Vice President of Design
Xapo Holdings Limited operates the Xapo Bank business, a regulated Gibraltar-based private bank for Bitcoin holders. Its services include Bitcoin and USD savings, custody, Bitcoin-backed loans, investments, global payments, debit cards, and inheritance planning.
Maintainer signals as of 8/23/2026
Funding history
About Xapo Holdings Limited
Xapo Holdings Limited operates the Xapo Bank business, which provides regulated banking and digital-asset services from Gibraltar. Xapo Bank offers members integrated Bitcoin and USD accounts, Bitcoin custody, savings products with Bitcoin payouts, Bitcoin-backed lending, access to stocks, ETFs and selected altcoins, global fiat and Bitcoin transactions, debit cards, and beneficiary planning. Services are aimed at private and institutional clients seeking to store, grow, spend, and manage Bitcoin and fiat wealth.
Skills
About the Role
Lead end-to-end design quality across client-facing product, web, and other touchpoints. Own design vision, performance metrics, operational planning, design systems, research, usability testing, customer discovery, and the growth of a multidisciplinary remote design organization.
Requirements
- 10+ years of digital design experience.
- 4+ years in an executive design leadership role managing multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience in a high-growth fintech, neobank, or digital asset platform.
- Portfolio showing complex interactive product design and established brand identity work.
- Track record of improving conversion, NPS, task completion, and platform ratings through design.
- Experience streamlining workflows and partnering with Marketing, Product, and Engineering.
- Knowledge of iOS, Android, and modern web standards.
- Experience scaling enterprise-grade design systems.
- Familiarity with UX and trust challenges in fintech, banking, and digital assets.
- Exceptional executive communication and storytelling skills.
- Experience leading in a fully remote, globally distributed environment.
- Dedicated workspace and reliable internet connection.
- Alignment with Xapo's values and Values-Driven Leadership principles.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long-term design vision for mobile and web touchpoints.
- Own design performance metrics and report business impact at the executive level.
- Run design as an accountable business function, including headcount planning, prioritization, and delivery.
- Partner with Marketing to ensure consistent brand expression across customer journeys.
- Oversee user research and journey mapping for complex financial, banking, and crypto payment flows.
- Scale and govern a unified design language and Figma-based design system.
- Embed usability testing and customer discovery before design handoff.
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership on strategy and requirements.
- Establish safe governance for AI tools in asset creation and UX personalization.
- Recruit, mentor, and lead a remote multidisciplinary design organization.
Benefits
- 100% remote work from anywhere.
- Flexible PTO plan.
- Flexible work schedule.
- Yearly budget for individual learning and development goals.
- Autonomy and collaborative teamwork.