Who we are
We’re on a mission to make investing better for everyone in Europe. More specifically, we’re making it lightyears better (sorry… we had to!). We’re combining multi-currency accounts with unlimited access to global markets so that everyone in Europe can invest freely without sneaky hidden fees or unnecessary barriers.
In less than a year, we went from just an idea to a regulated business that raised $10M, hired a team of 20 people from some of the best fintechs around and launched the app in the UK market.
We’ve got a stellar group of investors behind us including Mosaic Ventures, Taavet Hinrikus, Jaan Tallinn, Sten Tamkivi, Eileen Burbidge as well as a host of angel investors. In 2021, we raised $10M and were covered in TechCrunch, Sifted, Mail Online & the FT.
Who you are
👉 Startup mentality: you’re a team player but can just as well work autonomously and lead your own projects when needed. We’re a small team so there’s lots of space to grow.
👉 Great communicator: you can communicate with both technical & non-technical stakeholders within the business. We move at a fast pace, so short is sweet.
👉 Open-minded: you’re always ready to explore new approaches, and welcome ideas from other members of the team. We try something, we learn from it and we go again.
👉 User-centric: you love trying to understand user experience, and always put the customer first. Everything we do here is to make people in Europe better investors.
👉 Growth mentality: you’re passionate about what you do and eager to learn and grow with us. We’re still in the very early days, so the Lightyear world can be your oyster.
What you’ll do
- You’ll drive the Product Design process for various aspects of the Lightyear product experience. From discovery, through designing end-to-end flows, testing with users before implementation with Engineers.
- You’ll work in a cross-functional squad, working closely with Product Managers and Engineers - responsible for all things design.
- Build an understanding of the customers you’re designing for by running research sessions, digging into data or speaking to customers.
- Seek feedback early and often, and document your work effectively to make collaboration effortless.
- Present and communicate all aspects of your work effectively, such as: why a certain design decision was made to others in the team.
- Contribute to and maintain our Design System.
- Build a passion for investing (if you don’t already have one!)
Ideal skills & experience
- 3+ years of experience designing consumer technology products in-house (FinTech/WealthTech a bonus).
- Strong experience designing interfaces for web-based/mobile products with examples in your portfolio.
- Solid understanding of user-centered design, UX principles and a genuine curiosity in how humans make decisions.
- Clean visual design sensibilities - with skills in typography, layout, grids and motion.
- Lethal with Figma.
- An understanding of the technical implications of certain design decisions
- Bonus fist bumps: experience with investing products either personally or professionally.
What you’ll get
💵 A competitive startup package with equity
📍 Offices in central London (Spitalfields) and Tallinn (Kalamaja)
🏡 A flexible approach to working remotely
☕️ All the usual office facilities, including free tea, coffee & snacks
🐶 Both our offices are dog friendly (20% distracting, but 100% cute: see here)
🚲 Cycling or running to work? We’ve got showers, bike storage and lockers
✈️ Quarterly team socials all together