Senior, Design System Designer

Location: Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Who we are

We simplify wealth creation. Founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer, Bitpanda helps people build their financial freedom. The user-friendly, trade-everything platform empowers first-time investors and seasoned experts to invest in cryptocurrencies, crypto indices, stocks, precious metals and commodities with any sized budget, 24/7.

Headquartered in Austria but operating across Europe, Bitpanda brings its products to more than 7 million customers and is one of Europe’s safest and most secure platforms powering modern investing.

Your mission

As a Senior Product Designer for the design system team you will be fundamental to enable product teams to consistently build premium experiences at scale for millions of customers. At Bitpanda, the design language helps deliver remarkable and effortless experiences, empowering people to make their financial freedom a reality.

Your work week will be a mix of contributing to and maintaining the design system together with Design System designers and engineers, while collaborating with Product teams to develop their projects.

What you’ll do

• Co-Own our Design System: Contribute to the growth and consistency of Bitpanda’s Design System by confidently designing patterns, components, tokens, and managing libraries, while creating clear and accessible documentation that enables the implementation and usage of design systems.
• Lead End-to-End DS Initiatives: Own Design System projects in Product teams from start to finish, aligning closely with engineering and product requirements, enabling collaboration and exploration, leading solutions considering all user scenarios, and assisting others to ensure efficient delivery.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with designers, product managers, engineers and other stakeholders to turn accessibility, business, and user needs into simple and intuitive solutions that work at scale through rapid exploration, definition, and validation.
• Evolve DS Operations: Contribute to grow and improve internal processes, frameworks, and tooling for more efficient development and usage of the design system.
• Mentor and Advocate: Support peers, give feedback and guidance regarding design systems, foster a mindset that prioritizes scalability and coherence while promoting the Design System value and adoption across teams.

Who you are

• 5+ years of experience collaborating closely with product and engineering peers in a design system team, or experience with design system responsibilities collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Expert design systems skills including technical knowledge, and a deep and strategic understanding to drive product quality and cohesion.
• Generalist UX design skills with strong UI and visual abilities, being able to execute at a high-quality and speed while leading projects autonomously.
• State-of-the-art workflow with current industry-standard tools like Figma, Miro and JIRA, and experience in using and contributing to design systems.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English.

What’s in it for you

• Flexibility to work where you thrive: Hybrid working model combining onsite collaboration and remote work, plus an additional 25 days per year to work from a city or country of your choice.
• Reward for your impact: Competitive total compensation package aligned with Bitpanda’s pay-for-impact policy, including participation in the stock option plan.
• Support for your mental wellbeing: Access to confidential coaching, counselling and mental health resources through OpenUP.
• Time to recharge: Extra time off with 3 additional days off in 2026.
• Continuous learning and growth: Unlimited access to Udemy’s library of online courses.
• Exclusive perks and rewards: Discounts, rewards and perks from partners worldwide across lifestyle, wellness, tech and travel.
• Support during life milestones: Additional 8 weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave.
• Fuel and focus on-site: Pandas in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona and Berlin can enjoy free onsite dining with freshly prepared lunches and snacks.
• Recognition for your contributions: Milestone and tenure rewards.
• Connect and celebrate with your team: Company events, including the Winter Party in Vienna and gatherings worldwide.

Above all, you will have the opportunity to learn and grow as part of Bitpanda’s journey towards being Europe’s future number one investment platform.