BVNK - Principal Product Designer - Core Platform

• Own design for Core Platform and Fincrime end-to-end • Set the design direction for Product Platform (onboarding, treasury & reconciliation, billing, core processing) and Fincrime (compliance, monitoring, case management) • Partner with PM and engineering to define problems, explore solution spaces, validate concepts, and ship product improvements that move the metrics that matter for these areas — operational efficiency, false-positive rates, time-to-resolution, onboarding conversion, platform reliability • Stay involved through launch and iteration. Handoff is not the finish line. • Work AI-first, not AI-curious • Start in an LLM. Use Claude to clarify intent, draft short PRDs, pressure-test approaches, and surface risks, edge cases, and second-order effects before involving the wider team • Prototype with Claude Code. Generate working flows and interfaces, then guide them on structure, behaviour, and UX quality. Partner with engineers on what graduates into the product • Treat research as a velocity tool, not a gate. Talk to internal users (ops, compliance, finance) and external customers directly; run small tests; adjust direction quickly • Bring work into Figma for full state coverage, system alignment, and production readiness once direction is validated • Design for the 80/20 in a complex domain • Encode the judgment and complexity required for regulated, high-stakes workflows under the hood, while keeping the default experience simple and successful for most users • Build for expert users without falling into the trap of exposing every option. Decide what to surface, what to automate, and what to hide • Hold the line on design quality across surfaces that are easy to neglect because they're internal • Raise the bar across the design org • Run crits and design reviews in your area, and contribute to them across the team • Mentor senior and mid-level designers; help them grow into harder problems • Partner with the Lead Designer for the Design System (who sits in this pod) on the strategic direction of the system, making sure Core Platform work strengthens it • What we need from you: • A portfolio that demonstrates leading design for complex, operational, or expert-user products — not just consumer surfaces. Compliance, ops tooling, financial systems, developer platforms, healthcare workflows, or similar • Evidence of shipping work that moved real business or operational metrics, and an ability to talk about those numbers fluently • Fluent, daily use of LLMs and AI prototyping tools as part of your actual workflow — not as something you've read about. Be prepared to show us how you use them • Senior craft in Figma, prototyping, and design systems, with the judgment to know when each is the right tool and when it isn't • A track record of operating as a senior IC across multiple product areas and influencing peers, PMs, and engineering leaders • Experience in fintech, payments, crypto/stablecoins, or another regulated domain is a strong plus but not required if the operational/expert-UX experience is there • Excellent written communication. A lot of our work happens async, and clarity compounds • What you can expect from us: • Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth • Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart • A culture built on passionate, growth-minded people • A flexible approach to holiday • Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world • An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets • At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.