Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 250,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.
Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.
We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.
You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.
The Role
We're hiring a Staff Product Designer to help design the next generation of financial software: AI-native, autonomous, and radically user-centric. You’ll partner closely with engineering and product leadership to go from zero to one: from strategic concepts through to high-fidelity execution.
This role is 60-40 UI to UX, and we want someone with exceptional visual/UI craft who has proven they can design thoughtful, usable workflows.
You’ll shape not just the product itself, but the design culture, principles, and direction of this journey.
What You’ll Do
Define and drive the product design vision — from the first sketch to live product
Invent new interaction paradigms for a world where AI agents do the work, and humans supervise and steer
Work hand-in-hand with product and engineering to rapidly explore, prototype, and iterate
Balance broad strategic thinking with hands-on execution in Figma, Lovable, and other vibe-coding tools
Translate complex financial workflows into elegant, approachable experiences
Contribute to product strategy, roadmap, and customer validation
Who You Are
A true 0→1 designer: You’ve built products from scratch and thrive in ambiguity
Strong on the tools: You can independently own end-to-end design work — from early visual concepts through to polished UI and developer handoff
Technically minded: You’re energized by working with AI, automation, or complex systems — and can think through both capabilities and limitations
Deeply collaborative: You love working side by side with engineers and product leads to figure things out
Customer obsessed: You design with clarity and care for non-expert users, and you know how to validate and refine your ideas with real feedback
Startup-ready: You’re comfortable moving fast, wearing many hats, and making trade-offs
Experience: Minimum 8 years as a product designer with expertise in desktop web, mobile web, and native app experiences.
Nice to Have
Experience designing for AI-native, SaaS or workflow automation products
Background in fintech, finance operations, or tools for startups
Why Join Us
A rare opportunity to be the first design hire building an entirely new product inside one of the world’s most ambitious Fintechs
Direct impact and ownership: your design decisions will shape our product, brand, and user experience from day one
A close-knit, fast-moving team working at the frontier of AI and global finance
Backed by Airwallex’s scale, infrastructure, and global presence, but with the energy of an early-stage startup
To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.
Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.
Equal opportunityAirwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Skills Required
- Minimum 8 years as a product designer
- Expertise in desktop web, mobile web, and native app experiences
- Exceptional visual/UI craft and high-fidelity execution
- Proven 0→1 product design experience (built products from scratch)
- Ability to independently own end-to-end design from concept to developer handoff
- Proficiency with Figma, Lovable, and vibe-coding tools
- Experience designing for AI, automation, or complex systems
- Strong collaboration with product and engineering teams
- Customer-obsessed approach with experience validating designs with real users
- Startup-ready mindset; comfortable moving fast and wearing many hats
- Experience designing for AI-native, SaaS, or workflow automation products
- Background in fintech, finance operations, or tools for startups
Airwallex Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. postings consistently list medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and mental-health resources such as Modern Health. Employer materials emphasize well-being benefits within a consistent total-rewards philosophy.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Multiple U.S. job descriptions specify 20 vacation days plus 12 company holidays, with additional items like birthday and volunteer leave cited in public materials. This indicates a clearly articulated time-off framework that goes beyond a basic baseline.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employer pages highlight RSUs as a meaningful part of compensation alongside salary and bonuses, with twice-yearly performance/promotion review cycles. Equity is positioned as accessible to eligible roles and tied to the company’s growth trajectory.
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What We Do
Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 250,000+ businesses worldwide – including Brex, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN, McLaren and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.
Why Work With Us
Airwallex was founded by people told their idea was unreasonable, and we've hired that way ever since. We move fast, think globally, and give you ownership from day one. If you want to pioneer global finance at scale alongside the ambitious, let's talk.
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