Director of Product Design

About Sezzle

With a mission to financially empower the next generation, Sezzle is revolutionizing the shopping experience beyond payments, blending cutting-edge tech with seamless, interest-free installment plans that make shopping smarter and more accessible. We’re not just transforming payments; we’re redefining how people discover, interact with, and purchase the things they love while driving real impact on merchant sales through increased conversions and higher order values. As we continue to shape the future of fintech and retail, we’re building an innovative, dynamic team passionate about creating more than just a transaction but a truly unique shopping journey. If you’re excited about pushing boundaries in tech and delivering a game-changing experience for consumers and merchants alike, come join us at Sezzle and help create the future of shopping!

Why this role exists

Sezzle’s products are scaling fast—no longer just your traditional BNPL but also subscriptions, shopping tools, and rewards. We’re looking for a leader who designs with urgency, balances vision with execution, and leverages AI/ML tools to elevate user experiences. If you can steer a Material-UI-based design system, mentor a high-caliber team, and prototype with Gen-AI to cut time-to-market, then Sezzle is for you.

Compensation

The compensation range for the role is $120,000 - $150,000 USD per year. Our ranges are very broad to accommodate all types of candidates and encourage growth. Specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on factors such as education, experience, qualifications, and alignment with market data.

The impact you’ll have

• Set the product design vision across our native app and web and convert it into shippable roadmaps, OKRs, and ruthless prioritization.
• Make “speed to learning” our default—shorten the loop from concept → prototype → data → production → iterate → repeat
• Establish AI/ML-powered design tactics (Figma Make, Midjourney, and other LLM tools) that 10× concept throughput without sacrificing quality or compliance.

What You'll Do:

Strategy & Outcomes

• Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data to align design priorities with quarterly OKRs—then lead your team in delivering experiences that help us achieve the goals.
• Collaborate with the Marketing and Creative Director to ensure brand and interaction consistency across every shopper touchpoint.
• Own and evolve our design system in Figma (tokens, accessibility, motion), aligned to Material UI and Sezzle brand.
• Build decision frameworks that balance conversion, accessibility, and regulatory constraints (lending, cards, payments).
• Drive governance, contribution, and adoption across web (MUI/React/Next.js) and React Native apps.
• Identify opportunities for elevating icons, illustrations, and micro-interactions throughout the Sezzle experience.
• Operationalize AI in workflows:
  • Rapid prototyping with tools like Figma Make, Midjourney or equivalent; LLM-assisted user-flows and microcopy.
  • Auto-generate design variants; cluster user feedback; synthesize research signals.
  • Build prompt/playbooks and CI checks to keep content on-brand and accessible.

Team & Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 3-4 product designers; recruit and develop future talent
• Create a culture of critique, speed, and accountability; make quality measurable.
• Tell compelling stories to stakeholders —moving from designs to impact with clarity.

You’ll excel if you have:

• 10+ years in product/UX design, including 3+ years leading senior ICs and/or managers.
• A portfolio of high-volume consumer fintech, e-commerce, or subscription products with measurable outcomes.
• Deep fluency in graphic design principles (layout, typography, motion, brand systems).
• Real-world experience using AI-assisted design/research tools (e.g., Figma plugins, image/video generation).
• Proven delivery and maintenance of a multi-platform design system.