Lead Designer

About the Company:

Capi helps businesses in Africa pay their international suppliers. We’ve raised over $18m from Creandum, Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Firstminute, Janngo, Kima Ventures, and some great angels from Revolut, Checkout, Stripe, Onfido, and Remitly.

Capi was founded by Mitch Riley, Scott Liddle, and Tom Watson. Mitch and Scott were COO/CFO/GC and CRO/CMO at Taptap Send, a remittance unicorn, and have spent two decades between them working in emerging markets. Tom is a third-time founder having founded Hubble and P4SD.

Role Overview

As our first in-house Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of our product as we transform how businesses in Africa make international payments. Working at the intersection of fintech and emerging markets, you'll be responsible for both hands-on design work and strategic initiatives that define our design direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design process for our product, from research and ideation to implementation

• Develop and maintain our design system and component library to ensure consistency across our platform

• Work closely with product, engineering, and research teams to understand user needs and translate them into intuitive solutions

• Create user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs that balance user needs with business requirements

• Conduct research alongside our user research team to validate design decisions

Requirements

• Extensive product design experience in a high-performing environment

• Deep expertise of modern design tools and software, such as Figma or similar.

• Experience in early stage start-ups

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Strong experience in designing complex B2B products

• Track record of building products from first principles; you’ll have worked somewhere that was building something new, based on new user research

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; strong ability to articulate design decisions

• Willingness to travel occasionally to meet with customers in our markets

Nice to Haves

• Experience in fintech or emerging markets

• French language skills

Additional Information

• This is a full-time position with competitive salary, share options, and benefits.

• Location: London preferred (hybrid, 3 days in office), or Paris, remote possible within GMT +4/-1

• Ideal Start date: April 2025 (we are aware that a notice period may need to be fulfilled and can adjust accordingly)

Capi is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Screen Interview with Talent Lead

Interview with Head of Product

Task

Interview with CTO

Interview with other Founders (x2)