Department: Design
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: London
Reporting To: Sofia Cardoso
Compensation: £42,000 - £65,000 / year
Freetrade's mission is to become the default place to invest. Investing has been too complicated and expensive for too long, keeping millions from making the most of their savings.
We're changing that.
We're building our team and looking for people who are excited to reshape how our customers invest and grow their wealth. If you're driven by solving complex problems and building innovative products, you'll fit right in.
2025 is a big year for us. In January, we announced a game-changing deal to become part of the IG Group. We'll continue to operate as an independent business while gaining access to the resources and support of an established leader in the space.
This year, we're accelerating our roadmap and taking our products to the next level. We're building new features like mutual funds, bonds, and family investment tools. We're also exploring how we can leverage AI to deliver an even better experience for our customers. Why join the Design team at Freetrade? At Freetrade, design is at the core of how we build products. We embed research in everything we do and transform those insights into customer-centric designs aligned with our business goals.
By joining our team you will have the opportunity to work with our Design Systems for our Web and Mobile apps with the latest rebranded assets. As a Design team we have the responsibility to challenge boundaries beyond what is possible, proposing groundbreaking experiences to our customers.
Why join the Design team at Freetrade?
As a Product Designer, you’ll work closely with product managers, engineers, and marketers to create intuitive experiences that make investing accessible to everyone. You’ll have the opportunity to drive our product roadmap, bringing ideas to life in a fast-paced fintech environment. If you’re excited about designing products that have a real impact on millions of investors, now is a great time to join us.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
Conceive, design, and ship new products and features that will excite our customers and aim to make their financial lives better
Contribute to and maintain our Design System foundation for iOS, Android, and responsive Web, aligned with our Design Principles
Be autonomous. You’ll take full ownership of your work and are responsible for every last detail, every step of the way
Let customers lead the way. Our customers inform us where we are going. Our teams focus on listening to users and letting their needs guide us to the best solutions.
Work closely with Engineering to ensure a high-quality implementation
Collaborate closely with research, product, compliance, and the business to find elegant but practical solutions to design challenges
Deeply care about our customers and want to blow their minds with an app experience they would never expect from a financial services product
Help to build a strong design culture within the company
Foster a collaborative and customer-centric culture
Proactively look for ways to improve our Product, aiming for the best-in-class Design
Leverage AI technology to make your daily work more efficient
Your designs are evidence-based, and you are a natural at rationalising your decisions
About You
2-3+ years of experience in product design with a portfolio showcasing your commercial expertise in this area, including your contribution to design systems and cross-platform products
You are an expert in Figma. You know how to work with variables and developer mode to facilitate the design handover process to developers
You produce pixel-perfect designs and prototypes to best communicate with engineers and other stakeholders.
You have a deep understanding of the latest UI/UX trends and technology standards for iOS, Android, and Web
You design end-to-end experiences, following a cohesive Design thinking process
You have demonstrated experience with both qualitative and quantitative user research methods. Experience with planning and facilitating user research sessions to better understand our customers and turning insights into actions that drive the product direction
You have experience producing visually appealing and functional designs and prototypes with a customer-centric approach
You are as adept at exploring the problem theoretically as you are with the visual design of the solution
You have a good understanding of performance metrics and experimentation
Your creativity and empathy make you an invaluable team player, capable of inspiring and motivating others
You have a strong sense of empathy - you can adopt the mindset of the customer, even in subjects you’re less familiar with
Desirable, but not essential
Design degree or related field (e.g., Visual Design, Graphic Design, Communication Design, Human and Computer Interaction).
Preferably some experience working within financial services.
Benefits
Freetrade is the place to accelerate your career. Our benefits package and ways of working are designed to attract and retain the most talented people who are dedicated to making an impact at Freetrade.
Here's what's on offer in 2025:
Office first culture - we have beautiful office spaces in central London and Budapest where four days a week you collaborate with colleagues in person, one of our core behaviours is that we're a team that works better together.
Values - at Freetrade we live and breathe our values: Honesty, Focus and Grit. Expect to be asked about these in your interview!
Benefits In London
Competitive salary – carefully benchmarked.
Holidays – 25 days plus UK public holidays. Your birthday off, plus one extra day for every year at Freetrade.
Enhanced pension – We'll match your contributions up to 5%.
Group Life Insurance – Protect your loved ones with coverage at 5x your salary, ensuring financial security in any circumstance.
Private Health Insurance - Which includes access to high quality medical care, mental health support, dental and vision plans, Wellness programs and preventative care initiatives are also provided to ensure the wellbeing of your entire family.
Income Protection Cover – Safeguard your income with comprehensive coverage, ensuring financial stability in the event of illness or injury.
Enhanced parental leave – Time off when it matters most.
Flexibility for those who need it – We're office-first, but life happens. Whether you're a parent or have care responsibilities, we focus on output and trust you to manage your time.
Learning & Development – We fund industry qualifications so you can grow as a financial services professional.
Cycle to Work scheme – Get a high quality bike and gear through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost with tax free monthly installments.
Paid Sick Leave – Receive 10 days of fully paid sick leave each calendar year.
Following the close of the deal to become part of IG Group, you can expect that our benefits package will further improve to align with the benefits on offer.
Interview Process
We keep things simple and transparent. Our process typically includes:
Initial interview – A chat with one of our Talent Specialists.
Hiring Manager interview – A deep dive into your skills and experience.
Home Task Presentation – Show us how you think and solve problems.
Executive interview – A conversation with our stakeholders, where we also assess cultural fit.
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