Design Director

🕒 October 2, 2025

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Nubank

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 2013

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

🏦 Banking

Fintech • B2C • Banking

Nubank is one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, serving over 110 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The company has been leading an industry transformation by leveraging data and proprietary technology to develop innovative products and services. Guided by its mission to fight complexity and empower people, Nubank caters to customers’ complete financial journey, promoting financial access and advancement with responsible lending and transparency.

📋 Description

• Define and centralize Brazil’s design strategy, ensuring integration across Investments, High Income (Ultravioleta), Core, Digital Ecosystem, and PJ business units. • Establish and maintain a consistent design system for Brazil, working in close alignment with the app team and product squads. • Partner with senior GMs, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Business leaders to align design initiatives with company objectives. • Hire, manage, and mentor senior-level design leaders, fostering a balance between creative excellence and operational effectiveness. • Lead the unification of design processes, ensuring a cohesive approach across medium-to-large team structures and diverse product lines. • Combine strategic vision with hands-on creative direction, contributing to both high-level design frameworks and detailed execution. • Collaborate closely with stakeholders to develop hiring plans, structure proposals, and define governance for design in Brazil. • Balance collaboration with critical decision-making, maintaining a clear and confident design point of view. • Support operational and product-oriented aspects of the core design organization, driving both efficiency and creative impact.

🎯 Requirements

• Higher education in Design, Business, Technology, or a related field (Industrial Design, Fine Arts, Engineering, Business Administration). • Extensive experience in design leadership roles within global technology or digital product organizations. • Proven track record in building, restructuring, or optimizing design functions in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. • Experience leading medium-to-large design teams, including those with design systems spanning multiple products. • Demonstrated ability to work in global app environments. • Strong creative direction skills, with the ability to be hands on when needed and collaborate effectively across disciplines. • Familiarity with Latin American markets is a plus. • Expertise in design systems, UX/UI principles, and product integration across diverse platforms.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development