Product Design Manager

Overview

Mission Join us as a Product Design Manager to transform our Design team into a high-performing unit that sets the quality standard across Qonto's 80+ design organization. You'll lead the evolution of critical user experiences—starting with our registration flow redesign—while building a team that ambitious designers aspire to join.

Impact As a Product Design Manager, you'll work closely with Didier Hillhorst our VP of Design, and directly impact business growth by driving acquisition through improved product design. The systems and standards you establish will influence how design quality is delivered across our platform serving 500,000+ customers, while your leadership will shape the next generation of design talent at Qonto.

As a Product Design Manager, you will

• Manage a team of 3+ designers, raise the bar on craft and delivery, and establish practices others benchmark against.

Your missions:

• Define and uphold craft standards and growth paths for the team
• Lead the end‑to‑end design lifecycle from discovery to high‑quality delivery
• Partner cross‑functionally to influence product strategy and ensure execution excellence
• Hire and develop talent to build a team that ambitious designers aspire to join

What can you expect?

• An established design org (~80 people) with strong design culture
• Clear ways of working and a continuous improvement mindset
• Direct impact on product quality and team development
• A culture that emphasizes people management, growth, and ambition

About your future manager

Didier Hilhorst — VP of Design. Didier brings 15 years of experience including leading product design teams at Uber and Flipboard. His focus:

• Personal growth — Impactful projects with regular coaching
• Design excellence — High standards with pragmatic execution
• Team collaboration — Weekly critiques, monthly rituals, and frequent feedback

About you

• You thrive in challenging environments, take pride in craft excellence, and develop teams that push boundaries. You lead by example, make clear decisions, and hold a high bar for quality.
• Proven experience managing design teams in fintech, B2B, or similarly complex domains, with strong project references
• Track record of developing designers, building autonomous teams, and making decisive performance and craft calls
• Language: Fluent English

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Perks

• A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.
• Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
• Competitive salary package;
• Meal vouchers;
• Public transportation reimbursement (part or global);
• A great health insurance (depending on the country);
• Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities;
• A progressive disability and Parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
• Monthly team events.

Our hiring process

• Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers
• A remote or live exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like
• Find more information about our interview process on our careers website
• On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours
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