Senior UI Designer
Tide
India, Delhi NCRPosted 26 days ago
Skill Required
One PlatformUI DesignerDesign Systemrelated fieldPhotoshopWeb AccessibilityPrototypingEngineeringanalyticalStorybookdesigningdesignFigmaAgileHTMLCSSAI
Key highlights
- Competitive salary and share options
- 5+ years of experience required
- Work from abroad for up to 90 days annually
- Experience with design systems
Role overview
At Tide, we help SMEs save time and money by offering business accounts, banking services, and connected administrative solutions like invoicing and accounting. We are transforming the small business banking market with over 2 million members globally. This role is for a Senior UI Designer within our Design Systems team, responsible for elevating the visual quality, consistency, and craft of the Tide app. You will drive the visual evolution of our product, refining and modernizing the interface while strengthening usability, accessibility, and brand perception for millions of members.
Responsibilities
- Work within the Design Systems team to evolve our visual language, components and patterns.
- Refine our colour palette, typography, spacing and visual hierarchy to create a more polished, modern and distinctive product experience.
- Identify opportunities across the app where thoughtful UI improvements can make the experience feel more intuitive, contemporary and premium.
- Lead UI-focused initiatives that strengthen how members perceive the Tide brand through the product experience.
- Create compelling visual concepts and prototypes that clearly communicate your ideas.
- Build strong narratives around design decisions, influencing stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Brand and Design.
- Balance aesthetic excellence with usability, accessibility and technical feasibility.
- Champion high standards of visual craft through reviews, feedback and collaboration.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in visual design, graphic design, UI design, or a related field, with a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in designing digital products.
- Proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and/or other industry-standard software.
- Exceptional UI design skills with a keen eye for detail, composition, and aesthetics.
- Ability to balance visual craft with practical engineering feasibility.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and an analytical mindset.
- Excellent communication skills, able to clearly explain ideas, advocate for design decisions, and provide constructive feedback to teams & stakeholders.
- Strong documentation skills (Storybook, Zeroheight), recognising that a successful design system relies on clear guidance, thoughtful rationale and well-maintained standards as much as great components.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in agile environments.
- Leadership qualities with the ability to mentor and guide team members.
- A proactive, self-motivated attitude with a focus on collaboration and teamwork.
- Flexibility and adaptability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- A mindset of continuous improvement, you don't just deliver designs, you improve the way design gets done.
Nice to have
- Good understanding of HTML/CSS and front-end frameworks.
- Experience with motion design and prototyping tools (e.g., After Effects, Principle).
- Experience working in/with design systems.
- Experience mentoring junior designers.
- Familiarity with accessibility auditing tools and processes.
- Explore and adopt AI-powered design tools and emerging technologies to improve the quality, speed and efficiency of design workflows.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation - competitive salary and share options
- Time Off – Generous annual leave on top of bank holidays.
- Parental Leave – Paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support your family journey.
- Sabbatical – Extended unpaid and paid leave options after completing milestone years with Tide.
- Health Insurance – Private family insurance with additional OPD coverage and top-up options.
- Life & Accident Cover – Comprehensive accidental and life insurance protection.
- Mental Wellbeing – Access to therapy sessions, courses, meditations, and workshops.
- Volunteering & Development Days – Paid days annually for volunteering or personal growth.
- Learning & Development – Annual budget for books, courses, coaching, and more.
- WOO (Work Outside the Office) – Work from abroad for up to 90 days annually.
- Home Office Setup – Contribution towards setting up your home office
- Laptop Ownership – Keep your old laptop and get a new one when it’s time for a replacement.
- Snacks & Meals – Office perks with snacks, coffee, tea, and lunch (location dependent).
Additional details
- At Tide, we champion a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person and remote work to cater to the specific needs of our different teams.
- While remote work is supported, we believe in the power of face-to-face interactions to foster team spirit and collaboration. Our offices are designed as hubs for innovation and team-building, where we encourage regular in-person gatherings to foster a strong sense of community.
- At Tide, we believe that we can only succeed if we let our differences enrich our culture. Our Tideans come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. We consider everyone irrespective of their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity or differently-abled status. We celebrate diversity in our workforce as a cornerstone of our success. Our commitment to a broad spectrum of ideas and backgrounds is what enables us to build products that resonate with our members’ diverse needs and lives.
- We are One Team and foster a transparent and inclusive environment, where everyone’s voice is heard.
- At Tide, we thrive on diversity, embracing various backgrounds and experiences. We welcome all individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Our inclusive culture is key to our success, helping us build products that meet our members' diverse needs. We are One Team, committed to transparency and ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.
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