Senior / Lead Product Designer (App)

Job Description

Are you interested in joining of Europe's fastest growing companies?
Do you want to impact the wellbeing of millions of users?
Join Epassi to make a real impact in a fast-paced, product-led environment.
In this role, you will take hands-on ownership of the end-user app experience and help scale it across Europe.

About Epassi
Epassi’s purpose is to boost everyday well-being. We are a leading provider of employee benefit solutions across Europe. We were established in Finland in 2007, and in 2008 we were the first company to launch a mobile-payable employee benefit payment solution in Europe. Since then, we have consistently grown, diversifying our products and introducing our services into new markets.
Epassi has been awarded by the Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe on multiple occasions.

We are now hiring a Senior / Lead Product Designer (App). This can be home based - with twice monthly travel to one of our offices in NL, Finland or Germany.

Your mission at Epassi

You will help deliver Epassi’s vision as the Daily Wellbeing Companion by unifying and elevating the end-user app experience across all markets.

This role is hands-on: you will actively design, prototype, and collaborate daily, while also setting direction and standards for the app experience

Your responsibilities will be:

• Act as a key design owner for the Epassi App UI layer across markets.
• Lead hands-on concept creation, interaction design, and visual design for complex, modular app structures.
• Ensure a consistent, scalable user experience across products and regions.
• Use, evolve, and contribute to the Epassi Design System together with other designers.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and brand marketing.
• Balance long-term UX vision with practical delivery and execution.

What success looks like

You are able to:

• Spend time exploring interaction concepts when needed, but also make pragmatic decisions to keep delivery moving.
• Take ownership of design work end-to-end, from early concepts to implementation support.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with designers, developers, and business stakeholders.

During the first 6–9 months, you will:

• Define the foundations and first realisation of our future app UX concept.
• Work closely with our current app designers to align patterns, flows, and standards.

What you’ll be doing day-to-day

• Design collaboration and leadership:
  Daily syncs with app designers to align on priorities, onboarding experiences, and user research insights.
• Hands-on design work:
  Analysing user needs, defining flows, creating interaction models, and building prototypes for key app concepts.
• Cross-functional alignment:
  Regular collaboration with engineering, UI architecture, and brand marketing to align design decisions.
• Team interaction:
  Working closely with local colleagues and global teams in an open, low-hierarchy culture.

What you should bring:

• 5–7+ years of experience designing at-scale, complex consumer apps.
• Strong hands-on experience with mobile app UX and UI design.
• Understanding of modern app design trends and patterns.
• Awareness of how AI and automation can support the design process and end-user experience.
• Solid understanding of mobile technical constraints and accessibility requirements.
• Experience from HR tech, fintech, wellness, or sports is a plus.

Your track record:

• Experience working on published consumer apps with a significant user base.
• Experience leading complex design initiatives end-to-end.
• Hands-on contribution to design systems or shared UI frameworks.
• Ability to connect UX improvements to measurable business and user outcomes.

Your competency profile:

• Strong visual and interaction design skills, with attention to detail and usability.
• Data-informed decision making, using research and analytics to guide priorities.
• Clear, constructive communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to adapt your approach based on context, constraints, and maturity of the problem space.

Why You Should Join Us

• Be part of an ambitious growth journey and join a global community of driven, bold, entrepreneurial, yet humble Epassians in a company that is constantly evolving.

• Work with a clear purpose — boosting everyday wellbeing — and create a meaningful, positive impact on both individuals and society.

• Thrive in an open and inclusive culture with low hierarchy, where relationships are built on respect, camaraderie, and shared successes and challenges.

• Come as you are — we’ll bring out the best in you and support your personal and professional growth.

• Join a fast-growing tech company with a strong financial foundation, offering opportunities to grow and make an impact together with us.

• Benefit from an inspiring and supportive work environment where employee wellbeing is a true priority.

• Contribute to solidifying our position as the number one player in Europe’s employee benefit market and help shape the next wave of success.

This position will be filled as soon as we have a suitable candidate - please apply as soon as possible!
For more information, contact the Talent Acquisition team on careers@epassi.com