Job description
About Sav: Sav is a Series A-stage company, founded by experienced operators with backgrounds across global banking, payments, and financial infrastructure. The company is backed by institutional investors and strategic partners, supporting its build-out at the intersection of open finance, AI, and regulated financial products.
Operating across the GCC with a growing global footprint, Sav is building an autonomous finance platform that unifies how consumers spend, save, invest, and manage credit. The company has been recognized among the UAE Future 100, Deloitte Fast 50, and as a Top 10 AI startup in MENA by Google for Startups. We operate across three core layers - data, intelligence, and products - to create a seamless financial system.
Our data layer aggregates real-time financial information across institutions using open finance frameworks. Our intelligence layer applies AI to identify opportunities, automate decisions, and optimize financial outcomes. Our product layer embeds regulated financial offerings directly into the consumer journey. This integrated stack creates a 360° platform to continuously launch and scale new financial products across markets.
You will operate across this full stack - translating data into intelligence, and intelligence into live, scalable, revenue generation products. The Role: We are looking for a Product Designer who combines strong product thinking, exceptional craft, and a deep understanding of customer behavior. This role sits at the intersection of product, technology, marketing, and customer experience.
You will work closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to design intuitive consumer experiences that simplify financial decision-making and help users achieve better financial outcomes. We are looking for someone who is comfortable working in ambiguity, solving complex product challenges, and taking ownership from concept to execution.
The ideal candidate combines strong UX fundamentals, visual design excellence, and systems thinking with a bias toward shipping high-quality experiences. This is a high-impact role where you will influence product direction, define customer journeys, and help shape the design language of a category-defining fintech company.
What You Will Do
i. Product Experience Design Own end-to-end design for key product initiatives from discovery to launch Design intuitive user journeys across spending, saving, investing and subscriptions products Translate complex financial workflows into simple, engaging, and user-friendly experiences Create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity designs that balance usability and business objectives ii.
Product Thinking & Innovation Design experiences that solve meaningful customer problems while driving business outcomes Explore new interaction patterns and product opportunities that improve customer engagement and satisfaction Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers during discovery and solutioning phases Balance customer needs, business priorities, and technical feasibility when making design decisions iii.
User Research & Customer Understanding Conduct user research, usability testing, and customer interviews to uncover insights Translate customer feedback and behavioral patterns into product improvements Validate concepts through rapid prototyping and iterative testing Advocate for customer-centric thinking across the organization iv.
Design Systems & Scalability Contribute to and evolve Sav's design system and component libraries Create scalable patterns that ensure consistency across products and platforms Establish design standards, documentation, and best practices Partner closely with Engineering to ensure pixel-perfect implementation v. Growth & Product Optimization Collaborate with Product and Marketing teams to improve activation, engagement, retention, and conversion metrics Design experiments and optimization initiatives based on user behavior and business goals Use qualitative and quantitative insights to drive product improvements Support growth initiatives through thoughtful UX and conversion-focused design vi.
Modern Design Workflows Leverage AI tools to accelerate research, ideation, wireframing, prototyping, and content creation Build efficient workflows that improve design velocity without compromising quality Stay informed about emerging design tools, technologies, and industry best practices Continuously identify opportunities to improve collaboration, documentation, and execution processes vii.
Collaboration & Execution Work closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Leadership teams Participate in product discovery, roadmap discussions, and strategic planning Present design concepts and rationale to stakeholders across functions Drive projects independently while maintaining a high standard of craft and execution Requirements Experience and Qualifications: 4-8 years of experience designing digital consumer products Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design thinking and execution Experience designing mobile-first consumer applications Strong understanding of UX principles, interaction design, visual design, and information architecture Proficiency with Figma and modern design workflows Experience working closely with Product Managers and Engineering teams Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills Benefits Why Join Sav?
Be part of a mission-driven fintech scaling across the GCC Own and scale a core product line with direct user impact Work alongside a passionate and visionary leadership team A flat, fast-paced, no-drama culture with high ownership and high trust Collaborate with a globally distributed team of experienced builders