policy is designed to make sure we foster team collaboration while also ensuring a productive and flexible work environment. We work 2 days per week in the office on agreed days, and then 3 flexible days. We’re also providing each Klarnaut with an annual financial contribution to improve their flexible work life whether they use it to upgrade their work accessories, or their home office space!


Challenges & Rewards
We take a very Swedish approach to benefits. Support for parents, health and wellness perks—we’ve got you covered.


About Klarna
Since 2005 Klarna has been on a mission to revolutionize the retail banking industry. With over 90 million global active users and 2 million transactions per day, Klarna is meeting the changing demands of consumers by helping them save time and money while better managing their cashflow and making informed decisions. Over 250,000 global retail partners, including H&M, Saks, Sephora, Macys, IKEA, Expedia Group, and Nike have integrated Klarna's innovative technology to deliver a seamless shopping experience online and in-store. With over 5,000 employees, Klarna is active in 20 markets and is one of the most highly-valued private fintechs globally, with a valuation of $45.6 billion. For more information, visit Klarna.com
It is our commitment that every qualified person will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender, identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. Please refrain from including your picture and age with the application.